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Universal Releases Two New High-Resolution Production Stills For ‘The...
Universal Pictures on Thursday released two new high-resolution production stills for “The Incredible Hulk” as part of its 2008 preview.The film, which is slated to open on June 13, 2008, stars Edward...
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With Surreal Madness, Strange Boys Play ‘Funny Games’
CHICAGO– Imagine a film with no redeeming or uplifting emotional qualities with evil that tortures the soul, squirm-inducing narrative elements and a relentless anxiety that practically has us – like...
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‘The Incredible Hulk’ Jacked Up on CGI Roids, But Medusa’s in His Face
CHICAGO– Technology has done double-edged service and disservice to the legendary Hulk superhero character from Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics.In peering at the CGI-created ripped body of nothing remotely...
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‘Lie to Me’ With Tim Roth Mistakes Concept For Content
Television Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– “The Mentalist” is the only significant new hit for the 2008-2009 season and the number one rule in TV is that if something works once, try and replicate it. Viewers...
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TV on Blu-Ray Round Up: ‘Lie to Me,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Life After People’
CHICAGO– There have been some very cool TV on Blu-Ray releases lately that we wanted to make sure you, our loyal readers, knew about, including “Life After People,” “Lie to Me,” and “Sons of...
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TV Review: Improved ‘Lie to Me’ Returns With Promising Season Premiere
CHICAGO– When “Lie to Me” premiered earlier this year, the show simply didn’t work. But a lot has happened since then. The very talented Shawn Ryan (creator of “The Shield”) has come on board as...
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TV Review: FOX Drama ‘Lie to Me’ Gets More Entertaining Every Week
CHICAGO– The great television creator Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) has taken over “Lie to Me” and turned what was a pretty generic mystery-of-the-week show into something that’s deserving of your...
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TV Review: FOX’s ‘Lie to Me’ With Tim Roth Makes Early Return
CHICAGO– FOX’s “Lie to Me” with Tim Roth and Kelli Williams proved to be a summer 2010 smash, finishing the just-wrapped season as one of the most-watched programs in key demographics. The tale of a...
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DVD Review: Second Season of FOX’s Inconsistent ‘Lie to Me’ With Tim Roth
CHICAGO– FOX’s “Lie to Me,” the second season of which was just released on DVD, has fluctuated wildly in quality since the day it hit the air, a fact that was underlined when the great Shawn Ryan...
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Blu-Ray Review: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘Jackie Brown’
CHICAGO– I’m old enough dear readers to vividly remember Quentin Tarantino’s premiere with “Reservoir Dogs” and then how much he took the world by storm with “Pulp Fiction,” a common choice for the...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Arbitrage’ With Richard...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “Arbitrage” starring...
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Film Review: Richard Gere Symbolizes U.S. Morality in ‘Arbitrage’
CHICAGO– The concept of crime and punishment is a goalpost that is constantly being moved. Justice becomes an discretionary circumstance, sold to the highest bidder. These are just a view of the happy...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Selma’ on Dr. Martin...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the Golden Globe-nominated film“Selma” on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
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Film Review: ‘Selma’ a Powerful Reminder that History Does Repeat
CHICAGO– With exquisite timing, the historical docudrama “Selma” will ring in 2015, and adds to the race-oppression-in-America debate that everything old is new again. Set in 1965, it is the courageous...
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Interview: Actor David Oyelowo, Director Ava DuVernay of ‘Selma’
CHICAGO– One of the most vital – and contemporarily relevant – historical films is about to be released. “Selma” is the story of the titanic struggle to establish voting rights in Alabama in 1965, led...
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Film Review: Quentin Tarantino Stays Familiar in ‘The Hateful Eight’
CHICAGO– Story-wise, there is not much difference in “The Hateful Eight” – regarding themes and violence – that writer/director Quentin Tarantino hasn’t explored before. But it is also an outrageous...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 75 Pairs of Passes to SXSW Hit ‘Hardcore Henry’...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 75 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new SXSW Film Festival hit“Hardcore Henry” starring Sharlto...
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Audio Film Review: Ingmar Persona-fied! Review of ‘Bergman Island’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new filmmaker-on-filmmaker narrative film “Bergman Island” – the first English language film by Mia Hansen Løve – currently in...
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On-Air Film Review: Got to Begin Again with ‘Resurrection’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on July 29th, 2022, reviewing the film “Resurrection,”...
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On-Air TV Review: She Bops in ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on August 19th, reviewing the new TV series “She-Hulk: Attorney...
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