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Blu-Ray Round Up: ‘Ghost,’ ‘The Truman Show,’ ‘Event Horizon,’ More
CHICAGO– The second wave of catalog titles from Paramount Home Video hits this week, just in time for buyers to put their gift cards to use. HollywoodChicago.com covered the first wave, including “Into...
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Blu-Ray Review: Tom Cruise’s ‘Valkyrie’ a Disappointing Film, Excellent Blu-Ray
CHICAGO– The Blu-Ray release of “Valkyrie” is another case of a disappointing movie being elevated by an excellent home release. With its miscast lead and mediocre screenplay, “Valkyrie” was a...
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Opening Night: Star Power at the Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– The big hitters were out on the red carpet, kicking off the 45th Chicago International Film Festival. Opening with Uma Thurman’s “Motherhood,” prominent artists, politicians and Uma herself...
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Interview: Director John Woo on His ‘Red Cliff’ Premiere at the 2009 Chicago...
CHICAGO– John Woo, whose mastery of the action movie was once compared by director Sam Raimi to the suspense mastery of Alfred Hitchcock, premiered his new film, “Red Cliff” at the Chicago...
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Blu-Ray Review: Two Amazing P.T. Anderson Films in ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Magnolia’
CHICAGO– Has any director watched their reputation rise as rapidly as the amazing Paul Thomas Anderson? With only five films under his belt - “Hard Eight,” “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia,” “Punch-Drunk...
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Slideshow: 7-Image Gallery For ‘Knight and Day’ Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron...
Previous | Image 1 of 7 | NextAs the danger escalates during their global adventure, June Havens (Cameron Diaz) finds herself increasingly drawn to the mysterious Roy Miller (Tom Cruise).CHICAGO– This...
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Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz Meet Cute in High-Octane ‘Knight and Day’
CHICAGO– Whenever there is a audacious and entertaining action thriller like “Knight and Day,” how do the characters stay so calm? Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise are shot at, nearly blown up, asked to...
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Going the Distance: Top 10 Real-Life On-Screen Couples
CHICAGO– The personal life of an entertainer shouldn’t be of any entertainment value, regardless of how celebrity gossip columns and the paparazzi would like to convince the general public otherwise....
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Exclusive Portrait: Producer Paula Wagner is Honored at 2010 Chicago...
CHICAGO– Tuesday, October 12th, was special at the Chicago International Film Festival, as Producer Paula Wagner was honored at the REELWomen tribute there. Wagner has produced such notable films as...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Knight and Day’ With Tom Cruise Should Have Been Better
CHICAGO– “Knight and Day” is a leaky tire of a movie. It starts off spinning as it promises a delightful action/adventure flick with two stars at their most-charismatic. By the middle of the film, it’s...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Rain Man,’ ‘Last Tango in Paris,’ ‘Moonstruck’
CHICAGO– What could “Last Tango in Paris,” “Moonstruck,” and “Rain Man” possibly have in common? Two won major oscars and the third should have? All three feature some of the career-best work by iconic...
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Blu-Ray Review: Tom Cruise’s Star Power Shines Bright in ‘The Firm’
CHICAGO– Sydney Pollack was a filmmaker who could do anything: sweeping romantic melodramas, side-splitting satires and epic yet intimate tragedies. It’s easy to forget that Pollack could also craft a...
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Blu-Ray Review: 25th Anniversary Edition of Blockbuster ‘Top Gun’
CHICAGO– “Top Gun” is one of those movies that defies critical analysis. It’s purposefully stupid, playing off and even redefining macho archetypes in such a way that I would argue that it’s one of the...
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TV News: Rumors Claim Ricky Gervais Will Host Golden Globes Again
CHICAGO– Apparently, Hollywood does not know how to quit Ricky Gervais, even when he gives them every reason to kick him out the door. Rumors have hit the web this morning that Ricky Gervais, creator...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Chicago Passes, 3 Prize Packs to...
CHICAGO– In our latest blockbuster edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Mission: Impossible —...
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Film Review: ‘Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ Rocks Your Holiday
CHICAGO– Brad Bird proves that he can make the leap from Pixar to action with one of the best genre films of the year, the adrenalized “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Proving there is a way to...
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TV Review: NBC’s High-Powered ‘The Firm’ Barely Passes the Bar
CHICAGO– If NBC’s “The Firm” was viewed as a court case, the jury would probably be deadlocked. The problem is that most modern TV viewers don’t try a case again. If they consider a premiere a creative...
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Blu-ray Review: Fantastic Release For Great ‘Mission: Impossible -- Ghost...
CHICAGO– I was lucky enough to attend a press screening of Brad Bird’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” at the IMAX theater at Navy Pier and I wondered if my adoration for this incredibly fun...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of VIP ‘Rock of Ages’ Passes at Studio...
CHICAGO– A select few HollywoodChicago.com winners were blown away by an early screening of “Inception” plus a cocktail reception and in-theatre dinner – all for free! We’ve arranged with Warner Bros....
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Film Review: Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough Have Fun in ‘Rock of Ages’
CHICAGO– Although the jukebox musical needs an available pasture to be put out onto, the new film “Rock of Ages” – based on the Broadway stage play – improves on that genre by having a little fun and...
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