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2009 Walt Disney Pictures Preview: ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic,’ ‘Up,’ ‘The...
Previous | Image 1 of 11 | NextIsla Fisher in Confessions of a Shopaholic. Photo Credit: Robert ZuckermanCHICAGO– This 11-image slideshow contains official press images and schedule information for the...
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DVD Review: ‘Sam Kinison Unleashed’ Brings Comic Genius to DVD
DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Anyone who has ever seen a Sam Kinison stand-up special knows the truth. The man was a genius. Finally, people unfamiliar with the mad preacher will get to see for...
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Slideshow: 29-Image Gallery For ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’
Previous | Image 1 of 29 | NextBen Stiller returns as heroic museum guard Larry Daley.CHICAGO– This 29-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Night at the Museum: Battle of the...
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‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’ is Predictable, Clustered...
CHICAGO– The sequel “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is, presumably, an effort by director Shawn Levy (“Night at the Museum” in 2006 and “The Pink Panther”) and writers Robert Ben...
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Interview: Writer, Director Bobcat Goldthwait on ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ With...
CHICAGO– Bobcat Goldthwait has made one of the most daring, unique, dark comedies of the year, the personal “World’s Greatest Dad,” starring Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara, and Henry...
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Blu-Ray Review: Overly Manic ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’
CHICAGO– The CGI smorgasbord that is “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is likely to suffice as a babysitter this holiday season as eggnog is made or holiday shopping is concluded....
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Blu-Ray Review: Absolutely Awful ‘Old Dogs’ With John Travolta, Robin Williams
CHICAGO– Culturally insensitive, disgusting, violent, vile, and shockingly unfunny, “Old Dogs” is the kind of embarrassment for which stars, writers, and directors should be forced to do community...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Insomnia’ From ‘Inception’ Director Christopher Nolan
CHICAGO– In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s “Insomnia,” recently released on beautiful Blu-ray, is the perfect companion piece to his new masterpiece, “Inception,” now playing in theaters. The film may...
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Blu-Ray Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Hamlet’ Was Made For HD
CHICAGO– Kenneth Branagh’s “Hamlet” got a raw deal. In the shadow of not just the legend of William Shakespeare’s play but the incredible film versions that had come before, “Hamlet” couldn’t even...
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Film Review: Fate Doesn’t Fail Them Now in ‘Happy Feet Two’
CHICAGO– Dancing animated penguins, a tradition dating back to Disney’s “Mary Poppins” and brought to further life in the first “Happy Feet” movie, finds more stepping pep in “Happy Feet Two.” Robin...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Dead Poets Society,’ ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’
CHICAGO– I worry that future generations will only know Robin Williams for his late-career missteps like “Old Dogs,” one of the most truly reprehensible excuses for a film in the last ten years....
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Happy Feet Two’ Stands in Shadow of Superior Original
CHICAGO– Pick your pun — “Happy Feet Two” stumbles, trips, and has two left feet when compared to the Academy Award-winning original. Cluttered with characters, poorly paced, and tonally inconsistent,...
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Entertainment News: Comedian Jonathan Winters Dies at 87
LOSANGELES– Jonathan Winters, one of the most influential comedians of the past two generations, has died of natural causes on April 11th at his home in Montecito, California. His characteristic...
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Film Review: Turn Down the Invitation to ‘The Big Wedding’
CHICAGO– “The Big Wedding” begins with Robert De Niro performing a particular love making maneuver on Susan Sarandon, and is caught in the act by Diane Keaton. What could have happened in a...
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TV News: CBS Fall Schedule Includes New Nights For Big Hits, Five New Shows
CHICAGO– When you’re the #1 network on TV, it must be tempting to stay the course. However, CBS always shakes things up a bit and this year is no different. The 2013-14 schedule, announced this...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ Tix with...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated“Lee...
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Interview: Director Lee Daniels Entitles ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
CHICAGO– Director Lee Daniels is on a mission of education. With now two generations removed from the height of the 1960s civil rights movement, Daniels hopes to revive and highlight that history in...
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Film Review: Family Emotions Uplift ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
CHICAGO– In one of the more intriguing ways to frame the 1960s civil rights movement, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” places the context of that African American struggle through the filter of family...
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TV Review: CBS Misses Comedy Mark with ‘The Crazy Ones,’ ‘The Millers’
CHICAGO– There are very few recurring weak points in the CBS lineup. They’ve been dominating total viewers for years with mega-hits like “NCIS” and “The Big Bang Theory.” But there is one thing they...
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Entertainment News: Film & Comedy Star Robin Williams Dies at 63
SANFRANCISCO– He blazed bright as lightning at his peak, but also had struggles with addiction and depression. The cosmic and comic Robin Williams died on August 11th, apparently of suicide due to...
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