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Blu-Ray Review: Shockingly High Levels of Melodrama Sink ‘Nights in Rodanthe’
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– I have a very high threshold for melodramatic romance. I was raised on cheesy musicals and will admit to pausing on the underrated “The Notebook” more than once when I...
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Blu-Ray Review: Dull ‘Amelia’ Should Be Grounded
CHICAGO– It seems downright sad that “Amelia,” a movie that was so widely predicted to be a part of the 2009 awards season, would be released on Blu-ray and DVD on the same day as the Oscar...
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Interview: Wesley Snipes, Director Antoine Fuqua on ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
CHICAGO– Wesley Snipes is a great dresser, among other talents. The coolness and intuitive skills that he had displayed in “Blade,” “White Men Don’t Jump’ and “Passenger 57” is in evidence again with...
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Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes, Richard Gere Are ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
CHICAGO– The “thin blue line,’ that imaginary border that separates society between order and chaos, is experienced on a daily basis by the police “force.” The human beings knighted with this...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Passes, Signed Poster For ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’...
CHICAGO– In our latest crime/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two run-of-engagement movie passes and one signed poster for one grand-prize winner for the new film...
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DVD Review: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’ Fires Up Screen With Superb Acting
CHICAGO– Antoine Fuqua certainly can’t be faulted for a lack of enthusiasm. His movies often skate on the edge of silliness, and occasionally dive headfirst into the wretched waters of overwrought...
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Film Review: ‘The Double’ Copies Lazy Performances, Silly Twists
Rating: 1.0/5.0CHICAGO– It’s ironic that a film called “The Double,” starring Richard Gere & Topher Grace, would remind one of so many superior thrillers. It is in itself a double, a carbon copy of...
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Interviews: 1980s Icons Anthony Michael Hall, Louis Gossett Jr.
CHICAGO– Two actors who made a mark in film during the 1980s did it at different points in their lives. Anthony Michael Hall was a teen idol, channeling director John Hughes in “The Breakfast Club” and...
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Blu-ray Review: Preposterously Bad ‘The Double’ Embarrasses Cast, Insults...
CHICAGO– Avid moviegoers like to pride themselves on their ability to predict twists and turns prior to their occurrence in a script. This is often the result of formulaic writing and creaky clichés,...
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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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Exclusive Portrait: Happy Birthday to Supermodel Cindy Crawford
CHICAGO– Happy Birthday to DeKalb, Ill., native Cindy Crawford on February 20th. The supermodel went from those modest roots to become one of the most famous cover girls in fashion history. She has...
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Film Review: Charming ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Bucks Botched...
CHICAGO– Motivated by financial necessity, sequels often mitigate business risk and satisfy studio executives by riding on the coattails of a previous fan base with brand equity. But business aside, to...
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Film Review: Life Reveals Itself Through Courses in ‘The Dinner’
CHICAGO– There is a peculiar and particular morality in the maneuverings of “The Dinner,” a multi-course meditation on how a tragic incident can split both opinion and family. Everything in the present...
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