TV Review: The CW’s ‘The Secret Circle’ Fails to Cast a Spell
CHICAGO– Audiences are too smart for “The Secret Circle.” Sure, they bought in when The CW presented “The Vampire Diaries” on the heels of the “Twilight” phenomenon but that is a fast-paced, sexy, and...
View ArticleTV Review: Stephen King’s ‘Under the Dome’ Shows Promise on CBS
CHICAGO– Stephen King’s “Under the Dome” would have likely been a standard mini-series back in the day when such a thing happened on the networks in iterations like “It,” “The Stand,” and “Storm of the...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 100 Pairs of Passes to ‘Delivery Man’ with Vince...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 100 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new...
View ArticleFilm Review: Though a Failed Comedy, ‘Delivery Man’ Shows Vince Vaughn’s...
CHICAGO– Has Vince Vaughn peaked?Since hit films like “Swingers” and “Wedding Crashers,” critical flops like “Couples Retreat” and “The Dilemma” have shown he’s fighting an uphill battle to find...
View ArticleInterview: Writer, Director Allison Burnett on ‘Ask Me Anything’
CHICAGO– The number of writers who have adapted and directed their own novels as films is a very small and elite club, and it includes writer/director Allison Burnett. His 2014 film, “Ask Me Anything,”...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Longest Ride’ From...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic drama“The Longest Ride” from “The Notebook” and “Dear John”...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘The Longest Ride’ is a Journey to Nowhere
CHICAGO– “The Longest Ride” is sentimental schlockmeister Nicholas Sparks’ latest attempt to remix “The Notebook.” It’s got an old man recounting lost love, handwritten letters, young lovers kissing in...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Tomorrowland’ With George...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new mystery“Tomorrowland” starring George Clooney!“Tomorrowland,” which...
View ArticleFilm Review: Awe Factor is Sorely Lacking in ‘Tomorrowland’
CHICAGO– For a movie all about the awesome power of inspiration, innovation and wonder, “Tomorrowland” has precious little of its own. “Tomorrowland” the title promises a kind of retro futuristic world...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘The Space Between Us’ Falls Into a Black Hole & Dies
CHICAGO– You know you’re in trouble when the opening scene of a film inspires forehead slapping levels of incredulity. And that’s just the beginning of what I felt while watching “The Space Between...
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