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'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' Goes Deeper into Harry Potter World
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 16, 2018 - 12:43pm
Alison Sudol
HollywoodChicago.com Content
Spike Walters
CHICAGO – "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" is like the "Joey" of film franchises, a spinoff which only exists because of its tangential connections to a better (and more beloved) property. But since this is our only current filmed connection to the "wizarding world of Harry Potter," it'll have to do.
Mustache Has More Than 'Murder on the Orient Express'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 10, 2017 - 11:36am
Miranda Raison
Tom Bateman
CHICAGO – "Murder On The Orient Express" is a movie that is never quite as interesting as the main character's mustache. Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as Agatha Christie's most famous detective, Hercule Poirot. While it is a departure from the source novel, Branagh sports silver streak facial hair of audacious eccentricity.
Johnny Depp Stays Afloat in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 26, 2017 - 3:10pm
brenton thwaits
Espen Sandberg
jeff nathanson
joachim ronning
CHICAGO – The "Pirates Of The Caribbean" series has undergone a strange transformation over five films. The first film was better than any movie "based on a theme park ride" then it had any business being. But now in its fifth film voyage, "Dead Men Tell No Tales" bears a closer resemblance to the ride now more that ever.
Johnny Depp is Ghoulish in Mob Saga 'Black Mass'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 17, 2015 - 3:51pm
mark mallouk
Scott Cooper
W. Earl Brown
CHICAGO – "Black Mass" is a well crafted, if somewhat conventional crime tale. It won't win any awards, but it's entertaining enough. The story of real life Boston crime boss "Whitey" Bulger has no shortage of juicy details, and while the saga of this mob boss slash FBI turncoat falls short of greatness, Johnny Depp turns him into an otherworldly presence.
Supremely Silly 'Mortdecai' is a Pleasant Surprise
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 23, 2015 - 9:53pm
Mortdecai
CHICAGO – I have to say while watching Johnny Depp in "Mortdecai," I found myself amused. I rarely elicited anything more than a slight chuckle, but its indomitable spirit of silliness made it a not entirely unpleasant evening out. This feather-weight trifle of a caper is only slightly more than the funny mustache movie its posters and trailer make it out to be.
Four Fairy Tales Charmingly Unite in Hollywood, Broadway Merger of 'Into the Woods'
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 24, 2014 - 4:25pm
Adam Fendelman
Daniel Huttlestone
James Lapine
Lilla Crawford
Mackenzie Mauzy
CHICAGO – Neither Hollywood nor purely Broadway, Disney's big-screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods" finds a charming home on Hollyway. Even if you're not a "musical kind of person," I challenge you not to want to sing along to the catchy tunes or laugh at the intentionally overdramatic comedy.
Don't Say That You Love Me in Kevin Smith's 'Tusk'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 20, 2014 - 7:08am
CHICAGO – The headline is a quote ("Don't say that you love me!") from Fleetwood Mac's song "Tusk," which Kevin Smith gratefully includes in his film of the same name. The movie is either the most outrageous audacity of the year or a blatant middle finger from Smith to the audience. You decide.
Artist Ralph Steadman Profiled in 'For No Good Reason'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 19, 2014 - 9:51am
Charlie Paul
For No Good Reason
Jann Wenner
Lucy Paul
Sony Pictures Classics
CHICAGO – In the deluge of images that pierce our cerebral cortex on a daily basis, it's refreshing to go back to the days when images had more influence, sought through publications or word of mouth. Artist Ralph Steadman was a mover and shaker – along with his writing partner Hunter S. Thompson – in the age-old notion that the pen can be mightier than the sword.
Meditative 'Transcendence' Also Artificially Intelligent
Submitted by NickHC on April 17, 2014 - 6:53pm
Lukas Haas
Warners Bros
CHICAGO – The Internet is for real in "Transcendence", a B-movie with grade-A production quality, loaded with terabyte-size open-ended questions, so long as one can accept it lastly with a scientific mindset. It is a film that perceives technology to be more expansive than a box of wires and computer chips, and actualizes the expanse of the internet as limitless to the realm of spiritual.
'The Lone Ranger' Rides Again in Classic Western Style
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 2, 2013 - 7:41am
CHICAGO – In trying to revive the Western film genre, Walt Disney Pictures is also reviving the "Pirates of the Caribbean" formula – extreme action, intrigue, flamboyant characters and Johnny Depp. Add a dash of a familiar American legend – "The Lone Ranger" – and it's summer movie time.
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Via Zoom: Ruth Kaufman & Sean Leonard on 'What Did Clyde Hide?'
CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series "What Did Clyde Hide?" is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.
Theater News: Final Weekend for Possibilities Theatre Company's "Free Space," Oct. 29-31, 2020
CHICAGO – Yes Virginia, there still is live theater. The Possibilities Theatre presents "Free Space," a play by Tara Meddaugh, via Zoom and a special live performance (weather permitting) in its final weekend October 29th-31st, 2020. For more information, including tickets, click here.
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