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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Quantum of Solace’ Offers Action Ride, Average Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– “Quantum of Solace,” the second Daniel Craig 007 movie after the earthquake to the franchise that was the brilliant “Casino Royale,” didn’t make quite the same waves in...
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TV Review: Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes Anchor Escapist ‘Camelot’
CHICAGO– Starz Channel’s “Camelot” is an attempt to cash in on the same success that the network found with “Spartacus” and it almost works to provide a similar level of Friday night escapism, mostly...
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Blu-Ray Review: STARZ Originals ‘Camelot,’ ‘Spartacus: Gods of the Arena’
CHICAGO– One of the most popular opinions among modern audiences is the notion that television shows have become consistently better than films. This is partly because many of the year’s best movies...
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Film Review: Keep Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Out of the Light
CHICAGO– Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” is one of the most inconsistent and frustrating major films in a long time. There are elements here and there that work but Burton and writer Seth Grahame-Smith...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Perfect Sense’ Offers Drab Yet Touching Metaphor for Death
CHICAGO– For a film that promises steamy scenes between two stars who share a fearlessness for performing in the nude, “Perfect Sense” is a doozy of a downer. It’s a fine showcase for the...
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Blu-ray Review: Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Stages Toothless Vampire Satire
CHICAGO– “Dark Shadows” flops on the screen like an undead fish out of water. It doesn’t have one ounce of the spontaneity or style that made the work of its director, Tim Burton, or its star, Johnny...
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Film Review: ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Gets Its 3D War On
CHICAGO– The rewriting of history in comic book movie form – not that’s anything wrong with that – continues with “300: Rise of an Empire.” Ancient wars are brought to life through a combination of...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to Frank Miller’s ‘Sin City:...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipatedFrank Miller and Robert Rodriguez sequel “Sin City: A...
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Film Review: ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Breaks No New Ground
CHICAGO– When the first “Sin City” (2005) was released – based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller – the conversion of a film to a noir-like comic book atmosphere was pioneering. The sequel “Sin...
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Film Review: More Risqué ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Doesn’t Dare to...
CHICAGO– Sex sells, sure, but the film-noir sequel “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” makes you feel dirty if you’re left thinking that’s enough. Nine years since the visually groundbreaking, avant-garde...
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Film Review: Tim Burton’s Version of ‘Dumbo’ is Disappointingly Glum
CHICAGO– For reasons which remain unexplained, Walt Disney Studios and director Tim Burton have decided to weigh down the sweet story of a flying elephant with a whole pachyderm’s worth of pathos. The...
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