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‘Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day’ as Rare as Boobs Without Silicone in Hollywood
CHICAGO– Character comedies that actually have some depth and fun are as rare as boobs without silicone in Hollywood. “Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day” reaches these heights with a sensibility of an old...
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Interview: Richard Jenkins on First Lead Role in ‘The Visitor,’ ‘Six Feet...
DeKALB, Ill. – Richard Jenkins is a familiar if not overly recognizable character actor. With his distinctly grave voice, he’s best known for his turn as the dead father in the seminal HBO series “Six...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Casablanca’ is a Blu-Ray Gift Set For the Ages
CHICAGO– An edition of The Hollywood Reporter in January of 1942 announced that Warner Brothers was moving forward with a film called “Casablanca” and that it would star Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan and...
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Going the Distance: Top 10 Real-Life On-Screen Couples
CHICAGO– The personal life of an entertainer shouldn’t be of any entertainment value, regardless of how celebrity gossip columns and the paparazzi would like to convince the general public otherwise....
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’
CHICAGO– Humphrey Bogart is one of the most beloved and iconic movie stars to ever grace the form. The legend of Bogart built through caricatures, impressions, and the rarified air in which some of his...
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DVD Review: ‘Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection’ is Fantastic
CHICAGO– Having written about DVDs for years, I’ve been lucky enough to receive and buy dozens of star-centered box sets: collections of films based around an actor or director ranging from Bette Davis...
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Film News: Third ‘Noir City: Chicago’ Festival Opens at Music Box Theatre
CHICAGO– Diabolical twins, obsessed journalists and jail-breaking thugs are heading their way to the Music Box Theatre. The Film Noir Foundation’s third installment of “Noir City: Chicago” features no...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Casablanca: 70th Anniversary Edition’ Worth Remembering
CHICAGO– Every seasoned movie lover can attest to having a favorite shot in Michael Curtiz’s 1942 classic “Casablanca,” a picture practically overflowing with indelible imagery. The first appearance of...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘The Best of Bogart Collection’ Highlights Four Must-Owns
There are handful of actors who will forever be ingrained in the canon of film history. John Wayne, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, James Dean, Gregory Peck, to name just a few. One of the most iconic...
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Movie News: Golden Age Movie Star Lauren Bacall Dies at 89
NEWYORK– She had it all. Just like Bogie and, well, her. Lauren “Betty” Bacall accidentally became a movie actress, but that accident led to stardom, two marriages to famous actors and a long life of...
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