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‘The Hangover’: All the Fun of Inebriation, No Next-Day Headache
CHICAGO– Those who seek out “The Hangover” will do so wanting a good laugh. Those who see this film will occasionally be struck with the feeling that they shouldn’t be laughing. But laugh and laugh...
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TV Review: Think Carefully Before Enrolling in ‘Community’
CHICAGO– The deadpan wit of Joel McHale works brilliantly on “The Soup” and he delivers excellent work in the “The Informant!,” but there’s something about it that doesn’t translate to sitcom...
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Blu-Ray Review: Mega-Hit ‘The Hangover’ Drunk on Comedy Success
CHICAGO– “The Hangover” is arguably the most successful comedy of all time (only a few dollars below “Meet the Fockers” that would probably disappear if you adjust for inflation). The comedy that...
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Blu-Ray Review: Worst Comedy of 2009 is ‘All About Steve’
CHICAGO– Sandra Bullock may have had a spectacular 2009, headlining hits “The Proposal” and “The Blind Side” and being named Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year, but she also reached the low...
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Report: ‘Transformers 3’ Director Michael Bay Sets Up Chicago Office; Film is...
CHICAGO– “Transformers 3” director Michael Bay has set up shop in Chicago at Chicago Studio City to audition local actors and actresses, according to a new report on Tuesday from a site that regularly...
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TV News: ‘Community’ Coming to DVD With Amazing Special Features
CHICAGO– The great NBC show “Community” is coming to DVD on Spetember 21st and the set will be loaded with notable special features and even include an exclusive comic book and a bonus pull-out poster....
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Submit ‘Transformers 3’ Set Pictures From...
CHICAGO– With “Transformers 3” filming now in Chicago (and destroying our Magnificent Mile in the name of blockbuster moviemaking), we’ve seen pictures pop up all across the Web of Michael Bay’s magic...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to ‘Vampires Suck’ Parody
CHICAGO– In our latest parody edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Vampires Suck”!“Vampires Suck”...
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TV Review: NBC’s Hilarious ‘Community’ Returns For Second Season
CHICAGO– NBC’s “Community” took some time to find its comic rhythm but it has developed into one of the smartest and most expertly-paced sitcoms on television. The Joel McHale vehicle returns tonight,...
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Blu-Ray Review: Extreme Edition of Comedy Smash ‘The Hangover’
CHICAGO– Holiday shopping season always inspires studios to try and find new ways to market their most successul films. If people loved a movie enough to buy it once, maybe they’ll buy it again with a...
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TV Review: NBC’s ‘Community’ Premieres Very Special Christmas Episode
CHICAGO– NBC’s “Community” continues to climb the charts of what must be considered the most creative programs on television with a brilliant Christmas episode tonight inspired by the Rankin-Bass...
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Film Review: ‘The Hangover Part II’ a Funny, Formulaic, Desperately Shocking...
CHICAGO– Business and creative people go together as well as fine wine at a burger joint. Riding on the heels of the monumentally profitable “The Hangover,” the brass win out over the artists in “The...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 60 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Transformers:...
Update: 11:17 a.m. on June 24, 2011 (added an additional 30 admit-two passes!)CHICAGO– In our latest blockbuster edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 60 admit-two movie...
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Film Review: Kevin James in ‘Zookeeper’ is Zany Family Fun
CHICAGO– Not being familiar with the Kevin James filmography really helped in assessing his latest, “Zookeeper.” His appeal is very evident, and the filmmakers do some funny bits with the old “talking...
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DVD Review: Brilliant Second Season of NBC’s ‘Community’
CHICAGO– The program most unforgivably missing from Sunday’s Emmy telecast is NBC’s brilliant comedy “Community.” It’s almost as if the Academy decided there were too many NBC shows at the party (“The...
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TV Review: ‘Community’ Opens Third Season on Confident Note
CHICAGO– The second season of “Community” was a daring display of creativity without concern. It really felt like the producers of the show had been so freed by the fact that the nearly-canceled comedy...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘The Hangover Part II’ Offers More of the Same
CHICAGO– Todd Phillips has huge balls. Never before has a sequel hit SO many of the exact same beats as its predecessor. More of a remake of the film that came before than most slasher franchises, “The...
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TV Review: ‘Community’ Returns with Hysterically Self-Referential Episode
CHICAGO– Leave it to the writers of “Community,” one of the best shows on television, to take TV lemons and make a tasty comedy beverage out of them. After being forced into hiatus by a network that...
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DVD Review: Third Season of NBC Critical Darling ‘Community’
CHICAGO– The third season of “Community” was more inconsistent than the brilliant second but it still featured some of the smartest writing and best performances on network TV. I think the writers lost...
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TV Review: Beaten, Battered ‘Community’ Finally Returns to NBC
CHICAGO– Rarely has a low-rated show survived as much off-screen drama as NBC’s “Community,” returning tonight to the network bruised, battered, and slightly damaged but still funnier and smarter than...
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