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Blu-Ray Feature: Behind-the-Scenes Clips of ‘High School Musical 3’ With Zac...
CHICAGO– Disney sent over a few clips to celebrate the Blu-Ray/DVD release of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” this week. Read the review and enjoy some of the awesome content that you’ll find on...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘High School Musical 3: Senior Year’ Shines on 3-Disc Deluxe...
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” certainly won’t stand among the best song-n-dance films of all time, but it delivers a jolt of escapist entertainment to its target...
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Slideshow: 33-Image Gallery From ‘17 Again’ With Zac Efron, Matthew Perry
Previous | Image 1 of 33 | NextMatthew Perry (center) as the adult Mike.CHICAGO– This 33-image slideshow contains the press images for Warner Brothers’ “17 Again,” starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry,...
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Blu-Ray Review: Charming ‘17 Again’ With Zac Efron Works For All Audiences
CHICAGO– While I watched the relatively clever and surprisingly charming “17 Again,” I kept thinking the same thing - “John Hughes would have totally dug this movie.” The recently deceased king of ’80s...
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Interview: Corbin Bleu of ‘High School Musical’ on His Motocross Film ‘Free...
CHICAGO– The challenge of instant fame caught up with Corbin Bleu, when he portrayed Chad Danforth in the “High School Musical” series. He is now producing and starring in “Free Style,” an underdog...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 ‘Me and Orson Welles’ Chicago Passes With...
CHICAGO– In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” with Claire Danes and Zac...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ With...
CHICAGO– In our latest romance/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Charlie St. Cloud” starring...
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Slideshow: 23-Image Gallery For ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ Starring Zac Efron
Previous | Image 1 of 23 | Next(L to R) Sam (Charlie Tahan) and his brother, Charlie (Zac Efron).CHICAGO– This 23-image slideshow contains all of the official press images for the highly anticipated...
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Film Review: Spirituality, Zac Efron Overcome Plot Holes in ‘Charlie St. Cloud’
CHICAGO– The rise of Zac Efron has been one of the more interesting movie stories of the past year. Fresh from his notable role in “Me and Orson Welles,’ Efron takes the lead in “Charlie St. Cloud,”...
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Blu-Ray Review: Corny ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ Inspires Derisive Guffaws
CHICAGO– “He’s totally cute…like James Dean,” sighs a swooning cashier as tween heartthrob Zac Efron enters her shop. Efron may be many things, but Dean he is not. This line has been wisely axed from...
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Film Review: ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Boasts Strong Voice Cast But Weak...
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” certainly isn’t an awful film by any stretch of the imagination. It features some solid voice work, a few lessons worth learning by the iGeneration, and...
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Interview: Nicholas Sparks Highlights Young Love in ‘The Lucky One’
CHICAGO– The belief that most people are decent at heart may seem overly naive in a society that often favors cynicism over sincerity. Yet it is precisely this hopeful worldview that has made Nicholas...
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Film Review: ‘The Lucky One’ Suffers From Emotionally Constipated Performances
CHICAGO– I’m of two minds about the work of Nicholas Sparks. On one hand, I admire his sensitive portrayals of good-hearted people, particularly young lovers, which serve as comfort food for teenagers...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Comes Packed With Extras But Still...
CHICAGO– After it made a relative fortune at the box office (its number six on the year in terms of domestic gross and has made more than $300 million worldwide), I was eager to revisit “Dr. Seuss’ The...
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Blu-ray Review: Awful ‘The Lucky One’ Makes Other Romantic Melodrama Look Better
CHICAGO– The Blu-ray of Scott Hicks’ horrendous “The Lucky One” includes special features called “Zac Efron Becomes a Marine,” “Watch the Sparks Fly - The Romantic World of The Lucky One,” and “Zac and...
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Film Review: Josh Radnor’s ‘Liberal Arts’ Takes Uncommonly Thoughtful Look at...
CHICAGO– Josh Radnor may be one of the most good natured humanists in modern American film. His perspective contrasts sharply with that of comedic auteurs intent on depicting a cynical view of the...
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Film Review: Nicole Kidman is Unique in Fluttery ‘The Paperboy’
CHICAGO– With all the steamy heat, and the thick, gluey southern accents from mostly non-southern actors, the audience for “The Paperboy” might need to wear lawyer-like suspenders and flap a funeral...
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Blu-ray Review: Horrendous ‘The Paperboy’ Wastes Talented Cast
CHICAGO– Some have embraced Lee Daniels’ super-weird “The Paperboy,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, as pure pulp entertainment, the kind of sexy, sweaty, ridiculous B-movie that they don’t make...
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Interview: Dennis Quaid, Ramin Bahrani of ‘At Any Price’
CHICAGO– Writer/director Ramin Bahrani delivers his most mainstream film this weekend with the Chicago release of “At Any Price,” an old-fashioned melodrama starring Dennis Quaid as a grain farmer...
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Film Review: Frustrating ‘At Any Price’ with Dennis Quaid
CHICAGO– Writer/director Ramin Bahrani is interested not in agendas, special effects, or broad statements. He makes films about characters, including the widely acclaimed “Chop Shop,” “Man Push Cart,”...
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