Archive for September, 2011
In Theaters: Review of 50/50
by Erika Olson | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: Movies, Theatrical ReviewsIn Theaters Review of 50/50: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen take us along for an emotional ride in this dramedy loosely based on the real-life experience of screenwriter (and cancer survivor) Will Reiser. Cancer. It’s a word nobody ever wants to hear when they’re in a doctor’s office, yet all too many of us—or those [...]
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Name These Movies! (Or, the Freeze Frame Challenge)
by Erika Olson | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & PollsThis has been one of those weeks that dragged at the beginning, and now all of a sudden we’ve reached Friday. AND we’ve reached the end of September, too. WHAT?!? How’d that happen? I must have been having fun, as the saying goes. I certainly did have a good time pulling together this weekend’s Freeze [...]
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Michael Lewis to Adapt His Own Liar’s Poker
by Erika Olson | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: NewsIt was really only a matter of time. Michael Lewis’s best-selling (and first… and partly autobiographical) book, 1989′s Liar’s Poker, is finally coming to the big screen. And Lewis will be the one writing its screenplay. Even if you’re not a huge fan of the author like I am, you’re undoubtedly familiar with his work [...]
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DVD Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
by Locke Peterseim | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon director Michael Bay is like your Bad-News Older Cousin. He swears at family dinners, drives a muscle car with a trunk full of illegal fireworks, and brags about scoring with tube-topped girls in jean shorts. He’s a hyperactive bonehead, but you have to admit it’s a blast hearing his wild tales. [...]
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Movie Trailer: Paranormal Activity 3
by Erika Olson | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersParanormal Activity 3 hits theaters October 21, a date most likely chosen to attract those moviegoers who equate the end of next month with “let’s scare ourselves silly!” in order to psych themselves up for Halloween. As you know, I am not one of those people. I am the polar opposite of those people and [...]
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Interview: 50/50 Star Seth Rogen and Writer Will Reiser–Part Two: Making a Cancer Comedy
by Locke Peterseim | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesLast week HollywoodChicago.com‘s Brian Tallerico and I sat down with actor Seth Rogen and writer Will Reiser to talk about their funny and moving new dramedy 50/50, which Reiser wrote based on his own experience battling life-threatening cancer when he was 25. Rogen produced the film with his partner Evan Goldberg and he also co-stars alongside Inception‘s [...]
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Interview: 50/50 Star Seth Rogen and Writer Will Reiser–Part One: Why a Cancer Comedy?
by Locke Peterseim | September 29th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesIn 2003 Will Reiser was working as an associate producer on HBO’s Da Ali G Show, where he met writer Seth Rogen and Rogen’s creative partner Evan Goldberg (Superbad). Around that same time, doctors discovered a massive, life-threatening tumor on Reiser’s spine. Eventually the tumor was successfully removed, and soon afterward Rogen and Goldberg encouraged Reiser [...]
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CONTEST NOW CLOSED. Win a Copy of Sid the Science Kid: Sid’s Sing Along!
by Erika Olson | September 29th, 2011 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & PollsCONTEST NOW CLOSED. I know there are a lot of Sid the Science Kid fans (and their parents) out there who are going to be psyched about today’s giveaway! We’ve got not one, but two copies of Sid’s Sing Along to hand out. The DVD provides over an hour of musical fun with Sid and [...]
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Redblog Giveaway Official Rules
by Erika Olson | September 28th, 2011 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & PollsThe REDBLOG GIVEAWAY SPONSORED BY REDBOX OFFICIAL RULES IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING THIS SWEEPSTAKES. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSOR (DEFINED BELOW) FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY [...]
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Tuesday Threes: The Answer
by Locke Peterseim | September 28th, 2011 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls, ThreesHey, about 30 of you took a guess at what film featured Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, and Robbie Coltrane, and out of those four of you guessed Twelve Monkeys. That’s a more than 10% “Gotcha!” rate, and I’ll take that any ol’ Threes. However, most folks knew it wasn’t the 1995 Terry Gilliam sci-fi thriller that also starred [...]
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