Film Review: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens’ is the One We’ve...
CHICAGO(No Spoilers!)– I felt privileged on Tuesday morning. Not just to be a Chicago film critic, but to be a movie lover. Film critics and movie lovers alike wade through scores of yawners hoping for...
View ArticleFilm News: Carrie Fisher of ‘Star Wars’ Fame Dies at 60
LOSANGELES– The force was always with Carrie Fisher to the day she passed away…Tuesday, December 27th, 2016. The actress and writer died of the heart attack she suffered on a flight from London to Los...
View ArticleExclusive Portrait: Carrie Fisher at the 2016 Chicago Wizard World Comic Con
CHICAGO– As the shock of Carrie Fisher’s passing – on December 27th, 2016 – still resonates, HollywoodChicago.com offers this Exclusive Portrait of the icon taken by photographer Joe Arce at the 2016...
View ArticleFilm News: Remembering Debbie Reynolds, in 2009 Interview
LOSANGELES– The shocking news of the passing of Debbie Reynolds, hours after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away, is still resonating in the 2016 atmosphere. Ms. Reynolds died of a massive stroke on...
View ArticleEntertainment Feature: Top 20 Celebrity Portraits of 2016, By Photographer...
CHICAGO– The year 2016 was a dangerous one to be a famous person. In the past twelve months, one dozen of my former photo subjects passed away, celebrities who at one time or another famously posed for...
View ArticleSlideshow: 2017 Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago Runs From August 24-27
Previous | Image 1 of 17 | NextLou Ferrigno of TV’s ‘The Incredible Hulk’ will also appear in 2017.CHICAGO– It’s coming back! One of the best annual pop culture entertainment and comic book gatherings...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Turns Up the Volume
CHICAGO– Everything that could be thrown into the Stars Wars legend – and the official story – is present in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” With three concurrent stories converging into an amped-up...
View ArticleExclusive Photo: In Memoriam, Peter Mayhew of ‘Star Wars’
CHICAGO– Most likely Peter Mayhew stepped into movie history because he could fit into a costume. The seven-foot-three actor was the perfect size for a new character in a little film called “Star...
View ArticleFlashback Interview: Judy Belushi on John, Before Chicago International Fest...
CHICAGO– The 56th Chicago International Film Festival will honor the town and one of its favorite sons on its Opening Night on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020. The premiere of the Showtime documentary...
View ArticleInterview: R.J. Cutler on ‘Belushi,’ Opening Film for 56th Chicago...
CHICAGO– The 56th Chicago International Film Festival will honor a prime comic force on its Opening Night on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020. The premiere of the Showtime documentary “Belushi” is a...
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