Chicago, Illinois is major city in the U.S. As such, it has enjoyed a very long partnership with Hollywood. There are movies about Chicago, filmed in Chicago, and movies that have in one way or another involved Chicagoans. It seems that the first movies filmed in Chicago may have been as early as 1915 with,…
A kung fu student seeks the mystical next level in his studies and along the way becomes involved in the shady world that the New York music industry scene. Sounds full of Eighties Goodness, doesn't it? Well add in cultural confusion, over-the-top characters, and an early version of MTV Grind and you have cult classic…
Down in the Valley is the kind of movie I'd like to like, but I don't. It seems like a good premise: we've got Edward Norton playing a character with a slightly skewed perspective on reality. That kind of mindset spawned Fight Club and American History X, arguably some of Norton's best work. It doesn't…
Many of us haven't even recuperated from the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie yet, and here comes the next batch of summer movies! Actually, "The Hangover II" might be the perfect remedy for those of us still swooning from our latest cinematic voyage with Captain Jack Sparrow. The much-anticipated sequel to 2009's "The Hangover"…
Here is my list of the Top Ten Cheesiest Movies of all Time. I cannot tell a lie. I actually watched them all and my brain feels a little worse for the wear for doing so. Curl up in a comfy chair, grab the cheese balls and Velveeta and revel in the warm, squishy void…
What an awesome romantic comedy! Abbey ((Katherine Heigl), a radio producer is accustomed to working on her straight laced radio program, and she is a leader in her field. Despite her great work, the station's ratings were not high enough, so they gave her Mike (played by Gerard Butler), the star of a show called…
The Labyrinth (1986)Was there anything hotter in the '80s than David Bowie? That's what I thought. Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is just a frustrated babysitter. Her baby brother, Toby, refuses to stop crying despite all of her attempts to appease him. In her anger, she accidentally conjures goblins from her favorite book, The Labyrith (obviously), to…
Grownups was written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf and directed by Dennis Dugan. The movie is rated PG-13 and has a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes. The stars of the show are Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider. Salma Hayek also has a fairly large role in…
After being on her feet at work over a 6-day stretch, my wife and I decided to take most of Sunday off and, as part of that, found ourselves watching a mid-afternoon movie while the kids were occupied with something else. We had originally had planned on watching an independent thriller. But, 15 minutes into…
Macbeth movies are relatively few in number compared to film treatments of other plays by Shakespeare. Still, the best Macbeth movies are so good they could make you forget the curse that keeps superstitious actors from speaking the name of the Scottish play. These are 5 of the best Macbeth films including one that never…
