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	Slant Magazine - Film Review: Chicago
		The minimalist Chicago is a rarity on Broadway, a triumph of less-is-more razzle-dazzle.
		Chicago tells the story of the murderous Roxie Hart and how she incurs the shame of her henpecked husband Amos and the jealousy of Velma Kelly when she turns her time in prison into a media blitzkrieg with the help of playboy lawyer Billy Flynn.
		Though the city's hellfire is implied in the film's songs and smoky interiors, the unusual lack of exterior shots suggests a fear on Marshall's part to fully embrace the potential of the cinematic medium.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=593 (650 words)

	Chicago (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chicago is the type of film that triggers a smile and never allows it to fade.
		Behind the swank and sizzle of the cast and the film is debut director Rob Marshall.
		Chicago sometimes looks like a live taping of the stage production, but there's no doubt an Oscar nomination (at least) will be in his future.
	www.thefilmchair.com /reviews/chicago.html (586 words)

	The Film Journal...Passionate and informed film criticism from an auteurist perspective.
		Instead, audiences are faced with a film that badly brow beats them, treats them as children and constantly reminds them they are watching something that is supposed to be "theatrical." But Chicago is not theatrical nor is it cinematic, two different things which the creators of Chicago think are the same.
		Chicago is an unprofessional piece of circus entertainment, annoyingly demanding your attention through its cheap flash and more proud of keeping people from leaving their seats than actually entertaining them.
		Their concern is how to get the film to the next big show stopper, not how to present the work as a cohesive whole.
	www.thefilmjournal.com /issue5/chicago.html (1379 words)

	Chicago (2002 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chicago is a movie adaptation, released in 2002, of the musical Chicago, about celebrity and scandal in Jazz age Chicago.
		The film was released December 27, 2002 and runs 113 minutes.
		Chicago was to have been the next movie project for legendary stage and film choreographer and director Bob Fosse, who directed and choreographed the original Broadway production.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_(2002_film) (1267 words)

	Kinoeye \| 53rd Berlin International Film Festival
		The strongest contrast to these films and their focus on societal circumstances playing havoc with peoples' lives and relationships was offered by a series of features where, in turn, the dynamics of individual minds blow apparently stable living arrangements apart.
		That the director billed his feature as a "dogme" film was largely coincidental to this fact; the film's joy lay in good casting, good camerawork, weird and wonderful dialogue and a vivid sense of the absurd in everyday life.
		One thing that connects many of these films across borders is their interest in tracing the way great events and secular changes surface small lives—the end of the cold war, Europe falling apart at the seams, the trek of migrants and refugees.
	www.kinoeye.org /03/05/becker05.php (2024 words)

	Chicago (2002)
		Chicago was a Kander and Ebb (the writers behind Cabaret) show revived a few years back on Broadway with more attitude and less clothing.
		Catherine Zeta-Jones is stellar, finally putting to use on film her years of experience in musicals on the British stage.
		These films revived the musical, but also raised the bar, demanding excitement, originality and true music and dance talents from their performers.
	www.filmmonthly.com /Video/Articles/Chicago/Chicago.html (617 words)

	DVD Review: Chicago (2002)
		It was one of those few films that pulsed and soared without an ironic bone in it's body.
		An Oscar winning film deserves better (and I'm guessing they're going to drop a two disc set on us in a few months or so.) Most of the times, the film looks great.
		Chicago is entertaining, and given the sad state of cinema these days, that's saying a lot.
	www.lightsoutfilms.com /dvd_chicago.html (713 words)

	Chicago (2002)
		Chicago appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		At times the film took on a grainy look, but that seemed related to the fairly heavy use of smoke during many production numbers.
		Effects played a less active role in the film, but they helped flesh out the story well, as they created a good feeling of atmosphere throughout the flick.
	www.dvdmg.com /chicago.shtml (2230 words)

	Film Festivals \| Chicago International Film Festival - 2002
		Yours truly was at the Chicago International Film Festival for nine days (Oct. 4-13) early in October, serving on a five-member critics jury organized under the auspices of both the festival and FIPRESCI, the international critics organization.
		We sat in judgment of films made by directors working on their first or second features, a dicey category that inevitably includes the overworked and underdone.
		There is no question that Trapero’s film is not only well-directed, but that the filmmaker himself is one of the most promising to emerge from a country that for too long has produced, on the one hand, strenuously overwrought art films and, on the other, flimsily disguised Hollywood counterfeits.
	www.henrysheehan.com /festivals/abc/chicago-2002.html (1158 words)

	Chicago (2002) - A Review by David Nusair
		The biggest problem with Chicago, other than sheer overlength (the film runs close to two hours!), is a complete lack of memorable tunes.
		Chicago may be reminiscent of an old-time jazz club, with it's smokey ambiance and sultry lyrics, but that's precisely what makes it so unpleasant to watch.
		The likelihood of Chicago converting those who hate musicals is slim at best; nobody's ever going to claim this movie is accessible for all audiences.
	www.reelfilm.com /chicago.htm (595 words)

	Amazon.com: Chicago (Widescreen Edition): DVD: Renee Zellweger,Richard Gere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The players that headline this film are without exception excellent, and two that you may have heard less about, but are every bit of deserving of your attentions are, Queen Latifah as Matron Mama Morton, and a performance I was totally amazed by, that showcased John C Reilly as Amos Hart.
		The film's opening by Catherine Zeta Jones will pin you to your seat, and if the last time you saw Renee Zellweger was in, "Bridget Jones's Diary", as I had, she will leave you stunned, and I never knew Richard Gere could pull off a song and dance performance as he does here.
		Chicago is a well- made musical production that tells the story of several vaudeville ladies in 1920's Chicago who compete for fame and fortune and are willing to sacrifice their reputations, sleep with different men, kill a few people, etc., to advance their careers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JLSE (3063 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Chicago (2002)
		Chicago, a filmed version of the Broadway play, is great fun, especially for lovers of jazz.
		I have not seen Chicago on the stage, but I imagine it would be the better way to see it.
		It is still a joy to behold; the energy of the performances and the music is something close to amazing, and it's more than a little funny.
	rinkworks.com /movies/m/chicago.2002.shtml (203 words)

	Filmtracks: Chicago (Elfman/Kander/Ebb)
		Film score devotees were curious to see that veteran composer Danny Elfman was listed on the posters and advertisements for this film, and even Elfman himself was surprised by how quickly this project came up for him.
		With the film late in production, it was realized by director Rob Marshall (or others) that a handful scenes outside of the singing realm needed scoring.
		For film score and Elfman fans, it's likely not worth the price on album, but it would be a riot on screen with the visuals.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/chicago.html (912 words)

	Chicago (2002): Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellwegger, Richard Gere - PopMatters Film Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As Velma Kelly, jazz diva and death row inmate, Catherine Zeta-Jones is mesmerizing, and Renée Zellwegger, as aspiring ingénue Roxie Hart, mixes inexperience, cupidity, and violence in an icy portrait of mindless self-absorption.
		For Chicago the movie, these are fatal flaws, for it is also struggling with an unsophisticated story, a director more accustomed to stage (and tv adaptations thereof) than to screen, and principals whose presence owes more to box office clout than song-and-dance talent.
		During the film's second half of the movie, she seems to be channeling all too assiduously a (by turns) sulky and sultry Marilyn Monroe, a comparison especially vivid when she and Zeta-Jones duet (a faint shadow of Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes).
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/c/chicago.shtml (1241 words)

	Chicago (2002) - Ninth Symphony Films Review
		But the soul of Chicago is lost in an overblown production where the music is a lot more interesting than the characters themselves.
		The creators of the original Broadway production of "Chicago," Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, are responsible for the already existing songs for this film, and there is nothing to criticize about their efforts.
		The three leading characters of the film shouldn't be blamed for the fact that their characters are more superficial than Reilly's, as their musical performances seem to make up for that fact most of the time.
	regencylady.tripod.com /site/filmreviews/chicago.html (909 words)

	Chicago (2002) - A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
		When she shoots her philandering husband, she lands on Chicago's fames murderess row, retains Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn, and is the center of the town's most notorious murder case, only increasing her celebrity.
		The final scene of the film has Roxie and Velma—both of whom literally got away with murder—receiving the accolades of a virtual “all of Chicago,” as they take their bows after the last number.
		It’s as if the final, unsaid words of the film were: “yes, this is how things are in postmodernity, but that doesn’t mean you have to like it.” Still, even when blurred by smoke and mirrors, truth is nevertheless lurking onstage.
	hollywoodjesus.com /chicago.htm (1535 words)

	A Fistful of Reviews - Chicago (2002)
		"Chicago" is a dazzling spectacle of song, dance and murder that one cannot help but surrender to.
		"Chicago" is set in the 1920's, when murder was an everyday occurrence in Chicago.
		But the glorious music (the film is almost wall to wall with musical numbers, and all of them are sensational), the fancy footwork, and the utterly original plot make for a great film.
	www.afistfulofreviews.com /abcd/chicago_dn.htm (781 words)

	Chicago Force
		IMAX film is a high-definition format, where the film is literally twice as big as the film used in normal theaters (70mm instead of 35mm).
		As "Attack of the Clones" was the first movie to be filmed, processed, and distributed entirely on a digital format, it presented the IMAX theaters with a unique opportunity to create a 70mm film print that was far superior to anything they had done before.
		Although they had to remove 23 minutes of film to fit the picture on the projectors, the two hours of movie they were able to convert was truly amazing.
	www.chicagoforce.org /event_2002_imax.asp (326 words)

	USATODAY.com - High-kicking and streetwise 'Chicago' puts on a real show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Launched on stage in 1975, Chicago was refashioned to greater acclaim in 1996.
		A silent film in 1927, it was also the source of 1942's non-musical Roxie Hart, which has been airing on cable this month.
		Ginger Rogers was terrific as Roxie, and so is Zellweger as a married stage-struck type who reaps and then revels in publicity after shooting her lover dead by the bed and landing behind bars.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/reviews/2002-12-26-chicago_x.htm (576 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| Chicago International Film Festival 2002
		Not since Buñuel in his heyday has a film ventured to mock the pragmatic politics and economics of sainthood, with various characters comparing belief in a deity to a life insurance policy ("Eternity is a sound investment").
		As the director's takes grow longer and stiller, the emotions intensify, and the film subtly amasses a cumulative poetry until, in one remarkable scene, merely the repeated turning on of a lamp becomes a signal of sexual submission.
		Director Carlos Carrera flips a series of calculated affronts to the establishment, from a priest clothing his quivering girlfriend in the blue mantle of the virgin Mary (just for kinks), to an autistic wild child ripping a catechism to pieces, to assignations made inside the confessional (the sinner asks the priest to confess!).
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /38/chiff20021.htm (2640 words)

	Chicago Film Critics Association - Robert Altman receives life-time achievement award
		On Wednesday, January 19, 2005 the Chicago Film Critics Association honored legendary film director Robert Altman with The Flame, a life-time achievement award, honoring his half century in the arts.
		Altman has forged new avenues in film, television and the stage with his innovative techniques and independent style.
		The Altman Tribute is underwritten in part by American Airlines, The Tawani Foundation, Chicago Life Magazine, The Illinois and Chicago Film Offices and the Mayor's Office of Special Events, The Union League Club of Chicago, Absolut and Crystal Cave.
	www.chicagofilmcritics.org /altman.html (204 words)

	Best Feature of 2002? The Case for Chicago
		For the record, I believe this is usually the case with a good adaptation; the two hour running time of the average film often requires the screenwriter to remove a great deal of the detail in the original.
		When John Irving wrote the film adaptation of his massive novel THE CIDER HOUSE RULES for Director Lasse Halstrom, he eliminated decades worth of plot, as well as major characters such as Angel and Melanie (beloved by many readers).
		CHICAGO was written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, the same team who created CABARET.
	www.films42.com /faq/faq_chicago.asp (1412 words)

	Chicago (2002): Reviews
		The only player to conquer Chicago is Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is no Charisse in her motions but who gets by on a full tank of unleaded oomph.
		The trouble with Chicago is the sense it conveys that nothing is really at stake -- there's no moral or ethical question that can't be turned into toe-tapping fun.
		Chicago is a failure, but that should not come as a surprise.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/chicago (1340 words)

	FESTIVALS: Discovering Brazilian Breezes and Asian Airs in the Windy City; the 2002 Chicago Film Fest
		Sabu, the mononymic Japanese director and winner of the festival's emerging director prize in 2000 ("Non-Stop"), was a much-loved figure in the halls of the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, a comfortable multi-screen theater-mall that functioned as the fest's main venue.
		What is worth noting, however, was an American film that played at the fest last year: local actor Michael Gilio's "Kwik Stop" happened to open at Chicago's Facet's Cinemateque the weekend I was in town.
		While the protagonist is less appealing than "Crane World"'s unemployed construction worker, which may account for the film's mixed reaction out of Cannes, Trapero's second film solidifies his stature as a rising international auteur, with a knack for rich images and the cruel truths of life.
	www.indiewire.com /onthescene/fes_02Chicago_021021_wrap.html (1026 words)

	Chicago Reader Sidebar: Chicago International Film Festival - week two - 2002
		Film festivals are a lot like travel, in that they can greatly enhance our sense of the world as a diverse yet interactive community in a relatively short time.
		In week two of the Chicago International Film Festival, we'll have access to good and great films from around the globe.
		Such a selection late in the lineup isn't something one can take for granted: in years past the festival has had a tendency to blow its wad early, screening most of its major selections in the first week or even over opening weekend.
	www.chicagoreader.com /movies/filmfest2002/intro.html (412 words)

	2002. FiLM BiTCH AWARDS
		For daring the shaky film to rise up to her sexy comic level.
		Heavenly Creatures is one of the greatest films of the past two decades and in their entirety I'm sure that LotR will be a trilogy for the history of the cinema.
		Mizayaki's film is a keeper : a wonderfully imaginative coming of age adventure and perhaps a subversive political take on the dangers of our consumer society.
	www.thefilmexperience.net /Awards/2002/awards1.html (1574 words)

	No. 17 is Anonymous
		In June 2002, a bus on its way from Tel Aviv to Tiberius, was bombed.
		This is where the filmmakers step in, documenting in real time over a period of six months the search for the identity of a man no one claimed missing.
		The film takes the form of a detective investigation, but also pursues the stories of several people who were affected directly or indirectly by this bombing, creating a tragic-comic portrait of a society living under the shadow of death.
	www.brandeis.edu /jewishfilm/Catalogue/films/no17.htm (129 words)

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