Posts tagged Alejandro Inarritu
ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW: The Revenant
ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW: The Revenant

Following his three-trophy Oscar haul for "Birdman" last year, filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu returns with an even more expansive cinematic challenge.  Inspired by a wild true story, "The Revenant" is an unrelenting survival drama that makes "Cast Away" look like a cute day at the beach.  Powered by raw natural beauty and a constant nerve of savage peril, Inarritu's film succeeds with striking artistry and superior craftsmanship in polishing a harsh and rough-hewn legend.  Four-time Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio pushes himself and you over edge after edge in the most challenging performance of his career.

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2015, 5 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanShowPlace ICON X at Roosevelt CollectionsThe Revenant, Alejandro Inarritu, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleason, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Birdman, Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Maze Runner, Cast Away, Mark L. Smith, Michael Punke, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bryce Dessner, Alva Noto, Stephen Mirrione, Emmanuel Lubezki, Oscar contenders, 2015, 2015 Holiday Movie Preview, 2015 Holiday Movies, Year-end list, Hugh Glass, movie review, movie commentary, film review, film commentary, Domhnall GleesonComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Birdman
MOVIE REVIEW: Birdman

When Keaton's perfection is combined with the film's bracing, topical, and strong social commentary on Hollywood, Broadway, acting, fame, and celebrity for this different modern world, "Birdman" becomes even larger of an achievement for Mexican director and Academy Award nominee Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.  Subtitled "The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance," this new film will earn a high place on many year-end lists for one of the year's best.

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10 Best, 2014, 5 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanAMC River East 21Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Alejandro Inarritu, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman, Batman, Zack Galifianakis, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, Raymond Carver, Riggan Thomson, Hollywood, Broadway, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from films, movie review, Movie review, film review, film commentary, movie commentary, Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, 50th Chicago International Film FestivalComment
COLUMN: Award recipients named for the 50th Chicago International Film Festival
COLUMN: Award recipients named for the 50th Chicago International Film Festival

In its banner 50th anniversary year, the Chicago International Film Festival welcomed another deep field of cinematic competition spanning feature films, local works, animated efforts, international selections, numerous documentary films, and vast number of short films.  On Friday, October 17th, the festival held its annual awards banquet.  The ceremony and festivities were hosted by Fox News Chicago entertainment reporter and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker.  Awards were given out in the following categories: International Feature Film Competition, New Directors Competition, Roger Ebert Award, Chicago Award, Q-Hugo Award, DocuFest and Shorts

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2014, 2015, Column, Media Appearance, SPECIALDon Shanahan50th Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Column, Examiner.com, Roger Ebert Award, Michael Keaton, The President, La Tirisia, Jorge Perez Solano, Abderrahmane Sissako, Timbuktu, Gold Hugo, Silver Hugo, Geraldine Chaplin, Sand Dollars, Rudderless, Anton Yelchin, Kathleen Turner, Bill Zwecker, Moshen Mahkmalbaf, Refugiado, Diego Lerman, The Founder's Award, Michael Kutza, Alejandro Inarritu, BirdmanComment