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Saturday Morning Movie Club 

When: Thursdays-Saturdays. Continues through May 2 2009
Phone: 773-680-9736
Price: $10-$12
Remember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza flips out because his fiancee starts hanging out with his friends ("Worlds are colliding!")? Now imagine it four times as long and 90 percent less funny, and you've got a pretty good idea of what this new comedy by Dan Filowitz is like. Twentysomething Jonah has his buddies over to watch movies every Saturday, but now that his girlfriend has moved in he worries that things will change. It's a fairly minor predicament, and the characters' endless, overly serious, yet strangely urgency-free fretting does little to dispel our suspicion that they're making a mountain out of a movie club. The only notable asset of Jen McGee's aimless production for the Disciples of Clyde is an amusingly boorish performance from Glenn Fancher as one of the hero's pals. --Zac Thompson

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Who is this Zac and does he have a paid job or does he just throw out random negative thoughts as a form of self gratification? I was in Chicago last weekend and a highlight of my stay was this serious examination of the lives of people of whatever age they were coming to terms with life, relationships, compromise, love, and friendship. These are universal concerns presented in a contemporary light. The four actors were fine, interacted humorously and passionately with each other in this moving, serious, laugh-out-loud, thoroughly enjoyable play. Perhaps this Zac needs some reference beyond his limited experience of watching television. Surely understanding will come as he matures. In the meantime, see “Saturday Morning Movie Club” this weekend. Empty your bladder beforehand to avoid embarrassment. Edward Francis Hudaverdi

Posted by Edward Francis Hudaverdi on April 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM | Report this comment

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