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Chicago centers on Roxie Hart (Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones), two murderers who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago. Roxie, a housewife, and Velma, a vaudevillian, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows.
Jan 24, 2003 · Chicago: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Taye Diggs, Cliff Saunders, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger. Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
Jan 24, 2003 · Nightclub sensation Velma (Catherine Zeta-Jones) murders her philandering husband, and Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), is set to defend her.
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Dec 27, 2002 · Chicago. Comedy. 113 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2002. Roger Ebert. December 27, 2002. 5 min read. “Chicago” continues the reinvention of the musical that started with “ Moulin Rouge.”. Although modern audiences don’t like to see stories interrupted by songs, apparently they like songs interrupted by stories. The movie is a dazzling song ...
Aug 6, 2024 · Chicago, American musical film, released in 2002, that was based on Bob Fosse ’s 1975 Broadway play, with songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The movie, directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, was a popular and critical success, winning six Academy Awards, including best picture. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
Starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere, ‘Chicago’ follows the story of a small-time chorus dancer called Roxie Hart who will kill f...
Fame hungry Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) dreams of a life on the Vaudville stage, and spends her nights jazzing it up in the bright lights of Chicago, continually hoping that she'll find her lucky break, and be shot into 1920's stardom, so able to flee her boring husband Amos (John C. Reilly).
PG-13. Winner of 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and based on the hit Broadway musical, CHICAGO is a dazzling spectacle cheered by audiences and critics alike. At a time when crimes of...
Chicago is a musical crime film directed by Rob Marshall, set in 1920s Chicago. It centers on Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), two women who find themselves on trial for murder. Both aspiring performers, they vie for the attention of a high-profile lawyer, Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), in their quest for fame and freedom. The film examines themes of celebrity ...
Dec 27, 2002 · Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.