Michael Shannon

99 Homes screenplay

Screenplay: ’99 Homes’

A desperate construction worker (Andrew Garfield) reluctantly accepts a job with the ruthless real-estate broker (Michael Shannon) who evicted him and his family from their home.

Movie Review: Jake Paltrow’s ‘Young Ones’ Starring Michael Shannon, Nichoulas Hoult and Kodi Smit-McPhee

Writer/Director Jake Paltrow must be a huge fan of The Road Warrior because his new film, Young Ones, is a watered down version of George Miller’s classic film. The film is set in the near future where water is the most treasured resource you can have. Ernest Holm (Michael Shannon) lives on a wasteland of dirt and more dirt with his kids, Jerome (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Mary (Elle Fanning). He spends his time trying to

Chicago Theater Sees Recent Returns of Acclaimed Alumni

Broadway may be the center of the theater universe in the U.S., but not all acting greats who start in theater get their breakthrough in New York City.  In fact, a number of notable actors who had their first major breakthrough in Chicago theater have made their way back to the stage in the Second City over the last few years, including John Mahoney (The Birthday Party), William Petersen (Slowgirl), Michael Shannon (Simpatico) and Joan

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