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Demolition charts his grief process through the medium of a series of complaint letters he sends to a vending machine company (really). Gyllenhaal plays Davis, a successful finance man who loses his wife Julia (glimpsed Heather Lind) in a car accident that leaves him completely unscathed. Demolition sees him continuing the trend, this time offering us one of the most consistent and interesting Hollywood A-listers to hand Jake Gyllenhaal.Įxcept this time Vallée is attempting to corner a slightly different market, opting to court the quirky indie dramedy market an arena that reached saturation point around a decade ago (you couldn’t move for an I Heart Huckabees or a Little Miss Sunshine) and has been on the wane ever since. First Matthew McConaughey, then Reese Witherspoon. Within the space of a couple of years he’s cemented himself a position of safety by providing mid-to-high quality dramas anchored by a strong and appealing central performance from an established favourite. Vallée has made a quick name for himself following the one-two release of Oscar friendly dramas Dallas Buyers Club and Wild.
Would you believe them? Would it turn out to be that way? Or would it be the coffee shop consumerist version of ‘edgy’? Something that sounds different to their prior somnambulist form, but is in fact more or the same, repackaged and branded as ‘edgy’ without any real element of risk involved? It’s a question that springs to mind when considering Demolition, the latest film from Jean-Marc Vallée. Imagine someone told you that there was a new album by Coldplay, Adele or Ed Sheeran and that it was really ‘edgy’.
What a shame, what a shame.Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Judah Lewis, Chris Cooper The demolition is a diminution of the public realm, and a real loss for Lawrence Avenue and Chicago at large. It is lavishly endowed with cream-colored glazed terra cotta ornament, none of which has been salvaged from the remaining portion of the building. It features a two-tone brick pattern alternating thin and thick bricks in running bond. This is a beautiful and richly ornamented building. Displays, ad posters, neon signs, and even some merchandise remain behind. The tenant spaces appear to have been evacuated in a big hurry. Nevertheless, the siren call of money-grabbing condos was apparently too much, and the beautiful building is being destroyed, slicing a gash into the previously unbroken string of ornate early 20th Century buildings on these blocks. The commercial portion of the building, which wrapped around it, appears to have soldiered on regardless. In 2006, the auditorium suffered a collapse and was demolished. Every storefront was occupied - the upstairs too. Those businesses seem to have been doing quite well, judging from the remnants they left behind. The theater closed long ago, its lobby converted to retail space.
Lawrence Avenue:īuilt in 1925 as the Terminal Theatre, it’s integral to the wonderful commercial row facing the Brown Line terminus station across Lawrence…. Meet the former Metro Theatre building, 3308 W.
If you answered “G), none of the above”, congratulations! You truly know how Chicago works! Which of the following is most likely to keep a building from being demolished?Ī) Lavish, beautiful terra cotta ornament and decorative brick patternsī) A series of occupied storefronts bringing in rental incomeĬ) A location on a major thoroughfare, ensuring those businesses will continue to thriveĭ) Easy access to a major public transportation service like the Brown Line LĮ) A total lack of any obvious structural or facade problems Okay, Chicago architecture fans, it’s time for a quiz! The question:
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