CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Film News: Chicago’s DOC 10 opens with ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ on April 5, 2018
CHICAGO – Documentaries are often the most compelling filmmaking, because truth is always stranger. The Chicago Media Project presents its third annual DOC 10, a weekend festival of 11 (10+1!) prominent documentaries that often end up either making a national statement or getting nominated for awards. It all takes place at the Davis Theatre in the Lincoln Square neighborhood from April 5th-8th, 2018. For more information, including schedule and tickets, click here.
’Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ Opens DOC 10
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The Opening Night film is the highly anticipated “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” the profile of Fred “Mr.” Rogers, who hosted “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” on PBS, which nurtured two generations of children over five decades. The ten other documentaries, playing at various times over the weekend are... “RBG,” “The King” (Closing Night), “Bisbee ’17,” “Love Means Zero,” “Crime + Punishment,” “306 Hollywood,” “On Her Shoulders,” “Devil’s Freedom,” “The Other Side of Everything” and “Minding the Gap.” DOC 10 also features discussions and seminars. Click the link above for more information on individual films and special sessions.
By PATRICK McDONALD |