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+.
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Film News: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is Top Film at 55th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 27, 2019 - 12:31pmCHICAGO – The Chicago International Film Festival is competitive, and the 55th edition presented its awards on October 25th, 2019, at CHEZ venue in Chicago. The winner of the Gold Hugo as Best International Film was “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (France), directed by Céline Sclamma.
Oscar Week: HollywoodChicago.com Predictions for 2019 Academy Awards
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 23, 2019 - 4:22pm- 2019
- 91st
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- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Controversy
- Film Feature
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- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jon Lennon Espino
- Oscars
- Patrick McDonald
- Predictions
- Spike Walters
CHICAGO – Time to fill out the Oscar prediction ballots! The 91st Academy Awards are on Sunday, February 24th, 2019, and HC film critics Patrick McDonald, Michael “Spike” Walters and Jon Lennon Espino are ready to add their prognosticating powers to eight major categories, plus three wild cards. Let the predicting begin.
Film News: ‘Happy as Lazzaro’ Takes Top Prize at 54th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 20, 2018 - 8:45amCHICAGO – The Chicago International Film Festival is competitive, and the 54th edition presented its awards on October 19th, 2018, at the AMC River East Theatre in Chicago. The winner of the Gold Hugo as Best Film was “Happy as Lazzaro” (Italy/Switzerland/Germany/France), directed by Alice Rohrwacher.
Film News: Oriana Oppice Awarded Best Director for ‘Leia’s Army’ at Global Impact Film Fest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 27, 2018 - 1:57pm- Best Director
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- Generations
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- Testa Dura Media
- Trinacria Pictures
- Washington D.C.
- WIFC
- Woman’s March
- Women in Film Chicago
WASHINGTON, DC – Chicago took home a bit of gold on August 26th, 2018, as local filmmaker Oriana Oppice was awarded Best Director for her short film “Leia’s Army” at the Global Impact Film Festival in Washington, D.C. The film, which is a fictional overview of the Woman’s March Movement through multiple generations, is a contemporary and multi-dimensional look at families in the age of Trump.
Oscar Week: HollywoodChicago.com 2018 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 3, 2018 - 11:17am- 2018
- 90th
- Academy Awards
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Film Feature
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- Jimmy Kimmel
- Jon Lennon Espino
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- Spike Walters
CHICAGO – Time to fill out the Oscar prediction ballots! The 90th Academy Awards are on Sunday, March 4th, 2018, and HC film critics Patrick McDonald, Michael “Spike” Walters and Jon Lennon Espino are ready to add their prognosticating powers to all the major categories, plus three wild cards. Let the predicting begin.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s 2017 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 25, 2017 - 3:36pm- 2017
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- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Fences
- Film Feature
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- Hacksaw Ridge
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jon Lennon Espino
- LA LA Land
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- Patrick McDonald
- Predictions
- Spike Walters
CHICAGO – When is comes to Academy Award predictions, HollywoodChicago.com is second to none. That’s right, nobody does it better, even the approximately 100 million other outlets predicting the Big Night awards. HC film critics Patrick McDonald, Michael “Spike” Walters and Jon Lennon Espino “correctly” predict the major categories.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s 2016 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 28, 2016 - 10:03amCHICAGO – Okay kids, time to jump into the 2016 Oscar Pool. There are “predictors,” and then there is HollywoodChicago.com! That’s right, critic contributors Spike Walters and Patrick McDonald have the inside scoop to who will win on Oscar night, because they have a DeLorean time machine – in their dreams!
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s 2015 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 21, 2015 - 4:58amCHICAGO – Oscar! Oscar! Oscar! Say it three times to win it, and you’ll win every Academy Award pool you enter – at least for the nine categories covered here – if you follow the advice of the HollywoodChicago.com “experts.” We have the Oscar magic, so if you believe in it, then we deliver.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 2014 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 28, 2014 - 6:11pm- 12 Years a Slave
- 2014
- 86th
- Academy Awards
- American Hustle
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Picture
- Best Screenplay
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Brian Tallerico
- Dave Canfield
- David Fowlie
- Entertainment News
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- Gravity
- Her
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Nebraska
- Nick Allen
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- Wolf of Wall Street
CHICAGO – Get your scorecards and pencils out, because this is the last stop you’ll need for all your 2014 Academy Award predicting needs…except for the 10 million other media outlets in the age of information. Why is HollywoodChicago.com better? Because our experts have insider information that we completely make up!