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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Preview Feature: Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Season Eight
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 27, 2019 - 6:31pm- Alliance Francaise de Chicago
- AMC River East 21
- APUC
- Asian Pop-Up Cinema
- Cambodia
- Chicago
- China
- Film News
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Joffrey Ballet
- Mongolia
- Patrick McDonald
- Season Eight
- Singapore
- Sophia Wong Boccio
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Wilmette Theater
CHICAGO – One of the most successful ongoing film festivals is Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC). Facilitated by founder and veteran film programmer Sophia Wong Bocchio, the fest anticipates Season Eight with another amazing line-up of films from Japan, Mongolia, Singapore, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Indonesia and South Korea.
Theater Review: ‘It’s NOT ALL About You John Michael’ in Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 27, 2019 - 12:06pmCHICAGO – John Michael epitomizes the art of the monologue. The Chicago transplant, by way of Dallas, is moving on (he says temporarily) from the city that inspired his last show, “Meatball Seance,” after notorious and successful runs of his other one-man shows, “John Michael and the Order of the Penix” and “Dementia Me.” His farewell performance is his latest, another laugh riot, “It’s NOT ALL About You John Michael,” and will take place at Mary’s Attic in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on March 1st, 2019. Click here for details, including ticket information.
Flashback Podtalk, Photo: Jussie Smollett on The Red Carpet in 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 21, 2019 - 10:21pmCHICAGO – Before everything else happened, Jussie Smollett was an actor from the TV series “Empire” and portrayed Langston Hughes in the film “Marshall” … featuring Chadwick Boseman of “Black Panther” as young Thurgood Marshall. Smollett walked the Red Carpet for the film in 2017, at the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival.
Podtalk: Production Crew & Cast of Michael Glover Smith’s ‘Rendezvous in Chicago’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 13, 2019 - 3:53amCHICAGO – Filmmaking is a collaborative art, the melding of technical skill and creative energy. Proving that collaboration on a very high level is the new film “Rendezvous in Chicago,” written and directed by Michael Glover Smith. This passion project, shot in eight days, brought together a production crew and cast who perfectly meshed to create the “romance-in-the-Windy-City movie the world has been waiting for.” For the rest of the 5-Star review from HollywoodChicago.com, click here.
Film Review: Windy City Romance We’ve All Been Waiting for is ‘Rendezvous in Chicago’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 7, 2019 - 5:33pmCHICAGO – In the 30 odd years I’ve lived in Chicago, and in the 10 years I’ve done the Chicago Film Tour, I know Chicago movies. The problem was that most of them didn’t understand the Windy City vibe, especially in the relationships that develop here. Well, writer/director Michael Glover Smith gets it exquisitely right, in his three story anthology called “Rendezvous in Chicago.”
Podtalk: Jerry Vasilatos Presents ‘Solstice’ at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on Dec. 18, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 18, 2018 - 8:31amCHICAGO – In a bit of a Christmas miracle, a film that was shot in Chicago in the early 1990s will see the light of screen again in the same theater – the historic Music Box Theatre – where a key scene was filmed. Writer/Director Jerry Vasilatos presents the 25th Anniversary restoration of his holiday film “Solstice” on December 18th, 2018, with a post screening Q&A moderated by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com. For details and ticket info, click here.
Film News: HollywoodChicago.com to Host Q&A for ‘Wild Honey’ on Dec. 12, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 11, 2018 - 9:43pmCHICAGO – “Wild Honey” is a film of transition and redemption, and features a stellar cast anchored by veteran character actress Rusty Schwimmer.
Podtalk: Creator and Lead Actor of Web Series ‘Deadbeat 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 27, 2018 - 10:53amCHICAGO – Not many web series start out as music videos, but the new online (YouTube) drama “Deadbeat 2” was just that. Created, written and directed by Danny Froze, the made-in-Chicago story recently premiered episodes five and six in the series, which features actor Kiwaun Stoutmire in the lead role of Ronnie.
Entertainment News: Chance the Rapper to Host Mayoral Fundraiser for Amara Enyia, Nov. 14, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 13, 2018 - 11:35pmCHICAGO – The City of Chicago has its campaigns for Mayor heating up, and one of the frontrunners is Amara Enyia, who recently made news by getting endorsements from both Chance the Rapper and Kanye West. Chance will put that endorsement to use by hosting Enyia at a campaign fundraiser on November 14th, 2018, at Chicago’s legendary Chop House. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Podtalk: Exec Director Brent Kado of the 8th Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Nov. 9-11, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 7, 2018 - 9:35amCHICAGO – It is time once again for Chicago to get its funny on, in the category of contemporary comedy films. The 8th Chicago Comedy Film Festival (CCFF) is from November 9th to 11th, 2018, and this year the Fest will be doing their primary screenings at Columbia College on South Wabash Avenue. For direct ticket information, click here.