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+.
Clint Eastwood
Interview: From Stage to Screen for the Actors in ‘Jersey Boys’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 18, 2014 - 12:55pmCHICAGO – When taking a huge Broadway hit to the screen, there are a whole new set of challenges. For the actors of the new film adaptation of “Jersey Boys” – John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda – it involved driving lessons from director Clint Eastwood and interpreting their stage personas on film.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to Clint Eastwood’s ‘Jersey Boys’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 14, 2014 - 2:05pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated musical “Jersey Boys” from director Clint Eastwood starring John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli!
What to Watch: Oct. 20-26, 2013
Submitted by BrianTT on October 23, 2013 - 4:50pm- Blu-ray Review
- Brian Tallerico
- Clint Eastwood
- Defiance
- DVD Review
- Elijah Wood
- High Plains Drifter
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Grant
- Hulu
- iTunes
- Julia Roberts
- Love Actually
- Maniac
- Netflix
- Nikita
- Notting Hill
- Oliver Stone
- Untold History of the United States
- Vikings
- VOD
- What to Watch
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – It’s a weird week at the video store (do they still have those?) or in the New Releases section of your favorite Video On Demand service. There’s some real junk that we’ll get to (“The Internship”) along with some flicks that are just too good not to break out into their own special Blu-ray reviews (“Before Midnight,” “The Conjuring” — both must-sees). And then there’s a unique array of catalog releases and TV seasons. Those could easily fall through the cracks if not for the informative What to Watch. All of these are new to Blu-ray, some for the first time and some in anniversary/special editions. At least one will grab your attention.
Blu-ray Feature: 2013 Father’s Day Gift Guide
Submitted by BrianTT on June 11, 2013 - 2:54pmCHICAGO – It’s that time of year, the one in which you have to decide if you’re willing to think outside of the tie box when it comes to getting your pop something for Father’s Day. Another pair of socks? Or how about something he’ll appreciate? A movie? A TV series? A box set?
Blu-ray Review: ‘Clint Eastwood: 20 Film Collection’ Highlights Legendary Career
Submitted by BrianTT on June 5, 2013 - 11:01amCHICAGO – “Clint Eastwood: 20 Film Collection” is a great Father’s Day gift that’s nonetheless a bit difficult to describe. It’s not exactly a greatest hits collection of its legendary star since it’s missing some of his most iconic films and includes some of his most notable failures.
Blu-ray Review: Generic is a Kind Word For ‘Trouble with the Curve’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 7, 2013 - 5:10pmCHICAGO – “Trouble with the Curve,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, opens with Clint Eastwood talking to his unresponsive cock and then kicking a chair across the room. He’s in full ornery old man mode in this movie that features talented people working with a script that doesn’t allow any of them to actually use their talents.
Film Review: Clint Eastwood Whiffs in ‘Trouble with the Curve’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2012 - 11:33amCHICAGO – Clint Eastwood keeps going and going. His reputation as an actor is secure in a long career, and his power as a director is Oscar worthy. His ability to recognize a limp script? Not so much, if “Trouble with the Curve” is a gauge. Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake are along for the pitch.
Interview: Director Robert Lorenz Pitches ‘Trouble with the Curve’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 19, 2012 - 8:21amCHICAGO – Baseball gets the metaphor-for-life treatment once again in “Trouble with the Curve,’ starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams. Eastwood plays an aging baseball scout estranged from his daughter (Adams) and seeks redemption in both arenas of his life. Making his directorial debut is Robert Lorenz, who has worked with Eastwood since “Bridges of Madison County.’
Blu-ray Review: Manly Movies Released in Time For Father’s Day
Submitted by BrianTT on June 5, 2012 - 2:50pmCHICAGO – It’s that time of year again when studios look deep into their catalogs and pull out a few lucky titles for potential consumers to give dear old dad on Father’s Day. What got the HD upgrade for the 2012 holiday? Warner Bros. has released one underrated gem and two mediocre “manly movies” in “A Perfect World,” “Blood Work,” and “U.S. Marshals.”
Blu-ray Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Shines in Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 29, 2012 - 9:47amCHICAGO – With all due respect to Damián Bichir, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt, I believe that the three best lead performances by an actor in 2011 were entirely overlooked by the Academy. None of the five Oscar nominees quite managed to top Michael Shannon in “Take Shelter,” Michael Fassbender in “Shame” or Leonardo DiCaprio in “J. Edgar.”