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 Review: ‘American Pastoral’ Should Have Been Put to Pasture
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2016 - 3:25pmCHICAGO – Change can be a frightening part of life and the human experience. It is an unavoidable but often necessary transition for progress. If you fight change or innovation, the stagnation alone will weigh you down and hold you back. “American Pastoral” may deal with the themes of revolution, but that’s about all that is revolutionary or unique about this film.
Film Review: ‘Blair Witch’ Takes a Familiar Trail to a Dead End
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 18, 2016 - 8:10pmCHICAGO – The forest is an elusive environment that can hold hope for one person or isolation for another. You can enter the forest for some Thoreauvian wisdom, but end up being engulfed by its overwhelming monotony. As we revisit the world of “Blair Witch”, we are reminded that the found footage genre has come a long way from its humble origins, but perhaps some footage is better off not “found.”
Red-Carpet Video Interviews: ‘Café Society’ Filmmaker Woody Allen
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 25, 2016 - 12:01pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com presents our red-carpet video coverage of the “Café Society” premiere in Chicago on July 21, 2016. We interview legendary filmmaker Woody Allen along with executive producer Ron Chez and Metropolitan Capital Bancorp Chairman/CEO Michael Rose at the Chicago History Museum.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Dirty Grandpa’ With Robert De Niro, Zac Efron
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 17, 2016 - 5:16pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new comedy “Dirty Grandpa” starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron!
Slideshow: Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-raq’ Premiere in Chicago on Nov. 22, 2015
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 8, 2015 - 12:17pmCHICAGO – The Red Carpet in Chicago was rolled out in maximum fashion for the November 22nd, 2015, premiere of director Spike Lee’s new film, “Chi-raq.” Despite its controversial title, the city has embraced the film’s metaphoric plea for sanity, and the premiere took place at the historic Chicago Theatre on State Street. Stars of the film, including Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, Wesley Snipes and director Spike Lee were all in attendance, and HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce got Exclusive Portraits of them all.
Film Review: Inventive ‘Chi-raq’ is an Authentic Plea for Sanity
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 4, 2015 - 10:52amCHICAGO – A spotlight on Chicago, in the context of guns and violence, is never a good thing for the overall community. But using Chicago as a metaphor for all violent insanity, and making a plea for peace, is the purpose of director Spike Lee’s new film, “Chi-raq.”
Film Review: Grim Conclusion for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 20, 2015 - 8:46pm- Donald Sutherland
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CHICAGO – This has to be what the filmmakers intended when they split the final book of the “Hunger Games” series into two films. While “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1” was all set up, Part 2 doesn’t just lead up to a huge climax.
Film Review: Benicio Del Toro is Never Better in Standout 2015 Thriller ‘Sicario’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 26, 2015 - 2:02pmCHICAGO – Seeing the man behind the curtains in “The Wizard of Oz” really was when so many of us truly understood what “behind the scenes” means. Today, we’re fascinated by FBI and CIA stories because they grant us top-secret security clearance we’ll otherwise never have.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Sicario’ With Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 19, 2015 - 12:18pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated crime drama “Sicario” starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin!
Film Review: Intoxicating ‘The Age of Adaline’ a Featherweight Fantasy
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 24, 2015 - 6:35amCHICAGO – “The Age of Adaline” is a beautifully shot featherweight fantasy that remains charming as long as you don’t think about it too hard, or at all. At one point one character asks another why he loves Adaline, and he replies “because she makes no sense.” The same could be said for this movie.