CHICAGO – Cherilyn Sarkisian… yes, that is her birth name… is the redoubtable Cher, and it’s perfect timing for her to have a jukebox musical tribute. “The Cher Show,” covering three eras/songs of the six-decade career of Cher, opens for a Chicago preview before its Broadway run, from June 12th through July 25th, 2018.
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Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers John Mahoney
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 9, 2018 - 8:54am- 77
- Barton Fink
- David Hyde Pierce
- Dead
- Dies
- Film News
- Frasier
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- House of Blue Leaves
- John Mahoney is Dead
- Jon Espino
- Kelsey Grammar
- Martin Crane
- Michael Spike Walters
- Obituary
- Orphans
- Passed Away
- Patrick McDonald
- Say Anything
- Steppenwolf Theatre
- The American President
- Tony Award
CHICAGO – The actor John Mahoney, the son of Chicago that came here from England, died on February 4th, 2018 at his home in nearby Oak Park. He was 77. He had a varied career of stage and screen roles, but he is best remembered as Dad Martin Crane to sons Niles and “Frasier,” on that long running series.
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s Overrated & Worst Films of 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 9, 2018 - 12:55pmCHICAGO – Opinions are like certain orifices, everybody has one. The contributors to HollywoodChicago.com – Patrick McDonald, Jon Lennon Espino and Spike Walters – are no strangers to opinions on the film scene, so why not offer judgement on the most overrated and worst films of the year 2017.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Tackles Pro Football Films
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 10, 2017 - 8:44pm- Al Pacino
- Any Given Sunday
- Best Football Films
- Billy Dee Williams
- Brian Piccolo
- Brian’s Song
- Chicago Bears
- Cuba Gooding Jr
- Film Feature
- Gale Sayers
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- James Caan
- Jerry Maguire
- Jon Espino
- Michael Spike Walters
- Oliver Stone
- Patrick McDonald
- Renee Zellweger
- Tom Cruise
- Über-Critic
CHICAGO – It’s the opening Sunday of the NFL, and what better time to celebrate the films that celebrate the sport that celebrate the ballers. Film history has a steroid-free stack of pro football films in all categories. Patrick McDonald, Jon Lennon Espino and Spike Walters of HollywoodChicago.com take on three prime examples.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Jerry Lewis
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 30, 2017 - 8:59pm- Dean Martin
- Film News
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
- Hollywood or Bust
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jerry Lewis
- Jerry Lewis is Dead
- Jon Espino
- Las Vegas
- Michael Spike Walters
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Obituary
- Passed Away
- Patrick McDonald
- Telethon
- The Day the Clown Cried
- The King of Comedy
- The Nutty Professor
CHICAGO – Jerry Lewis had a long and winding life, dying last week at the age of 91. Through that life he had many show business lives – including the inevitable addictions – surviving all of the them with his signature comic style. He also was featured in over 70 films, and HollywoodChicago.com remembers three of them.
