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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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Ted 2’ With Mark Wahlberg
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 21, 2015 - 6:02pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated comedy sequel “Ted 2” starring Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane and Amanda Seyfried!
Film Review: ‘Dolphin Tale 2’ is Fantastic Family Entertainment
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 12, 2014 - 10:21amCHICAGO – They don’t come along often, the rare fun-for-the-whole-family film. But “Dolphin Tale 2” fits that description perfectly, throws in some idealistic symbolism, and more importantly follows those symbols through to the end.
Interview: Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Nathan Gamble of ‘Dolphin Tale 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 10, 2014 - 2:23pmCHICAGO – When sequels are made, they are rarely better than the original and often have different cast members. “Dolphin Tale 2” defies both of those conventions, and the returning cast delivers the goods – including Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., and the teenage actors Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Dolphin Tale 2’ With Harry Connick Jr.
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 5, 2014 - 10:15pm- Adam Fendelman
- Ashley Judd
- Austin Highsmith
- Austin Stowell
- Bethany Hamilton
- Betsy Landin
- Charles Martin Smith
- Cozi Zuehlsdorff
- Denisea Wilson
- Dolphin Tale 2
- Harry Connick Jr.
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- HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film
- Julia Winter
- Juliana Harkavy
- Karen Janszen
- Kris Kristofferson
- Morgan Freeman
- Nathan Gamble
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the sequel “Dolphin Tale 2” starring Harry Connick Jr.!
Blu-ray Review: The Internet is For Real in Goofy ‘Transcendence’
Submitted by NickHC on August 4, 2014 - 6:55pmCHICAGO – The Internet is for real in “Transcendence”, a B-movie with grade-A production quality, loaded with terabyte-size open-ended questions, so long as one can accept it lastly with a scientific mindset. It is a film that perceives technology to be more expansive than a box of wires and computer chips, and actualizes the expanse of the internet as limitless to the realm of spiritual.
Film Review: Scarlett Johansson Packs a Blockbuster Punch in ‘Lucy’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 25, 2014 - 6:43amCHICAGO – “Lucy” is a piece of high-minded cinematic junk food that manages to be outlandishly weird while still satisfying the lizard brain desires of its audience. It’s a film that knows what’ll get the behinds in the seats, and that appeal can effectively be summed up in one shot.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Lucy’ With Scarlett Johansson
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 18, 2014 - 5:38pmCHICAGO – In the highly anticipated sci-fi “Lucy,” Scarlett Johansson turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Slideshow: Morgan Freeman Honored by Gene Siskel Film Center
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 8, 2014 - 7:25pm- A Candid Conversation with Morgan Freeman
- Deep Impact
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- Glory
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- HollywoodChicago.com Slideshow
- Joe Arce
- Last Vegas
- Million Dollar Baby
- Morgan Freeman
- Patrick McDonald
- Seven
- The Dark Knight
- The LEGO Movie
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Unforgiven
CHICAGO – The sonorous and familiar voice of Morgan Freeman was in Chicago on June 7th, 2014, as the Gene Siskel Film Center presented “A Candid Conversation with Morgan Freeman” to benefit the theater. The event, at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, raised more than $350,000 for the Film Center’s programming budget.
Blu-ray Review: Steven Spielberg’s Progressive Slave Drama ‘Amistad’
Submitted by NickHC on June 4, 2014 - 11:18amCHICAGO – Before Hollywood grappled with the unforgiving intensity of “12 Years a Slave,” they championed Steven Spielberg’s powerful film “Amistad,” years earlier, now available for the first time on Blu-ray. Densely comparing the movies is a difficult task considering their different perspectives, but they do stand as interesting bookends with how Hollywood has dealt with the American atrocity of slavery in their films.
Film Review: Meditative ‘Transcendence’ Also Artificially Intelligent
Submitted by NickHC on April 17, 2014 - 8:00pmCHICAGO – The Internet is for real in “Transcendence”, a B-movie with grade-A production quality, loaded with terabyte-size open-ended questions, so long as one can accept it lastly with a scientific mindset.