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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Theater Review: Lookingglass Theatre Co. Knows ‘Life Sucks’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 3, 2016 - 5:16pmCHICAGO – Let’s face it, life does suck. But what can we do about that? How do we survive? Lookingglass Theatre Company’s latest stage presentation tries to answer those thorny questions through a group of fellow travelers, flung together at a cabin retreat, trying to figure out why (indeed) “Life Sucks.”
Film Review: Unfunny ‘Masterminds’ is a Complete Waste of Talent
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 30, 2016 - 11:19amCHICAGO – Tick…tick…tick. That is the sound of your life frittering away, if you choose to experience the 94 minutes, that feels like two weeks, for “Masterminds.” The film that has virtually no laughs – in categorizing itself as a comedy – and is an almost criminal waste of some decent comic talent.
Interview: Garrett Clayton for Reeling2016’s Closing Night Film ‘King Cobra’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 29, 2016 - 10:12am- 34th
- Alicia Silverstone
- Bi-Sexual
- Chicago
- Christian Slater
- Closing Night
- Disney Channel
- Garrett Clayton
- Gay
- Hairspray Live
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- IFC Films
- Interview
- James Franco
- King Cobra
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Molly Ringwald
- Music Box Theatre
- Patrick McDonald
- Queer
- Reeling2016
- Teen Beach Movie
- The Fosters
- Transsexual
CHICAGO – Closing Night for Reeling2016 is Thursday, Sep. 29th, after Chicago’s LGBTQ+ International Film Festival has presented a week of cinema celebrations. The Landmark Century Centre Cinema is the scene for “King Cobra,” directed by Justin Kelly and featuring Garrett Clayton. The film is a notorious overview of the life of gay porn star Brent Corrigan. Both Clayton and the director are scheduled to appear on behalf of the film.
Interview: Director Hannes Holm Meets ‘A Man Called Ove’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2016 - 10:23pmCHICAGO – In 2012, Fredrik Backman released his Swedish novel called “En man som heter Ove.” It was published in English in 2013, and became a best seller. The book that delved into the life of a cranky old man is now a major Swedish movie, distributed in the U.S. by Chicago’s Music Box Films, and directed by Hannes Holm.
Interviews: Red-Carpet Talk for Reeling2016 Opening Night
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2016 - 11:33am- 34th
- Bi-Sexual
- Bianca Del Rio
- Brittani Nichols
- Carly Usdin
- Chicago
- Drag Queens
- Gay
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hurricane Bianca
- Interview
- Jon Espino
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Matt Kugelman
- Music Box Theatre
- Opening Night
- Patrick McDonald
- Queer
- Red Carpet
- Reeling2016
- Roy Haylock
- Suicide Kale
- Transparent
- Transsexual
CHICAGO – Reeling2016, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, opened last week (Sep. 22nd) with a hurricane force, through Bianca Del Rio. The comic goddess premiered the film “Hurricane Bianca,” directed by Matt Kugelman. Del Rio, Kugelman and others walked the Red Carpet at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre.
Slideshow: Red-Carpet Opening Night for Reeling2016, Chicago’s LGTBQ+ Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2016 - 8:48am- 34th
- Bi-Sexual
- Bianca Del Rio
- Brittani Nichols
- Carly Usdin
- Chicago
- Drag Queens
- Gay
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Slideshow
- Hurricane Bianca
- Jon Espino
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Matt Kugelman
- Music Box Theatre
- Opening Night
- Patrick McDonald
- Queer
- Red Carpet
- Reeling2016
- Roy Haylock
- Suicide Kale
- Transsexual
CHICAGO – The historic Music Box Theatre was extra fabulous on September 22nd, as Reeling2016, Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, rolled out the Red Carpet on Opening Night for the the film “Hurricane Bianca,” featuring Bianca Del Rio (Roy Haylock), and directed by Matt Kugelman. Filmmakers Carly Usdin and Brittani Nichols of “Suicide Kale” also walked the Carpet, as well as Three Queens.
Interview: Director Lee Ho-Jae at the Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 27, 2016 - 9:36amCHICAGO – The 2016 Fall Season of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema of Chicago kicked off on September 17th, with the South Korean film “Sori: Voice of the Heart.” The director behind this purposeful man-and-machine relationship movie is Lee Ho-Jae. The unusual story combined our modern tech world with a satellite turned robot who is sick of it all.
Film News: Chicago’s ‘Asian Pop-Up Cinema’ Screens ‘Hamog’ on Sep. 25, 2016
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 24, 2016 - 4:59pmCHICAGO – The Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series, spotlighting a variety of diverse Asian films, continues its 2016 Fall Season with a Filipino film, “Hamog,” directed by Ralston Jover. The film, making its Chicago premiere, will screen at 2pm on Sunday, Sep 25th, 2016, at the Wilmette Theatre in Willmette, Ill.
Film Review: Funny, Spontaneous ‘Storks’ Really Delivers
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 23, 2016 - 12:19pmCHICAGO – I’ve waited all week to write that headline, and I will be joining the 100,000 other similar headlines out there. Hey-ooh! “Storks” is a lot of fun, without the dire need for any “message” or heavy handedness that is too familiar in the current animation environment. It’s just funny.
Film News: Reeling2016, 34th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Fest, Opens on Sep. 22, 2016 with ‘Hurricane Bianca’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2016 - 3:03pmCHICAGO – The second oldest LGBTQ+ International Film Festival in America, Reeling2016, is about to launched its 34th edition in Chicago at the historic Music Box Theatre on Thursday, September 22th (details below). The Opening Night film will be “Hurricane Bianca,” featuring famed comedian Roy Haylock, and his outrageous alter ego Bianca Del Rio. Haylock/Del Rio will walk the Red Carpet with writer/director (and Chicago native) Matt Kugelman.