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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DVD Review: Spectacular ‘The Shield: The Complete Series Collection’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 13, 2009 - 2:32pmCHICAGO – All seven season of the Emmy-winning, groundbreaking “The Shield,” easily one of the best programs of the ’00s, have been collected into one absolutely gorgeous set for “The Shield: The Complete Series Collection”. This time of year usually produces several complete series sets to essentially re-sell already available programs to holiday shoppers. This is one of the best.
TV News: Cancellation Axe Falls on ‘Dollhouse,’ ‘Eastwick,’ ‘Hank’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 13, 2009 - 2:09pmCHICAGO – Blogs everywhere are reporting that FOX has canceled “Dollhouse” and that ABC has canceled “Eastwick” and “Hank”. “Dollhouse” starred Eliza Dushku with “Eastwick” and “Hank” being headlined by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Kelsey Grammer, respectively. The series join “Trauma” and “The Beautiful Life” as early fatalities of the new season.
Video Game Review: Activision Gets Poppy With Catchy ‘Band Hero’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 13, 2009 - 1:36pmCHICAGO – No one can accuse Activision and Neversoft of allowing their music game franchise to get stale. In fact, some might argue that they have flooded the market with too many similar products including “Guitar Hero: Metallica,” “Guitar Hero: Smash Hits,” “Guitar Hero 5,” “DJ Hero,” and, now, “Band Hero” in just this year alone (with “Guitar Hero: Van Halen” dropping before Christmas as well).
Blu-Ray Review: Stunning ‘The Prisoner’ Still Holds Viewer Interest Captive
Submitted by BrianTT on November 13, 2009 - 1:09pmCHICAGO – Patrick McGoohan was ready to quit. After playing secret agent John Drake in over eighty episodes of the British TV show “Danger Man” (known in the US as “Secret Agent”), McGoohan was clearly in need of a change. Luckily, his script editor George Markstein had a great idea up his sleeve.
DVD Review: ‘Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 13, 2009 - 12:49pmCHICAGO – When I first heard about Will Ferrell’s one-man Broadway show in which he would deliver a nearly-90-minute monologue as outgoing President George W. Bush, I was both excited at the potential and nervous as to how on Earth the talented comedian could keep it interesting for its full running time.
‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Creator Jared Hess Scores With ‘Gentlemen Broncos’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 13, 2009 - 9:34amCHICAGO - Writer/Director Jared Hess’ universe, where obscure pop culture references and strange survivors abide, gets another workout with the spontaneously funny “Gentlemen Broncos,” which also features Mike White and Jennifer Coolidge.
Interview: Producer Edward Norton on Documentary ‘By the People: The Election of Barack Obama’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 13, 2009 - 5:16amCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com recently interviewed Edward Norton on the new HBO documentary “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama” along with co-directors Amy Rice and Alicia Sams. Edward Norton served as a producer.
Interview: Director Richard Curtis on Rock, Politics, Sex & ‘Pirate Radio’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 12, 2009 - 4:41pmCHICAGO – The legendary Richard Curtis returns this week with “Pirate Radio,” the story of Radio Rock and the first disc jockeys to ever play rock and roll in the United Kingdom.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Passes to Sequel ‘The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day’ in Chicago
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 11, 2009 - 6:14pmCHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two run-of-engagement Chicago passes up for grabs to “The Boondock Saints” cult-classic sequel “The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day”!
Blu-Ray Review: Alfred Hitchcock Makes Striking HD Debut With ‘North by Northwest’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 11, 2009 - 5:06pmCHICAGO – It is as difficult for me to write critically about “North by Northwest” as it would be for someone to discuss their first love. The films of Hitchcock are, without question, why I do what I do and my only concern, as they start to be released on Blu-Ray, is that they won’t live up to the bar set by the package put together for first Hitch movie on the next-gen format - “North by Northwest”.
Blu-Ray Review: Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ a Modern Masterpiece
Submitted by BrianTT on November 11, 2009 - 4:23pmCHICAGO – Michael Mann might first seem the ideal fit for Blu-Ray. He’s a notorious perfectionist, apparent in every frame of his remarkable output of films that includes such great modern classics as “Manhunter,” “The Insider,” “Collateral,” and “Public Enemies”.
TV Review: Beloved ‘Glee’ Returns With Stellar Episode
Submitted by BrianTT on November 11, 2009 - 11:32amCHICAGO – We have written here several times about the genius of “Glee” (in May and again in September), but with the show having been off the air for a few weeks so the Yankees could win another World Series, we thought it was a good time to assess how the show has been progressing by taking an advanced look at tonight’s episode, the wonderful “Wheels”.
Blu-Ray Review: Annoying ‘The Answer Man’ Full of Hot Air
Submitted by BrianTT on November 10, 2009 - 12:36pmCHICAGO – “Hell is other people!” declares reclusive author Arlen Faber. That’s nothing compared to the hell of fake people, who permeate so many subpar pictures marketed as “indie” entertainment. There’s not a single character in “The Answer Man” that feels the least bit realistic.
