CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Podtalk: Bashir Salahuddin & Charles Parnell in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 26, 2022 - 4:39pmCHICAGO – The big excitement for Memorial Day weekend 2022 at the movies is the delayed-for-two-year release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the 1986 classic, both starring Tom Cruise. Two of his supporting actors in the film, both from Chicago, are Bashir Salahuddin and Charles Parnell.
Podtalk: Director Daniel Roher New Doc Reveals Alexei ‘Navalny’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 24, 2022 - 6:39pm- 2022
- A House Made of Splinters
- Alexei Nalvany
- Chicago Media Project
- CMP
- Daniel Roher
- Davis Theater
- Descendant
- Diane Becker
- DOC10
- Fire of Love
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- Interview
- Let the Little Light Shine
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- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
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- RIOTSVILLE USA
- Russia
- Shane Boris
- The Janes
- The Territory
- Vladimir Putin
- We Feed People
CHICAGO – “Navalny,” the latest documentary from director Daniel Roher, regards Russian presidential candidate Alexei Nalvany, who ran against Vladimir Putin and gained popular support. Famously, this resulted in being poisoned and exiled, and his story is currently on CNN and will stream on HBO Max beginning May 26th, 2022.
Podtalk: Michael Glover Smith Proves Everything is 'Relative'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 22, 2022 - 9:06am- Cameron Scott Roberts
- Clare Cooney
- Cool Apocalypse
- Elizabeth Stam
- Florida
- Francis Guinan
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- GIFF
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- Keith D. Gallagher
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- Music Box Theatre
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- Relative
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- Tampa Bay
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CHICAGO – The journey from idea to completed film is a fever dream for the writer/director. Chicago-based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith has realized his dreams in his fourth feature film, “Relative.” The story of family, set in the neighborhood of Rogers Park, begins its local run at Music Box Theatre on June 8th, 2022.
2022Doc10: ‘Nalvany’ Inspired by Current Headlines at Doc10
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 22, 2022 - 8:19am- 2022
- A House Made of Splinters
- Chicago Media Project
- CMP
- Daniel Roher
- Davis Theater
- Descendant
- Diane Becker
- DOC10
- Film News
- Fire of Love
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Let the Little Light Shine
- Nalvany
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Patrick McDonald
- RIOTSVILLE USA
- Shane Boris
- Short Films
- The Janes
- The Territory
- We Feed People
CHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on the FINAL DAY on May 22nd, 2022, with the films (click links) NALVALNY (1pm, see below), A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS (4pm), and WE FEED
2022Doc10: ‘Let the Little Light Shine’ Illuminates at Doc10
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 11:38pm- 2022
- A House Made of Splinters
- Chicago Media Project
- CMP
- Davis Theater
- Descendant
- DOC10
- Film News
- Fire of Love
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Kevin Shaw
- Let the Little Light Shine
- Nalvany
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Patrick McDonald
- Rachel Dickson
- RIOTSVILLE USA
- Short Films
- The Janes
- The Territory
- We Feed People
CHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on DAY THREE on May 21st, 2022, with the films (click links) LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE (1pm, see below), RIOTSVILLE USA (4pm), THE TERRITORY (6:30pm), and FIRE OF LOVE (9pm).
On-Air Film Review: ‘Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ is a ‘90s Reunion
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 7:45pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on May 20th, 2022, reviewing the new release, “Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers,” a reboot of the late 1980s/‘90s cartoon series featuring gumshoe chipmunks, streaming on Disney+ beginning May 20th.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Men’ Predicts Autumn of the Patriarchy
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 7:23pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 19th, reviewing “Men,” the latest film from visionary directory Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”), in theaters beginning May 20th.
On-Air Film Review: Genteel ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 3:45pm- Allan Leech
- Dan Baker
- Downton Abbey: A New Era
- Elizabeth McGovern
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Bonneville
- Imelda Staton
- Jim Carter
- Julian Fellowes
- Maggie Smith
- Michelle Dockery
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Scott Thompson
- Simon Curtis
- The Morning Mess
- Universal Pictures
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 19th, reviewing “Downtown Abbey: A New Era,” the second film version of the mega-popular BBC/PBS series, in theaters beginning May 20th.
2022Doc10: ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ is the Latest Gem at Doc10
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 12:18pmCHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on DAY TWO on May 20th, 2022, with the films (click links) DESCENDANT (7pm), and the recommendation of the day NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (9pm).
Via Zoom: Director Stefan Forbes Wants You to ‘Hold Your Fire’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 19, 2022 - 1:48pmCHICAGO – Police reform and procedural alternatives in the U.S. continue to be in a hurricane of evolution. Despite the attention that the George Floyd incident brought to the perception, the law enforcement culture continues to resist. Stefan Forbes goes back to the past (1973), to inform them (and us) that change can work with his new documentary “Hold Your Fire.”
Exclusive Portrait: Selma Blair on New Memoir ‘Mean Baby’ at Chicago Humanities Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 18, 2022 - 10:46pmCHICAGO – The celebrity on the cover of the latest issue of People Magazine is Selma Blair. The actor has just released her memoir “Mean Baby” and talked about it at the Chicago Humanities Festival on May 14th, while photographed by Joe Arce for HollywoodChicago.com.
Film News: 2022 Doc10 Opening Night is 'The Janes' on May 19
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 18, 2022 - 3:55pmCHICAGO – Doc10, the annual Chicago ten-film-documentary festival, opens on May 19th, 2022, with a ripped-from-the-headlines event. “The Janes” is the story of a Chicago collective from the late 1960s to early ‘70s that provided abortions in the pre-Roe v. Wade era. Click DOC10 for details and the complete list of films.
CCFF2022: FINAL Nights of Fest Highlighted by Patton Oswalt Appearance on May 19, 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 18, 2022 - 9:44amCHICAGO – The 9th Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF) wraps up on May 19th, 2022, with a special screening of the highly anticipated “I Love My Dad.” As part of this event, comedian/actor Patton Oswalt will appear. Click CCFF for schedule and ticket information.
