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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Film News: 2022 Sundance Film Festival Starts its Engines
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 22, 2022 - 11:35amCHICAGO – The 2022 Sundance Film Festival heads into Day Three after Opening Night and a full slate of films for Day Two. Like last year, the festival is virtual and online, meaning anyone/anywhere with a ticket or a pass (link) can indulge in the film offerings throughout the festival, which runs until January 30th.
On-Air Film Review: Storm Warning in ‘Munich – The Edge of War’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 21, 2022 - 11:59am- Adolf Hitler
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 20th, 2022, reviewing a fictional film set in a real historic event, “Munich – The Edge of War,” streaming on Netflix beginning on January 21st.
Via Zoom: Kyle Prater is Chasing Greatness in ‘Samples of Life’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 20, 2022 - 2:19amCHICAGO – As is often the case, an Act Two in life comes early for the elite athlete. In the case of ex-Pro Footballer Kyle Prater, his Act Two came in the form of Chasing Greatness Productions, a filmmaking and music company. His latest short film is “Samples of Life,” a meditation on creating during the pandemic.
Film News: Tickets Available for Virtual 2022 Sundance Film Festival, January 20-30
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 17, 2022 - 10:44amCHICAGO – As was announced earlier in the month, the 2022 Sundance Film Festival morphed from a hybrid (online and in person) to a strictly virtual festival beginning January 20th through the 30th. For all information, including tickets and ticket packages, click SUNDANCE 2022.
On-Air Film Review: A Ghostface in the Crowd in ‘Scream’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 14, 2022 - 9:47amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 13th, 2022, reviewing the fifth film in the franchise series, a self described “requel” of “Scream,” in theaters on January 14th.
On-Air Film Review: Internet Beauty & the Cyber-Beast in ‘Belle’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 13, 2022 - 9:39pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 13th, 2022, reviewing a new animated film from Japan, a version of “Beauty & the Beast” entitled “Belle,” in theaters on January 14th.
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Via Zoom: The World According to Performer Natalja Aicardi
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 13, 2022 - 12:29pmCHICAGO – To discover a truly unique interpreter of cabaret is rare and exciting. Natalja Aicardi is a Chicago singer and performance artist, by way of her native Italy. Her multi disciplinary practice of music, movement, singing and energy practice is adds to a mesmerizing performance base, intimate and inviting.
Feature: Top 10 Celebrity Portraits of 2021, by Photographer Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2022 - 9:37pm- 10
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- Anthony Michael Hall
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- Betty White
- Charlie Gillespie
- Debbie Gibson
- Elvis Presley
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- Joe Arce
- Katie Cassidy
- Kenneth Branagh
- Lana Parilla
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- Priscilla Presley
- Rebecca Hall
- Stormy Daniels
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CHICAGO – In a Covid-free world no doubt this list would be a TOP 20 or 25 … in non-pandemic times, I photographed approximately 150 celebrities per year. In 2020, there were only two, before the global pandemic basically put my career – like that of so many others – into a medically induced coma.
In Memoriam: Flashback Interview and Exclusive Photo of Bob Saget
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 10, 2022 - 4:01pmCHICAGO – There are a couple directions to the long career of Bob Saget, who passed away unexpectedly at age 65 on January 9th, 2022. The first of course was his role as Danny Tanner, the Dad he portrayed in the 1980s sitcom “Full House” and later in the Netflix revival “Fuller House.” The second is his stand-up comedy, whose reputation for filthy jokes had no boundaries.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Sidney Poitier
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 10, 2022 - 2:34pm- 94
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- Blackboard Jungle
- Dead
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- In the Heat of the Night
- Jon Lennon Espino
- Let’s Do it Again
- Lilies of the Field
- Michael Spike Walters
- No Way Out
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- Sidney Poitier is Dead
- Sneakers
- The Defiant Ones
- To Sir with Love
CHICAGO – With the passing of actor Sidney Poitier at the age of 94 on January 6th, 2022, another lion of the cinema – who represented succinctly an era of the movies – has left the mortal coil. HollywoodChicago.com presents the following appreciation through three film essays in retrospect by Patrick McDonald, Spike Walters and Jon Lennon Espino.
On-Air Film Review: Nothing But a Sandwich for ‘A Hero’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 9, 2022 - 9:11amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 6th, 2022, reviewing a new film from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi “A Hero,” in theaters on January 7th and Amazon Prime Video on January 21st.
On-Air Film Review: Benefit for Bennifer in ‘The Tender Bar’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2022 - 12:57pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 6th, 2022, reviewing the latest from Ben Affleck, directed by George Clooney. “The Tender Bar” is streaming on Amazon Prime Video starting January 7th.
Film Review: Ass Kicker of the Wrong Kind is Downfall of ‘The 355’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2022 - 8:57amCHICAGO – There’s something to be said for a well done ass kicker in January that provides an entertaining distraction from the ice and snow outside. “The 355” is not it, offering a typical quick cutting action thriller that plods along in the most formulaic and least exciting manner possible. There’s nothing in this movie that hasn’t been done to death already.
