CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
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Film Review: Illuminating! On-Air Review of ‘The Sparks Brothers’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 19, 2021 - 9:04amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on June 18th, 2021, reviewing the new documentary “The Sparks Brothers,” opening in theaters on June 18th, 2021.
Film Review: Wives Tale! On-Air Review of ‘HItman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 17, 2021 - 8:14pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 17th, 2021, reviewing the new film “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” in theaters beginning June 16th.
Film News: 2021 Chicago Doc10 Opens June 17 with ‘Summer of Soul’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 17, 2021 - 9:28amCHICAGO –The City of Chicago’s influence as a Film Town is one of its greatest strengths. Doc10, a ten documentary film fest mostly at the Northside’s Davis Theater, opens Thursday, June 17th, 2021. For information on the line-up and tickets, click here.
Film News: Chicago’s FACETS In-Person & Virtual Film Camps, June 23 to Aug 27, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 16, 2021 - 5:37pmCHICAGO – It’s summer camp time, and what better destination for budding cinephiles then Film Camp! FACETS cinema a variety of film classes both in-person. virtual/online and hybrids for children/teens from ages eight to 17. For more information and tuition fees, click here.
Tribeca2021: Documentaries Take Center Stage at the 20th Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 16, 2021 - 10:19am- 2021
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CHICAGO – The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival continues as a hybrid mix of New York City in-person events and online access, which includes the finest documentaries of 2021. The festival takes place through June 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click TribecaFilm.com.
Tribeca2021: Variety of Films Highlight the 20th Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 14, 2021 - 10:19amCHICAGO – The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival had its first weekend, as the hybrid mix of in-person and online events unfolded throughout New York City and the rest of the country. The festival takes place through June 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click TribecaFilm.com
Tribeca2021: 20th Film Fest Launches ‘Tribeca at Home’ Option
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 12, 2021 - 9:08amNEW YORK – Opening Night was this past Wednesday, June 9th, for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The 20th year edition will be a mix this year. New York City is opening all five boroughs for special in-person events from June 9th-20th, and the festival is offering “Tribeca at Home” for fans of cutting edge and new cinema. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click here.
Film Review: Ain’t That America! Audio Review of ‘Holler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 11, 2021 - 10:11amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Holler,” an IFC Films new release about a brother and sister trying to survive in a dying factory town. In select theaters and through Video On Demand beginning June 11th, 2021.
TV Review: Literary/Film Influences Temper the Glorious Chaos of ‘Loki’
Submitted by JonHC on June 9, 2021 - 6:34pm- Avengers
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CHICAGO – From villain to anti-hero to homoerotic fan fiction icon, Loki has traveled a long way from the greasy-haired megalomaniac we have come to love. For most of his cinematic character development, Loki has been a foil to Thor’s massive himbo (n.: a very attractive, often beefy male who isn’t the brightest bulb, but is still able to shine because of his good-natured attitude and respect for women. Male version of a “bimbo”) energy.
Via Zoom: Filmmaker Jack C. Newell on His New Film ‘Monuments’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 6, 2021 - 6:18am- Chicago
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CHICAGO – The evolution of the “local filmmaker” always seems to be defined through where that person is. Jack C. Newell appears to not be measured by time and place, but as a filmmaker of artistic vision with a basis in love. His latest film, “Monuments,” opens June 4th, 2021, through the Gene Siskel Film Center virtual cinema.
Film Review: ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ is Haunted By Its Past
Submitted by JonHC on June 5, 2021 - 5:28amCHICAGO – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is our third official, not-counting-the-spinoffs foray into the “based on true events” shenanigans of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and it’s starting to show. If you’re a tea drinker and equally as frugal as I am, you have reused a tea bag to make a second (sometimes even a third) cup of tea.
Film Review: Spirit Moves She! On-Air Review of ‘Spirit Untamed’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 4, 2021 - 6:55pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 3rd, 2021, reviewing the new Dreamworks animated film “Spirit Untamed” in theaters beginning June 4th.
Film Review: Wheel Goes Round! Audio Review of ‘Drunk Bus’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 2, 2021 - 8:28amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Drunk Bus,” an indie about an aimless bus driver in a college town, and his unlikely friendship with a man named Pineapple, currently in select theaters and through Video On Demand.
