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+.
2020
Podtalk: Gary G. Chichester, on First Chicago Pride March, June 27, 1970
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 27, 2020 - 11:10amCHICAGO – 50 years ago today (June 27th, 2020), a young activist got together with a group of marchers – with no permit – and showed the City of Chicago the actual faces of gay liberation. Gary G. Chichester, board member of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, was part of that first gay pride march … and 50 years later he remembers the freedom and history of that magic day. !—break—>
Film Review: HollywoodChicago.com On the Air with ‘The Half of It’ & ‘How to Build a Girl’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 8, 2020 - 9:24amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 5th, 2020, discussing new releases “The Half of It” and “How to Build a Girl.”!—break—>
Film News: 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Jury Prizes
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 30, 2020 - 10:58amCHICAGO – “The show must go on … “ That became the rallying cry of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, which was physically postponed because of the Covid pandemic (it was originally scheduled from April 15-26). Despite that unexpected turn, the Festival went online, named juries and awarded honors to films on April 29th. !—break—>
Podtalk: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre 70MM Film Festival Preview, Thru March 19, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 8, 2020 - 10:37pmCHICAGO – Occasionally our reality needs a super sizing, and what better media than the movies to deliver that expansion. The historic Music Box Theatre of Chicago presents its annual 70MM Film Festival – now through March 19th, 2020 – celebrating movies that were rendered, historically and now, in the large format screen size.
Film News: ‘Parasite’ Makes History at 92nd Academy Awards
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 10, 2020 - 11:15amCHICAGO – In a surprising sweep, the South Korean film “Parasite” – created through the vision of director Bong Joon Ho – won all the major creative categories, including Best Original Screenplay and Director, as well as securing Best International Film and making Oscar history as the first non-English-speaking Best Picture.!—break—>
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 2020 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 8, 2020 - 4:01pmCHICAGO – Let’s make this important! The 92nd Academy Awards are on Sunday, February 9th, 2020, and HC.com film/entertainment contributors Patrick McDonald, Michael “Spike” Walters and Jon Lennon Espino are ready to add their Swami-like powers to eight major categories, plus three wild cards. Let the predicting begin.
Film News: 2020 Oscar Nominations Seem Golden Globe-ish
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 13, 2020 - 10:28amCHICAGO – In a sense of deja vu from the recent Golden Globe Awards, the nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards has been named on January 13th, 2020. This breaks a precedent of the last ten years, with the Oscar ceremony moved up to February 9th from it’s usual position in late February to early March.!—break—>
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