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Podtalk: Rebecca Martin Fagerholm of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, Apr. 25-May 2, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 22, 2024 - 7:40pmCHICAGO – Rebecca Martin Fagerholm has built the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival from online beginnings to primary in-person events, and the 6th festival will open at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on April 25th, 2024, with a tribute to filmmaker Haroula Rose. For details and program information, click CINEMA FEMME.
Red Carpet: Dazzling Season 18 Closing Night of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2024 - 3:04pm- AMC
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CHICAGO – The spotlight and excitement was at the Final Weekend of Season 18 for Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC). The buzz was for APUC Bright Star Awardee Carlos Chan. The respect was for Hong Kong legend Rebecca Pan, who received APUC’s Lifetime Achievement Award, all during Hong Kong Cinema Showcase.
Film Review: Forgettable ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2024 - 10:17pmCHICAGO – “The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare” wants to be “Inglourious Basterds” in the worst way … but Henry Cavill is no Brad Pitt, and Guy Ritchie is no Quentin Tarantino. It’s a featherweight romp about British rogues killing Nazis that’s arch, witty, and completely forgettable. It goes down easy enough, but seems unlikely to inspire the love and devotion it so clearly craves.
Film News: CineYouth Festival at Facets Chicago April 19-21, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2024 - 1:36pmCHICAGO – The annual CineYouth Festival for 2024 is on tap beginning Friday, April 19th, presenting 66 short films across 10 programming blocks featuring everything from comedy to animated shorts to highlights from the Chicago region. Plus, CineYouth features two workshops focused on accessibility tools and good collaborative practices, live filmmaker Q&As, and more.
On-Air Film Review: Matthew Modine Pedals the ‘Hard Miles’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2024 - 9:19amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 10th, 2024, reviewing “Hard Miles,” a new sports-inspirational film set featuring veteran actor Matthew Modine. In select theaters on April 19th, see local listings.
Film News: APUC Lifetime Achievement Award for Hong Kong Pioneer Rebecca Pan, Apr. 20, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 18, 2024 - 12:34pm- 2024
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CHICAGO – The Season 18 Finale of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) is the Hong Kong Showcase from April 19th-21st, 2024, featuring a Lifetime Achievement Award for the legendary Rebecca Pan, HK filmmakers/actors and current Hong Kong cinema.
Podtalk: Writer/Director Minhal Baig of Set-in-Chicago ‘We Grown Now’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 17, 2024 - 8:08amCHICAGO – There was once a Chicago housing project called Cabrini Green, and its legacy was a damning testament to Chicago’s mismanagement of housing for the poor in general. It’s gone now, the victim of gentrification, but its memory lives on in “We Grown Now,” a new release from writer and director Minhal Baig.
Podtalk: Matthew Modine, Director R.J. Daniel Hanna of ‘Hard Miles’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2024 - 9:37amCHICAGO – The journey of a thousand miles begins … in the case of “Hard Miles” starring Matthew Modine … with a single pedal. “Hard Miles” joins the pantheon of cycling movies, in this case with Modine portraying a social worker who teaches his life lessons through a bicycling journey with his youthful charges.
Theater News: Porchlight Guy Adkins Awardee is Roberta Duchak
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 14, 2024 - 10:19pmCHICAGO – Monday, April 15th is the annual fundraising concert for Chicago’s Porchlight Music Theatre. As part of “Chicago Sings Broadway Pop II,” the company will confer its “Guy Adkins Award” to the award winning actor and musical director, Roberta Duchak. For more information and tickets, click PORCHLIGHT.
On-Air Film Review: Clarity Found! ‘Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 13, 2024 - 11:04amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All,” the rise and evolution of the singer/songwriter duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, also know as The Indigo Girls. In select theaters and through digital download since April 10th.
Theater Review: Stellar ‘A Star Without a Name’ at Campbell’s Starbright Theater, April 13-14, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 12, 2024 - 12:20pmCAMPBELL, CA – The PM Theater of New York City will bring a touring production of their Off-Broadway hit “A Star Without a Name” to the Starbright Theater in Campbell, California on April 13th and 14th, 2024 (click here for tickets/info) The following is a review from last weekend’s show (April 7th) in Chicago, Illinois.
Audio Film Review: Feed ‘The Beast’ and Feed Your Head
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 12, 2024 - 7:56amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the U.S. release of “The Beast,” a science fiction film about the inherent psychological/emotional carriage within us all, co-written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. In select theaters now (see local listings). At Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on April 12th.
On-Air Film Review: World is a Cage with Nicolas Cage in ‘Arcadian’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 11, 2024 - 9:47amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 10th, 2024, reviewing “Arcadian,” a new horror film set during a post apocalyptic event, featuring Nicolas Cage. In theaters on April 12th.
