CHICAGO – Just in time for Pride Month, Strawdog Theatre Co. presents an updated staging of the Oscar Wilde classic, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Strawdog policy … the tickets are FREE (donations encouraged), but you must put in a reservation by clicking EARNEST.
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Film Review: Pride Goeth Before ‘The Fall Guy’ with Ryan Gosling
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 4, 2024 - 12:46amCHICAGO – “The Fall Guy” is one of those movies where what’s happening on the margins is so much more interesting than the main event. And the promotional campaign for it is far superior to the film itself. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt have the romantic chemistry to fuel a high octane action comedy … but “The Fall Guy” never steps on the gas.
On-Air Film Review: Jerry Seinfeld Gets Toasty in ‘Unfrosted’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 3, 2024 - 12:10pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 2nd, reviewing “Unfrosted,” featuring Jerry Seinfeld as lead role, co-writer and his debut as director. Streaming on Netflix beginning May 3rd.
On-Air Film Review: Anne Hathaway Figures Out ‘The Idea of You’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 2, 2024 - 9:25pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the “The Idea of You,” adapted from the popular novel by Robinne Lee, directed by Michael Showalter and featuring Anne Hathaway. Streaming on Prime Video beginning May 2nd, 2024.
CCFF24: Lee Sun-kyun’s Last Film ‘Sleep’ on Chicago Critics Fest Opening Night, May 3rd
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 2, 2024 - 3:52pmCHICAGO – Opening Night at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF) on May 3rd will include the last film of popular South Korean (SK) Actor Lee Sun-kyun, entitled “Sleep” (click here for tickets) The world was rocked on December 27th, 2023, when the report came through that that actor – who had a prominent role in the 2019 Oscar Best Picture “Parasite’ – had died at age 48 from an apparent suicide in Seoul (SK), months after his appearance in Chicago during the Asian Pop-Up Cinema.
Film News: Cinema Femme Film Festival, Two Closing Night Shorts Programs on May 1, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 1, 2024 - 9:41amCHICAGO – The Closing Night of the 2024 Cinema Femme Film Festival will be the short film showcase, based on letter writing themes, as the “Sincerely, Yours” block will start at 7:30pm, and “P.S.” will begin at 9:30pm. Both programs will be at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. For more information and tickets, click SINCERELY or P.S.
Film News: 2024 Doc10 Opening Night is 'DEVO' on Thurs, May 2nd
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 30, 2024 - 4:44pmCHICAGO – Doc10, the annual Chicago documentary film festival, opens on May 2nd, 2024, with a new documentary about the famous avant garde rock band entitled “DEVO,” directed by Chris Smith. who will appear live, with the band participating via Zoom. Click DEVO for more information and tickets.
Film News: May 3rd Opener for 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 30, 2024 - 11:13amCHICAGO – The 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF) kicks off on Friday, May 3rd, with “Sing Sing” and continues through May 9th with an amazing cinema week featuring the best of the winter/spring bold face film fests, special guests, revivals and surprises! Click on 2024 CCFF for tickets and schedule.
Podtalk: NK Gutiérrez of Midwest Film Festival on ‘Impact Shorts Night,’ April 29, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 28, 2024 - 7:11pmCHICAGO – The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) presents “Impact Shorts Night” on April 29th, 2024, and a big part of the new programming and direction for the longtime film networking fest is their new Operations Director NK Gutiérrez. For tickets and info, click IMPACT.
Audio Theater Review: 'Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at the Goodman
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CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
On-Air Film Review: Intelligent ‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2024 - 7:45pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 25th, 2024, reviewing “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” In select theaters on April 26th. See local listings.
On-Air Film Review: Love Means Zero for Zendaya in ‘Challengers’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2024 - 1:32pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 25th, 2024, reviewing “Challengers,” a new tennis themed film involving mixed doubles, featuring Zendaya. In theaters on April 26th.
Audio Film Review: ‘The People’s Joker’ is Loving on the Run
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2024 - 10:28amCHICAGO – 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.
Podtalk: Cinema Femme Film Fest to Honor Filmmaker Haroula Rose
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2024 - 5:15pmCHICAGO – Haroula Rose has made a mark on creative culture as a filmmaker, musician and performer, and the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival will acknowledge her on the April 25th Opening Night with a Special Tribute to Haroula, beginning at 7pm at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. For more information, click ROSE.
