CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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Film Review: Good Effort by Frances Ford Coppola for ‘Megalopolis’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 26, 2024 - 8:51amCHICAGO – You can say this for Francis Ford Coppola, He gets an “A” for effort. “Megalopolis” is a project which boasts loads of ambition, but winds up in a narrative cul-de-sac that Coppola never finds a way to create his way out of … he has so many ideas floating around he never manages to establish much momentum because he’s trying to do too much, too often, all at once
Podtalk: Mike Houlihan for Irish American Movie Hooley at Wilmette Theatre, Sept. 27-29, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 26, 2024 - 7:11amCHICAGO – The Irish American Movie Hooley … a Hooley is a rowdy party … is celebrating its 10th year, and the “Houli” who began the fest, Mike Houlihan, is back as the congenial host. Three Irish and Irish American feature films will be showcased, and will unspool at the Wilmette (Illinois) Theatre in Chicagoland on September 27th-29th this weekend. For details/ticket info, click MOVIE HOOLEY.
Podtalk: George Ellzey Jr. on Festival-Bound Film ‘Cottage Grove’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 24, 2024 - 10:47amCHICAGO – The Autumnal Film Festivals are in full swing, and filmmakers across the spectrum are screening their cinema works to audiences around the country. Beginning a tour of festivals with his short “Cottage Grove” is writer/director George Ellzey Jr., a Chicago native and DePaul University grad. The film highlights the Chicago neighborhood and parental relations.
Audio Film Review: What a Drag it is Getting Old in ‘The Substance’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 22, 2024 - 6:16amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Substance” a new release written/directed by Coralie Fargeat and featuring Demi Moore and Margaret Whalley portraying two sides of the same person … older and younger. In theaters since September 20th.
In Memoriam: James Earl Jones Portrait by Photographer Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2024 - 12:53pmCHICAGO – On September 9th 2024, the world lost an icon of acting, voice work and pop culture stardom. The great James Earl Jones passed away at age 93, after a career of prominent statute, memorable characters and a voice to a generation through Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in “The Lion King” (both versions). Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com took an Exclusive Portrait of Jones in 1993 during a Chicago book tour.
Audio Film Review: I’m Not Old I’m 39, Aubrey Plaza in ‘My Old Ass’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2024 - 11:24amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “My Old Ass,” a new film release featuring Aubrey Plaza as a “time traveling” 39 year old, and written/directed by Megan Park. In Chicago theaters on September 20th, everywhere on September 27th.
Audio Film Review: A Man Can Fly in Christopher Reeve ‘Super/Man’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2024 - 10:28amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” a chronicle of the unbelievable and unprecedented life of the Man who would be SuperMan. Fathom Events presents special screenings on September 21st and 25th. See local listings.
Audio Film Review: Dad’s Final Journey in ‘His Three Daughters’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 20, 2024 - 9:44amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “His Three Daughters,” a passionate exploration of the hospice stage of life, and how it affects the three women of the title, as Dad is dying. Currently in theaters or streaming on Netflix beginning on September 20th.
On-Air Film Review: Prime Time for the Bots of ‘Transformers One’
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on September 19th, reviewing the film “Transformers One,” the first animated film in the alien robot series since 1986. In theaters beginning September 20th.
Film News: Greg Glienna of Original ‘Meet the Parents’ at Park Ridge Pickwick Theatre, Sept. 20, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 18, 2024 - 5:40pmCHICAGO – Before it became a Hollywood franchise, the original “Meet the Parents” was a locally-filmed 1992 indie film co-written, directed and featuring Greg Glienna of Park Ridge, Illinois. That city’s famous Pickwick Theatre will celebrate 30 years of the film with a week long run that begins on Friday, September 20th, 2024, with an appearance at the 7pm show by Glienna, his co-writer/co-star Mary Ruth Clarke and producer Jim Vincent, with moderation by Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat Vodcast. For ticket info and details, click MEET THE PARENTS.
Film News: Chicago’s REELING42 Opening Night ‘Young Hearts’ at Music Box, Sept. 19, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 18, 2024 - 1:03pmCHICAGO – The 42nd edition of the REELING International LBGTQ+ Film Festival (Reeling42) kicks off on September 19th, 2024, and runs through October 6th. The Opening Night film is “Young Hearts” at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. For info/tickets click REELING42.
Podtalk: World Premiere of Filmed in Chicago Sci-Fi ‘Wizdom’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 18, 2024 - 10:47amCHICAGO – It’s time to get some “Wizdom”! In the WORLD PREMIERE at the same Chicago studio (CineCity) where it was filmed, the completed short will premiere on Friday, September 20th (6pm), and that screening will be facilitated by Producer/Co-Writer/Lead Actor Ashton Swinford and Producer/Director Layne Marie Williams.
Audio Film Review: ‘All Happy Families’ Abides in Their Own Way
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 17, 2024 - 11:40pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “All Happy Families,” a drama/comedy about the common life element of family that all of us must deal with in our own way, co-written by Coburn Goss and Haroula Rose, and directed by Rose. In theaters on September 20th. See local listings,
