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On-Air Film Review: Madame Kickassery in ‘Polite Society’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 29, 2023 - 9:06amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 27th, reviewing “Polite Society,” the debut action film tribute from British/Pakistani director Nida Manzoor (“Lady Parts”. In theaters on April 28th.
On-Air Film Review: Madame Kickassery in ‘Polite Society’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 29, 2023 - 9:06amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 27th, reviewing “Polite Society,” the debut action film tribute from British/Pakistani director Nida Manzoor (“Lady Parts”. In theaters on April 28th.
Podtalk: Rebecca Martin Fagerholm of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, April 28-May 4, 2023
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2023 - 2:24pmCHICAGO – The renaissance for women filmmakers has been a boon for the creative voice in cinema, and in Chicago the conduit of that voice is Rebecca Martin Fagerholm, the founder of Cinema Femme, and festival director for the CINEMA FEMME SHORT FILM FEST.
Podtalk: May Pang on John Lennon in ‘The Lost Weekend A Love Story’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2023 - 4:35pmCHICAGO – One of the closest persons to John Lennon in the decade between the break up of The Beatles and his untimely death was May Pang … his lover from 1973 to 1975 … a time in Lennon’s life often called the “Lost Weekend.” Pang narrates a new documentary that sets their record straight, aptly titled “The Lost Weekend A Love Story.”
Podtalk: Sam Mirpoorian & Ian Kibbe on ‘Greener Pastures,’ Midwest Film Fest on April 24th, 2023
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2023 - 12:13pmCHICAGO – The family farm is fast becoming extinct, and the people who continue to try and keep those farms are under tremendous pressure, financially and otherwise. This theme plays out in the documentary “Greener Pastures,” produced by Ian Robertson Kibbe and produced/directed by Sam Mirpoorian.
Audio Film Review: Fear Factors Abound in 'Beau is Afraid’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 22, 2023 - 9:46amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film from writer/director Ari Aster (“Hereditary,” “Midsummer”) … featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Patti Lupone … entitled “Beau is Afraid.” Currently in theaters, since April 21st.
Audio Film Review: King Ray Romano in ‘Somewhere in Queens’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2023 - 9:38pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film release “Somewhere in Queens,” featuring Ray Romano as lead actor, co-writer and director, also featuring Laurie Metcalfe. In theaters on April 21st.
Exclusive Portrait: Rainn Wilson at Chicago Humanities Festival, April 21st, 2023
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2023 - 12:49pmCHICAGO –Rainn Wilson is best known of course in his magnificent interpretation as Dwight Schrute on TV’s ‘The Office,’ but his foray into spirituality is why he is appearing at the Chicago Humanities Festival on Friday, April 21st, 2023, promoting his new book, “Soul Boom: Why We Need Spiritual Revolution.” For tickets and more info, click
On-Air Film Review: Kelvin Harrison Jr. is a French ‘Chevalier’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2023 - 11:19amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 20th, reviewing “Chevalier,” which features Kelvin Harrison Jr. as the title character, set in revolutionary France. In theaters on April 21st.
On-Air Film Review: Folly of War in Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Covenant’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2023 - 11:04amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 20th, reviewing “The Covenant,” which features Jake Gyllenhaal in a tense war drama, set in Afghanistan. In theaters on April 21st.
Podtalk: Aviva Kempner for ‘Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 20, 2023 - 7:02pmCHICAGO – Award winning documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner is making an appearance in Chicago on behalf of her latest film – co-directed with Ben West – on the continuing controversy regarding sports teams named after Native American tribes and images.
Film News: 18th CineYouth Film Festival on Tap for April 21-23, 2023
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 20, 2023 - 5:01pmCHICAGO – The future is now at the 2023 CineYouth Film Festival, taking place this upcoming weekend April 21st-23rd, at FACETS cinema in Chicago, CineYouth features 65 local, national and international short films from creators that are children, teens and young adults up to 22 years old.
Film Review: ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Rambles Along Until Doomed to Fall
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 20, 2023 - 4:35pmCHICAGO – Watching “Evil Dead Rise,” i was reminded of Roger Ebert’s one and only review of “Friday the 13th Part 2.” In that review Ebert found little to stir him on the screen and instead lamented the audience that would willingly go to see the latest in a string of dead teenager movies.
