CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
Asteroid City
Exclusive Photo: Cinema Royalty & Character Actor Bob Balaban
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 9, 2024 - 4:32pm- 2023
- Asteroid City
- Balaban & Katz
- Bob Balaban
- Bob Roberts
- Capote
- Catch-22
- Chicago Humanities Festival
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Exclusive Photo
- Fall Season
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Arce
- Midnight Cowboy
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- The Politician
- Uptown Theatre Chicago Theatre
- Waiting For Guffman
CHICAGO – The seemingly middle-of-the-road character actor Bob Balaban has more to his legacy than just a ton of appearances from the 1960s to present in classic films and TV. His Chicago family were pioneers in film exhibition and the movie executive suite during the studio system in the early days of the history of film. It is in his DNA.
Film Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2023, By Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 20, 2023 - 2:42pm- 10
- 10 Best Movies 2023
- 2023
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Dream Scenario
- Eddie Volkman
- Film News
- Fremont
- Hannah B
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Landscape with Invisible Hand
- List
- May December
- Origin
- Patrick McDonald
- Poor Things
- Scott Thompson
- Ten
- Ten Best Films 2023
- The Boy and the Heron
- The Iron Claw
- Top Ten 2023
- WBGR-FM
- WSSR-FM
CHICAGO – Here we are again, the end of another year, and it’s time to momentarily look back. Thus opens the 10 BEST FILMS OF 2023, the list that represents one soul interacting with the art of cinema. That soul belongs to Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, WBGR-FM and WSSR-FM.
On-Air Film Review: Meet Me Tonight in Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 22, 2023 - 2:26pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 22nd, reviewing “Asteroid City,” the latest film directed by America’s auteur, Wes Anderson. In theaters on June 23rd.
