CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
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Interview: Director Matt Ross Promotes ‘Captain Fantastic’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 18, 2016 - 2:48pmCHICAGO – In this year of morally unique relationship films (“Swiss Army Man”), add the recently released “Captain Fantastic” to the mix. The film, written and directed by Matt Ross, is like a fable of unintended consequences, where a father raises his children to live off the ‘grid,’ away from typical 2016 civilization.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to ‘Captain Fantastic’ With Viggo Mortensen
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 12, 2016 - 11:04pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival hit drama “Captain Fantastic” starring Viggo Mortensen and Steve Zahn!
Film Review: ‘Elvis & Nixon’ is a True Story That’s Fit for a King
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2016 - 12:48pmCHICAGO – “When two great saints meet, it’s a humbling experience,” said Paul McCartney of John and Yoko. Well that also applies to “Elvis & Nixon.” Their meeting, albeit brief, has layers of meaning for our times – and their time – and the movie with the “E&N” title exposes that meaning with humor and grace.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of Guaranteed Passes to ‘Elvis & Nixon’ With Michael Shannon
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 10 pairs of guaranteed movie tickets up for grabs to the highly anticipated film “Elvis & Nixon” starring Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon!
Interview: Director Gavin Hood has His ‘Eye in the Sky’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 20, 2016 - 5:23pmCHICAGO – The new film “Eye in the Sky” is as contemporary a war film that currently could be made. The overview of drone warfare includes the distant “pilots” on the computer screen, the leaders in their paneled offices, and the target on the ground – which includes the enemy, but also several innocents.
Interview: Director Jay Roach Channels His Inner ‘Trumbo’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 12, 2015 - 8:01pmCHICAGO – Director Jay Roach loves his work, heading into another phase of his successful career. The man who directed the first two “Austin Powers” films is now taking on movie and American history with “Trumbo,” featuring Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) as the 1950s blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
Film Review: Life is Never Over in ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 24, 2015 - 9:26amCHICAGO – Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you, if you’re the main character in “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” Blythe Danner portrays a long-time widow whose routine is set, but life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. The series of extraordinary events are life lessons, at a point in life where class is dismissed.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 Pairs of Guaranteed Anytime Passes to ‘Danny Collins’ With Al Pacino
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 2, 2015 - 11:29amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 pairs of guaranteed anytime movie tickets up for grabs to the new dramedy “Danny Collins” starring Al Pacino! Pick your own theatre and time throughout Chicago/land!
Film Review: Imagine What Could Have Been for ‘Danny Collins’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 27, 2015 - 10:20amCHICAGO – “Danny Collins” is a shoulda-woulda-coulda film. It was inspired by the true story of a John Lennon letter acquired by a musician 40 years after he was suppose to to have received it, and then re-imagined as a cheap soap opera, punctuated by far superior John Lennon songs.
Interview: Director Dan Fogelman on Nurturing ‘Danny Collins’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 23, 2015 - 4:45pmCHICAGO – Dan Fogelman is a familiar behind-the-scenes creator, having wrote scripts and screenplays for “Cars,” “Fred Claus,” “Tangled,” “The Guilt Trip” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” He takes on his first directorial effort, the story of “Danny Collins,” a faded rock star who finds redemption through a lost letter from John Lennon.
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