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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Via Zoom: David Duchovny is a Father Figure in ‘Adam the First’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 15, 2024 - 8:33pmCHICAGO – The truth is out there for David Duchovny, and he is definitely a seeker. The actor, best known for the TV series “The X Files” and “Californication,” has a new film in theaters opening February 14th, in which he portrays a father figure to the title character in “Adam the First.”
Audio Film Review: Let’s Get Together for ‘Bob Marley One Love’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 14, 2024 - 8:22pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Bob Marley One Love,” the music biopic of the famous Jamaican reggae legend during his most fertile international fame period in the 1970s up until his early demise from cancer in 1981. In theaters on February 14th.
Audio Film Review: Tangled Weave for Marvel’s ‘Madame Web’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 14, 2024 - 4:29pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Madame Web,” a spin-off (grin) of Spider-Man, who first appeared in Marvel Comics back in 1980. This origin story also features a three-woman team (teenagers in the film) that also eventually spin their webs. In theaters on February 14th.
Exclusive Portraits: Bill Murray Back in Chicago for ‘Groundhog Day’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 12, 2024 - 10:35amCHICAGO – Bill Murray is a son of Chicagoland, born and raised in the area and beginning his career at The Second City. To honor his friend and collaborator Harold Ramis, Murray made an appearance on February 2nd, 2024, on Chicago’s Navy Pier on behalf of Harold Ramis Day and of course his classic film “Groundhog Day.”
Exclusive Photos: Super Bowl Sunday with Comedian Maria Bamford
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 10, 2024 - 8:05pm- 2023
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CHICAGO – Maria Bamford has been a top comic force since her breakthrough in the first decade of the millennium. She will be appearing on the Super Bowl Sunday edition of CBS-TV’s @FTER MIDNIGHT, the new show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson after “Late Night with Stephen Colbert.” Appearing alongside her will be A-listers Wayne Brady and Kevin Smith.
Entertainment News: Black History Month on Comcast NBCUniversal
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 10, 2024 - 11:36amCHICAGO – As Black History Month continues, Comcast NBCUniversal has made a commitment to programming access that is relevant to this vital celebration, amplifying the voices of Black entrepreneurs, entertainers, civic leaders, and advocates who strive to create a better, more equitable tomorrow. Black History is American history.
Audio Film Review: Mob Mentality Drives ‘The Bastard Sons'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 9, 2024 - 9:27pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Anselm,” a new documentary by director Wim Wenders highlighting the career of artist Anselm Kiefer … now showing in the latest Digital 3-D tech at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre beginning February 2nd. For additional screenings, see local listings.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Suncoast’ Explores the Fate of Consciousness
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 9, 2024 - 11:05amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 8th, 2024, reviewing “Suncoast,” a re-exploration of the Terri Schiavo case through a fictional nearby family. Streaming on HULU beginning February 9th.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ is Totally Electrifying
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 9, 2024 - 12:53amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 8th, 2024, reviewing “Lisa Frankenstein,” an adaptation of the famous Monster story, from a 1980s point of view. In theaters on February 9th.
Audio Theater Review: Dana Delany in Goodman’s ‘Highway Patrol’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 8, 2024 - 1:23pmCHICAGO – The internet has invented news ways to harass people, and the category of celebrity has taken the brunt force of it all. Dana Delany is one such A-lister, who began an online communication with a anonymous teen, and tells about it live in “Highway Patrol,” at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre through February 18th. For information and tickets, click HIGHWAY.
Podtalk: Writer/Director Alex Haughey of ‘Under the Influencer
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 7, 2024 - 1:45pmCHICAGO – One of the sauciest new jobs that has arisen from the digital era is that of “Influencer.” Gathering followers, showing off new products and using your personality is the job description in this age of clicks. Writer/director Alex Haughey explores this phenomenon in his new film “Under the Influencer,” which is currently available for download and streaming.
Podtalk: Director Sav Rodgers Finds Salvation by ‘Chasing Chasing Amy’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 3, 2024 - 10:34amCHICAGO – In 1997. Filmmaker Kevin Smith released his third film (after “Clerks” and “Mallrats”) entitled “Chasing Amy.” The story, featuring Joey Lauren Adams, is about a lesbian whose fluidly also includes a romantic relationship with a man. Watching this film was a young female born person who was questioning their own identity, and used the film as a touch point for these feelings. Years later, that person is director Sav Rodgers, and he made a documentary about his experiences with the film in coming to self and its complicated history in “Chasing Chasing Amy.”
On-Air Film Review: We Are the World in ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 1st, 2024, reviewing “The Greatest Night in Pop,” a documentary about the one-night-only gathering of pop heavyweights to record “We Are the World.” Streaming on Netflix since January 29th.
