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+.
City So Real
Via Zoom: Steve James and Zak Piper for ‘City So Real,’ Premiering on NatGeo Oct. 29, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 27, 2020 - 10:40pmCHICAGO – The 2018-19 mayoral campaign in Chicago was a historic moment for the city, as the first woman of color (Lori Lightfoot) was elected. Director Steve James, of the legendary “Hoop Dreams,” takes on the events leading up to this history and beyond, in “City So Real.”
DAY SEVEN: Podtalk with Neal Sáles Griffin, for ‘City So Real’ at 56th Chicago International Film Fest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 20, 2020 - 9:43amCHICAGO – One of the most influential documentary makers in film history is Chicagoan Steve James of Kartemquin Films. His lens has commented upon not only the seminal “Hoop Dreams” (1994), but “Stevie” (2002), “The Interrupters” (2011), the Roger Ebert bio doc “Life Itself” (2014) and the recent “America to Me.”
DAYs THREE-FIVE: Industry Days Wraps Up at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 16, 2020 - 3:20pmCHICAGO – The 56th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) is virtual and online RIGHT NOW, so go download some movies! This is your last chance for INDUSTRY DAYS (through October 18th), where you can rub virtual elbows with some of the movers and shakers in the film industry here in Chicago.
DAY TWO: Appearances and Film Q&As Announced for the 56th Chicago International Film Fest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 15, 2020 - 12:30pm- 2020
- 56th
- Belushi
- Chicago
- Chicago International Film Festival
- City So Real
- David Byrne’s American Utopia
- Film News
- Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hoop Dreams
- Industry Days
- I’m Your Woman
- Patrick McDonald
- Q&As
- Rachel Brosnahan
- Rick & Morty
- Spike Lee
- Steve James
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Werner Herzog
CHICAGO – Just because the majority of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) will be virtual and online, doesn’t mean that there won’t be filmmaker and talent appearances. Highlights for appearances for the 56th CIFF include “The Marvelous Mrs.
