CHICAGO – In the last several years, how many times have you wanted to shout the “Mad as Hell” movie quote? Well, Invictus Theatre Co. has produced a stage adaptation of “Network” – with that quote shout worthy – at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago through September 29th. For tickets/details, click HOWARD BEALE.
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On-Air Film Review: Lift Every Voice and Sing for ‘Till’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 28, 2022 - 5:09pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 27th, 2022, reviewing “Till,” a narrative re-telling of the Emmett Till civil rights incident from 1955, in wide release beginning October 28th.!—break—>
Red Carpet: Reverend Al Sharpton at 58th Chicago Intl. Film Fest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 24, 2022 - 9:30pmCHICAGO – The Reverend Al Sharpton has been a “Loudmouth” … as the new documentary on his life and work is called … virtually all his life. His outspoken activism began a year after Dr. King was killed, when Sharpton became Youth Director of Operation Breadbasket at age 15, and continues to today, especially around the killing of George Floyd. Rev. Al Sharpton appeared on the Red Carpet at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival.
Podtalk: Chinonye Chukwu & Danielle Deadwyler for ‘Till’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 19, 2022 - 10:05amCHICAGO – The film “Till” is the story of Emmett Till, a black Chicago boy who was murdered in 1955 while visiting relatives in the American South. Instead of hiding the killing, Till’s mother Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler) chose to show the world the result of her son’s hate crime murder. Chinonye Chukwu directed the film.!—break—>
Film Review: ‘Watermelon Man’ is a Pivotal Film in Black Cinema History
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 27, 2021 - 12:07pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 25th, 2021, reviewing the 1970 film “Watermelon Man,” currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Via Zoom: Director Sam Pollard Revives the History of 'MLK/FBI'
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CHICAGO – Sam Pollard has been a behind-the-scenes film editor/producer for most of his career, best known for his work with Spike Lee. But recently, after sporadic director assignments over the years, he has broken out with two major profile documentaries, one on Sammy Davis Jr. in 2017, and his most recent “MLK/FBI.”
Podtalk: Okema 'Seven' Gunn of ‘Black Mama Sable’ at 26th Black Harvest Film Fest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 15, 2020 - 11:13amCHICAGO – The 26th edition of Chicago’s Black Harvest Film Festival (BHFF) continues with online and virtual access. One of the short films, in the program “Voices of Our Time,” is writer/director Okema “Seven” Gunn’s “Black Mama Sable.”!—break—>
Podtalk: 50 Years Later, Jesse Jackson on Martin Luther King Jr.
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 4, 2018 - 7:44amCHICAGO – On April 4th, 1968, Reverend Jesse Jackson was already, at age 26, a civil rights leader. He joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, on that April night to help with a sanitation workers strike. He was in the parking lot of the Lorraine Motel when the shots rang out that killed Dr. King on the balcony.
Film Review: Family Emotions Uplift ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 16, 2013 - 8:15amCHICAGO – In one of the more intriguing ways to frame the 1960s civil rights movement, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” places the context of that African American struggle through the filter of family dynamics, focusing on the father as a butler in the White House, through six presidents.
Interview: Director Lee Daniels Entitles ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 15, 2013 - 10:18amCHICAGO – Director Lee Daniels is on a mission of education. With now two generations removed from the height of the 1960s civil rights movement, Daniels hopes to revive and highlight that history in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” – the sensitive and emotional story of one family’s journey through the winds of change.
Interview: Forest Whitaker Serves Up ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 13, 2013 - 4:27pmCHICAGO – In person, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is a man at peace. His talent has created a demeanor of a guru – soft spoken with transcendent thoughts. His latest film is “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” in which he portrays the title character. As a black man caught between two eras in American history, Forest Whitaker does relate.
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