CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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On-Air Film Review: She’s Got the Write Stuff in ‘Miller’s Girl’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 25, 2024 - 9:56pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 25th, 2024, reviewing “Miller’s Girl.,” a teacher and student reciprocation written and directed by Jade Hailey Bartlett. In theaters on January 26th.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Priscilla’ is a Hunka Hunka Burning Love
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 3, 2023 - 10:39pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on November 3rd, 2023, reviewing “Priscilla,” the story of the relationship between Elvis and Priscilla Presley. In theaters on November 4th, 2023.
On-Air Film Review: Now I’m Found! ’The Lost Daughter’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 31, 2021 - 4:57pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 30th, 2021, reviewing the directorial debut of actor Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter,” currently streaming on Netflix.
Film Review: Vera Farmiga Wrestles Religion in ‘Higher Ground’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 2, 2011 - 7:47amCHICAGO – The subject of religion in America is rarely portrayed honestly in the movies, with its power to both inspire or offend. Vera Farmiga makes her directorial debut and plays the lead character in the religious-themed “Higher Ground.”
Interview: Vera Farmiga Ascends to ‘Higher Ground’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 30, 2011 - 2:46pmCHICAGO – As an actress, Vera Farmiga broke out big in 2009 with her Oscar nominated performance in “Up in the Air.” Farmiga is now taking a total filmmaker’s role, playing the lead character and directing the new film, “Higher Ground.”
