CHICAGO – It’s time again for live theater in Chicago, and The Factory Theater – in anticipation of their 2021-22 Season – is launching “Quiet Please! It’s A Silent Auction,” an online silent auction through the month of August (the 1st-31st). An amazing array of goods and services are available for bidding, and can be accessed by clicking here.
David Oyelowo
Film Review: Spaced Out! On-Air Review of ‘The Midnight Sky’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 18, 2020 - 10:29pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 17th, 2020, reviewing the new film “The Midnight Sky,” which will stream on Netflix beginning December 23rd.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Gringo’ With David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 5, 2018 - 4:45pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new crime film “Gringo” starring David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton!
Interview: Actor David Oyelowo Presides Over ‘A United Kingdom’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 4, 2017 - 7:17pm- A United Kingdom
- Africa
- Ava DuVernay
- Botswana
- David Oyelowo
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- England
- Forrest Whitaker
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jessica Oyelowo
- Lincoln
- Middle of Nowhere
- Nigeria
- Oxford
- Patrick McDonald
- Rosamund Pike
- Ruth Khama
- Selma
- Seretse Khama
- The Butler
CHICAGO – Actor David Oyelowo is very familiar with portraying a man of consequence put into a difficult leadership role. In 2014, he took on the role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.” Currently, he is in theaters with “A United Kingdom,” which tells the story of an African prince who led his country to a new mindset in the 1950s.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Captive’ With Kate Mara, David Oyelowo
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 14, 2015 - 11:39pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new thriller “Captive” starring Kate Mara and David Oyelowo!
Interview: Actor Trai Byers of Film ‘Selma,’ TV’s ‘Empire’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 22, 2015 - 4:34pmCHICAGO – The excellent film “Selma” focuses on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But just as important as King were the marchers from supporting civil rights societies, such as the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and their leaders like James Forman, portrayed in the film by Trai Byers.
Film Review: Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac Endure ‘A Most Violent Year’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 17, 2015 - 10:25amCHICAGO – The effect of violence, centering on the roughest statistical year for it (1981) in New York City history, becomes a flashpoint for the way business has always been done. If someone isn’t intimidating their competitor with lawyers or shady marketing practices, a few hired goons can do the trick. Oscar Isaac takes the beating, both real and metaphorical, in writer/director J.C. Chandor’s “A Most Violent Year.”
Interview: Actor David Oyelowo, Director Ava DuVernay of ‘Selma’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 8, 2015 - 7:45amCHICAGO – One of the most vital – and contemporarily relevant – historical films is about to be released. “Selma” is the story of the titanic struggle to establish voting rights in Alabama in 1965, led by the iconic civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Actor David Oyelowo portrays King, and was directed by Ava DuVernay.
Film Review: ‘Selma’ a Powerful Reminder that History Does Repeat
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 1, 2015 - 9:59amCHICAGO – With exquisite timing, the historical docudrama “Selma” will ring in 2015, and adds to the race-oppression-in-America debate that everything old is new again. Set in 1965, it is the courageous story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the ordinary citizens that fought for the right to vote.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Selma’ on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 31, 2014 - 5:46pm- Adam Fendelman
- Alessandro Nivola
- Ava DuVernay
- Carmen Ejogo
- Common
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- David Oyelowo
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Dylan Baker
- Giovanni Ribisi
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film
- Martin Sheen
- Oprah Winfrey
- Paramount Pictures
- Paul Webb
- Selma
- Tessa Thompson
- Tim Roth
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the Golden Globe-nominated film “Selma” on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. starring David Oyelowo!
Film Review: Christopher Nolan’s Riveting Story Shines Brightest in Imperfectly Cast ‘Interstellar’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 7, 2014 - 3:40pm- Adam Fendelman
- Anne Hathaway
- Casey Affleck
- Christopher Nolan
- Collette Wolfe
- David Oyelowo
- Ellen Burstyn
- Elyes Gabel
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- IMAX
- Interstellar
- Jessica Chastain
- John Lithgow
- Jonathan Nolan
- Leah Cairns
- Mackenzie Foy
- Matt Damon
- Matthew McConaughey
- Michael Caine
- Movie Review
- Topher Grace
- Wes Bentley
CHICAGO – It was Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at 10:15 p.m. Leaving Navy Pier IMAX, I was driving north on Lake Shore Drive – a constantly busy, multi-lane highway that hugs the east of Chicago and separates it from water.
