CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Podtalk: Rafe Spall & Esther Smith on Season 3 of ‘Trying’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 24, 2022 - 12:18pmCHICAGO – As Esther Smith says in the following Podtalk, she chose acting because she wanted to indulge in the uniqueness of individuals. In the Apple TV+ series “Trying,” Esther portrays Nikki and Rafe Spall portrays Jason, a couple who desires children and ends up … at Season Two’s end … with two adoptees. Season Three began streaming last month.
Blu-Ray Review: 1987’s ’Back to the Beach’ is Two Nostalgias in One
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 22, 2022 - 2:36pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on Star 96.7 WSSR-FM (Joliet, IL) reviewing the new Blu-Ray edition of “Back to the Beach,” the 1987 parody of Frankie and Annette beach movies from the 1960s, featuring of course Frankie and Annette.
On-Air TV Review: She Bops in ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 20, 2022 - 10:57amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on August 19th, reviewing the new TV series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” the latest hero in the Marvel Cinema Universe, now streaming on Disney+.!—break—>
On-Air TV Review: Davi Abides in ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on August 12th, reviewing Season Three of the hit TV series “Never Have I Ever,” streaming on Netflix beginning on August 12th.!—break—>
On-Air TV Review: The Best Things in Life are Free in ‘Loot’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 5, 2022 - 10:46amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on August 5th, reviewing the TV series “Loot,” featuring Maya Rudolph. Currently on Apple TV+ with the 9th of ten episodes available to stream today.
On-Air TV Review: Finding the Deets of Chicago Eats in ‘The Bear’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 26, 2022 - 8:42amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on July 22nd, 2022, reviewing the new TV series that is set in Chicago, “The Bear.” Currently on the FX channel and whole series streaming on HULU.
Living La Vita! Audio Blu-ray Review of Federico Fellini's ‘La Dolce Vita’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 28, 2022 - 12:22pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio Blu-ray DVD review of “La Dolce Vita,” the Federico Fellini film masterpiece that introduced the 1960s to itself, and the term “Paparazzi” to the language, now available through Paramount Pictures wherever Blu-rays are sold.
On-Air TV Review: ‘Ms. Marvel’ Rewrites the Superhero Rules
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 25, 2022 - 12:53pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson, WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin), on June 23rd, 2022, reviewing the new streaming series “Ms Marvel,” a new kind of Marvel Universe superhero now streaming on Disney+.
Podtalk: Exec Director Frank Carr of 2022 YIPPIE FEST, Calling for Acts to Perform, Aug. 19-21
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 21, 2022 - 2:44pmCHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back. Coming off two years of cancellations, the performance event YIPPIE FEST 2022 will take place from Friday, August 19th through Sunday, August 21at at the Den Theatre, 1331 North Milwaukee, Chicago. Currently, the Fest is calling for acts, with music and stand up comedy slots already filled, but any other type of performance, sketch, improv or theatre. This is your opportunity to perform, so sign up by clicking YiPPIE FEST 2022.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Harold and Maude’ Reminds Us Be Free & Be You
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 21, 2022 - 11:55amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on Star 96.7 WSSR-FM (Joliet, IL) reviewing the new Blu-Ray edition of “Harold and Maude,” the cult classic featuring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort in the ultimate May/December lesson about freedom, passion and love.