CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the streaming series “Emily in Paris” the adventures of Emily Cooper and her fanciful/fashionable Paris friends and lovers, now in its fourth season. Episodes 1-5 currently on Netflix.
Errol Morris
Appreciation: A Tribute to Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on its 90th Anniversary
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 29, 2019 - 1:33pmCHICAGO – There are movie exhibitors, screening rooms, multiplexes and grindhouses, but there is only one Music Box Theatre, and Chicago is privileged to have it. The movie theater of all movie theaters opened on August 22nd, 1929, and is celebrating its 90th Anniversary all week at the venue, in the Southport Corridor neighborhood.
Film Review: Roger Ebert Doc a Titanic Love Story About Movies, Chaz & ‘Life Itself’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 6, 2014 - 5:40pmCHICAGO – We’d all be so lucky to live a full life of love, success and dignity. But earning it and then dying with it is the ultimate accomplishment.
Film Review: Roger Ebert’s Treasure of a Journey in ‘Life Itself’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 4, 2014 - 8:44amCHICAGO – We will never see the likes of his kind again – the influential arbiter of cinematic taste, whose magic thumb could make or break the dreams of both filmmaker and film fan. The journey of Roger Ebert, the most influential film critic of our times, is told in the new documentary, “Life Itself.”
Interview: Chaz Ebert, Director Steve James on ‘Life Itself’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 3, 2014 - 3:49amCHICAGO – The iconic film critic and renaissance man, Roger Ebert, deservedly gets a full documentary film treatment of his 2011 memoir, “Life Itself,” and who better to create it than the Chicago-based director of “Hoop Dreams,” Steve James. And who better to produce and guide it than Roger’s soulmate, his wife Chaz Ebert.
Film Review: Errol Morris’ ‘The Unknown Known’ Seeks Donald Rumsfeld
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2014 - 5:38pmCHICAGO – The reason some people fit into government service is fairly well defined in the latest film of iconic documentary maker Errol Morris. His profile of ex-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in “The Unknown Known” is a tale of history – affected by war, death, torture and justification.
Film News: Magnolia Pictures Acquires Roger Ebert Biography Film ‘Life Itself’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 5, 2014 - 10:14amCHICAGO – The buzz at Sundance was for a documentary about the life of a film critic – but that film critic happens to be Roger Ebert, and the film is an adaptation of his memoir, “Life Itself.” Magnolia Pictures announced yesterday that they have acquired U.S. theatrical, Video-On-Demand and home entertainment rights to the film, and are planning on a summer release.
Interview: Director Joshua Oppenheimer Dissects ‘The Act of Killing’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 19, 2013 - 9:51amCHICAGO – Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Act of Killing” is now playing in most major markets, currently running at the Music Box Theatre here in Chicago. The film is one of the most devastating experiences you’ll have in a theater this year and it’s a must-see.
Film Review: Riveting ‘The Act of Killing’ Demands to Be Seen
Submitted by BrianTT on August 12, 2013 - 1:13pmCHICAGO – We like to think that mass murderers are pure monsters. They don’t have kids. They don’t walk around free. They couldn’t possibly have a moment of joy after causing so much pain. This is, of course, nothing more than a comforting fallacy.
Interview: Director Frederick Wiseman Pays Visit to Parisian Cabaret in ‘Crazy Horse’
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 21, 2012 - 9:24amCHICAGO – Frederick Wiseman doesn’t pretend to be an expert on the locations that he explores in his documentaries. It’s his meticulous attention to detail during production that makes the audience feel as if they are truly immersed in the environment of Wiseman’s films.
DVD Review: Errol Morris Continues Incredible Legacy With ‘Tabloid’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 4, 2011 - 1:19pmCHICAGO – Errol Morris is not just a great “documentary” filmmaker, he’s one of the most important living directors. His work is wildly entertaining but not often give deserved credit for being as influential as any filmmaker of his generation. His latest, “Tabloid,” recently released on DVD, is another gem about a unique personality — the director’s speciality. With a bizarre blend of stories that are too ridiculous to be true, Joyce McKinney almost seems to have been designed as a Morris creation. It’s a shame that no bonus material is available for the DVD-only release, but the movie itself is a gem.