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.
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Exclusive Portrait: Hail to the Chief, a Tribute to President Barack Obama
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 20, 2017 - 12:19pmCHICAGO – The year was 2006, and the photographer was Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com. The portrait subject was the future president of the United States, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. For the first time, on his last day in office, we publish this portrait of the 44th executive representative of America.
Exclusive Portrait: Author & Actress Felicia Day in the Spotlight
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 4, 2017 - 12:43pmCHICAGO – Familiar to video gamers everywhere with her web series “The Guild,” actress and author Felicia Day had a very busy 2016 with the release of her book, “You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost).” Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com shot this Exclusive Portrait of Ms. Day in April of 2016.
Exclusive Portrait: Carrie Fisher at the 2016 Chicago Wizard World Comic Con
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 27, 2016 - 3:54pmCHICAGO – As the shock of Carrie Fisher’s passing – on December 27th, 2016 – still resonates, HollywoodChicago.com offers this Exclusive Portrait of the icon taken by photographer Joe Arce at the 2016 Chicago Wizard World Comic Con in August. Ms. Fisher made her first appearance at the Chicago event, greeting fans and signing autographs.
Exclusive Portrait: Anna Kendrick in Chicagoland for New Book ‘Scrappy Little Nobody’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 14, 2016 - 2:24pm- Anderson’s Bookshop
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CHICAGO – After conquering the movie business, it makes sense that popular actress Anna Kendrick would take on the best seller list with her new book “Scrappy Little Nobody.” The book is a series of personal essays about her life in moviedom, and she appeared in Chicagoland last month in Naperville, Ill., for an event sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop.
Exclusive Portrait: A Happy ‘Halloween’ from Jamie Lee Curtis
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 31, 2016 - 2:29pmCHICAGO – It was 38 years ago that the seminal horror film “Halloween” was released, and its impact made a star out of the heroine in the film, Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis was in the Chicago area in September to promote her new children’s book, “This is Me: The Story of Who and Where We Came From,” (illustrated by Laura Cornell).
Exclusive Red-Carpet Portrait: Director Steve McQueen at 52nd Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 26, 2016 - 9:46pmCHICAGO – He may share a name with a notable movie star, but director Steve McQueen has made his own mark in cinema in a very short time. After his debut with “Hunger” (2008), he followed with the shocking “Shame” (2011). As producer, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for “12 Years a Slave” (2013), a film he also directed.
Exclusive Red-Carpet Portraits: Taraji P. Henson at 52nd Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 26, 2016 - 8:47pmCHICAGO – Popular actress Taraji P. Henson (“Hustle & Flow,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) was showcased at the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival on October 23rd, 2016, as she walked the Red Carpet and presented highlights from her upcoming film, “Hidden Figures.”
Red-Carpet Exclusive Portraits: Woody Allen for ‘Café Society’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 25, 2016 - 10:51pmCHICAGO – He is one of the most prolific American directors of the modern cinema era, and has also forged a career as stand-up comedian, actor, playwright and screenplay artist. He is Woody Allen, and he walked the Red Carpet at the Chicago History Museum on July 21st, 2016, for his new film ‘Café Society.’
Exclusive Portraits: Scarlett Johansson Receives Gene Siskel Film Center Renaissance Award
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 9, 2016 - 11:26pmCHICAGO – She’s conquered the box office as the top grossing female star of all time, and she’s had a series of big superhero and prestige films. The Gene Siskel Film Center honored Scarlett Johansson with their Renaissance Award, at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago on June 20th, 2016.
Exclusive Portrait: Bobby Brown Takes ‘Every Little Step’ in New Book
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 29, 2016 - 9:18amCHICAGO – Singer Bobby Brown has been all over the news of late, mostly because of the new memoir he’s authored (with Nick Chiles) called “Every Little Step.” He aims to set the record straight on his tumultuous career, especially regarding his marriage with the late Whitney Houston, which culminated when they split in 2007.
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