CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
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Interview: Cindy Crawford is Prepared for Her Opportunities
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 3, 2014 - 11:37amCHICAGO – Cindy Crawford is one of the great supermodels, and while she acknowledges her one-of-a-kind beauty, it was also her intelligence and hard work that created her successful modeling and business careers. Ms. Crawford is also the Charity Challenge Ambassador for the Art Van furniture stores.
Blu-Ray Review: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn Carry ‘Fair Game’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 31, 2011 - 4:53pmCHICAGO – Two of the best living actors shine in Doug Liman’s “Fair Game,” the (mostly) true story of Joe and Valerie Plame Wilson, two people who became symbols of the abuse of power of the Bush administration just as public opinion was turning on the war in Iraq. If you don’t know the name Scooter Libby, “Fair Game” will be educational. If you do know everything about the Wilson case already, it may be a little dry and inconsistent but strong performances still make it worth a rental.
Film Review: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts Revive Valerie Plame in ‘Fair Game’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 5, 2010 - 10:33amCHICAGO – The key line in “Fair Game,” a distillation of Valerie Plame’s outing as a CIA operative in 2003, is intoned by character actor Bruce McGill, in a scene reminiscent of the “Mr. X” moment in the “JFK” movie. Pointing to the White House and the Bush Administration, he simply says, “there are the most powerful men in the history of the world.”
Preview: The 46th Chicago International Film Festival, Week Two
Submitted by BrianTT on October 13, 2010 - 8:21amCHICAGO – We’re back with the highlights of the rest of the 46th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, which features a centerpiece tonight in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” and continues through to a Closing Night presentation of John Madden’s “The Debt” on October 21st, 2010.