CHICAGO – It began with a boy and his dream (nightmare?). John LaFlamboy, to be exact, as he took an idea he had in college and made it his life’s work. He owns and operates the HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport (Illinois), which was designed, built and put together by Haunted House experts expressly for the spookiest month of the year. For info on how to purchase tickets, click HellsGate.
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On-Air Film Review: ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 17, 2021 - 8:55amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 15th, 2021, reviewing the new documentary “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” in theaters beginning July 16th.
Film Review: Life in 2016 is Famous in ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 13, 2016 - 9:25amCHICAGO – Had you told a person 50 years ago that someday we would be able to personally record television and broadcast it to the whole world, they might have laughed and said maybe on the futuristic cartoon “The Jetsons.” But the future is now, and it lives in “Presenting Princess Shaw.”
Interview: Writer, Director Allison Burnett on ‘Ask Me Anything’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 4, 2015 - 4:14pmCHICAGO – The number of writers who have adapted and directed their own novels as films is a very small and elite club, and it includes writer/director Allison Burnett. His 2014 film, “Ask Me Anything,” is being released on DVD on March 3rd, 2015, and features Britt Robertson, Justin Long, Christian Slater and Martin Sheen.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Fame’ Remake Fails to Capture the Original Magic
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 21, 2010 - 5:02pmCHICAGO – My general thoughts on “Fame” are best articulated by Joel Hodgson and his robot friends from “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” During their infamous commentary on “Mitchell,” Joel points to one of the young actors on the screen and says, “Hey it’s one of the kids from ‘Fame!’” “Which one?” asks his robotic companion. Joel’s response: “Any of ‘em.”
DVD Review: Forget the Movie Version; Catch Up With Original ‘Fame’ TV Series
Submitted by BrianTT on September 25, 2009 - 4:01pmCHICAGO – The 2009 movie version of “Fame” is getting almost nothing but pans from critics this weekend, so why not go back to the most popular incarnation of the concept, the TV series, recently released in a two-season box set that fans of classic television should consider a must-add to their collections.
