CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Interview: Adriana Leonard & Carley Marcelle on ‘Beta’ Series
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2020 - 8:38amCHICAGO – When two passionate content creators got together, they sought not only to produce a work of entertainment, but a higher philosophy within it. Co-Writers/Directors and Executive Producers Adriana Leonard and Carley Marcelle have created “Beta” A Digital Series, and they are about to launch it.
Podtalk: Laura Ann Parry on Her Passionate Journey as an Actor
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 19, 2020 - 10:49amCHICAGO – With film/TV production and stages still shut down for the most part, what are actors doing to fill the void? For Laura Ann Parry, it’s been a chance to sharpen her craft, to do “new normal” auditioning and focus on what projects are upcoming. The Chicago character actor considers it part of the overall journey.
Film Review: HollywoodChicago.com On the Air Reviews “Scoob!”
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 16, 2020 - 1:31amCHICAGO – It was inevitable that the iconic cartoon character Scooby Doo would get the modern animation treatment, and the new film “Scoob!” opens May 15th, 2020 on VOD platforms. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, reviewed the film during the Eddie Volkman Show (Star 96.7 FM in Joliet, Illinois).
Film News: Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema ‘Audience Choice Winners Rewind’ Offers Two Films
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 11, 2020 - 4:32pmCHICAGO – The Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) of Chicago is highlighting their past program line up of award-winning and culturally important films with “Audience Choice Winners Rewind” – an event that allows streaming the films on specific dates throughout the next several weeks.
Entertainment News: Xfinity Watchathon Offers More Than 10,000 Free Films & TV, May 11-17, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 10, 2020 - 7:38pmCHICAGO – Comcast announced last week that the Xfinity Watchathon Week 2020 will take place from May 11th through the 17th. Included in the free offerings for customers will be the Hulu originals “Little Fires Everywhere” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and other original shows from EPIX, STARZ and SHOWTIME channels. The Watchathon will be available on the X1, Flex and Xfinity Stream platforms.
Film Review: HollywoodChicago.com On the Air with ‘The Half of It’ & ‘How to Build a Girl’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 8, 2020 - 9:24amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 5th, 2020, discussing new releases “The Half of It” and “How to Build a Girl.”
Film News: 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Jury Prizes
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 30, 2020 - 10:58amCHICAGO – “The show must go on … “ That became the rallying cry of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, which was physically postponed because of the Covid pandemic (it was originally scheduled from April 15-26). Despite that unexpected turn, the Festival went online, named juries and awarded honors to films on April 29th.
Film News: Asian Pop-Up Cinema ‘Funniest Stay-At-Home Short Film Competition’ Deadline
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2020 - 8:41amCHICAGO – Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) continues their “Funniest Stay-At-Home Short Film Competition, and the deadline is extended through May 15th, 2020. The idea is – while many of us are staying at home during the pandemic quarantine – to create a one-minute film while you’re “inside.”
Update: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center At-Home Screenings
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2020 - 8:18amCHICAGO – Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have continued their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters having to close during the pandemic quarantine. Below are the updates to their current offerings.
Film News: Patrick McDonald & Eddie Volkman on Star 96.7 Streaming Show, April 24th, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 24, 2020 - 1:19pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, who appears each Friday at 4:35pm on Star 96.7 FM (Joliet, Illinois) during the Eddie Volkman Show, will participant further with Eddie on a April 26th Streaming Movie Special with the theme of “Comfort Films” to watch during the pandemic quarantine.
Podtalk: Actor David Dasmalchian & ‘Count Crowley’ at Mainframe Comic Con, April 26, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 24, 2020 - 9:29amCHICAGO – David Dasmalchian is a comic book culture hero, in a sense. The kind, expressive and enigmatic actor (“Ant-Man”) will lend his considerable credentials as a self-professed “comic book nerd” to the exciting Mainframe Comic Con (MCC), the entirely online comic book convention taking place on April 25th and 26th, 2020.
In Memoriam: Oscar Nominated Character Actress Shirley Knight
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2020 - 10:11amCHICAGO – There was a time in Hollywood when the character actor was a familiar and reassuring presence in great movies and TV series. Shirley Knight, who worked from 1959-2018, was one of those reliable performers. Knight passed away on April 22nd, 2020, at the age of 83.
Interview: Claudia Wells of ‘Back to The Future,' at Mainframe Comic Con on April 25, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 22, 2020 - 9:13amCHICAGO – Three days to go before the two-day ‘Mainframe Comic Con’ – a completely free-to-join online comic book convention – will kick off, and on the first day (Saturday, April 25th) a rush of movie nostalgia will take place when actress Claudia Wells will be a guest representing the original “Back to the Future.” Wells portrayed Marty McFly’s girlfriend Jennifer Parker in that classic film.
