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+.
Francis Ford Coppola
On-Air TV Review: You Cannot Refuse the Miniseries ‘The Offer’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 6, 2022 - 9:50am- Colin Hanks
- Dan Fogler
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Giovanni Ribisi
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Juno Temple
- Matthew Goode
- Miles Teller
- Monroe
- Paramount+
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick Gallo
- Patrick McDonald
- Robert Evans
- Scott Thompson
- The Godfather
- The Morning Mess
- The Offer
- TV Review
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 5th, reviewing the new miniseries “The Offer,” about the creation of the classic film “The Godfather,” currently streaming on Paramount+.
Film News: Martin Landau, Oscar Winner for ‘Ed Wood,’ Dies at 89
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 17, 2017 - 7:53am- Alfred Hitchcock
- Bela Lugosi
- Cleopatra
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Dead
- Dies
- Ed Wood
- Film News
- Francis Ford Coppola
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Martin Landau
- Mission: Impossible
- North by Northwest
- Obituary
- Passed Away
- Patrick McDonald
- Space: 1999
- The Majestic
- Tim Burton
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream
- Woody Allen
LOS ANGELES – His acting career spanned from working with Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton. Along the way, he had significant TV and film roles including a Best Supporting Oscar win for portraying Bela Lugosi in Burton’s “Ed Wood”. Martin Landau died in Los Angeles on July 15, 2017. He was 89.
Film Review: Diane Lane Hits the Blacktop in ‘Paris Can Wait’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 19, 2017 - 3:42pmCHICAGO – The cache of “Paris Can Wait” is what immediately makes it attractive. It’s Diane Lane road tripping through France on the way to Paris, guided by the script and direction of Eleanor Coppola, in her narrative film debut (at age 80!). Along the way there is food, seduction, incredible sights and Alec Baldwin. That formula was destined to work.
Interview: Jason Schwartzman Hears All in ‘Listen Up Philip’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 29, 2014 - 11:59amCHICAGO – Jason Schwartzman likes to portray writers – he was one in his HBO series “Bored to Death” – and he portrays one in his latest film, “Listen Up Philip.” He also has played many characters in director Wes Anderson’s universe, and did a fantastic turn as composer Richard M. Sherman in last year’s “Saving Mr. Banks.”
Interview: Andy Garcia Finds His Character ‘At Middleton’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 29, 2014 - 3:14pmCHICAGO – The actor Andy Garcia has been known throughout the years as a tough-guy leading man, with memorable roles in “The Godfather: Part III” and the “Ocean’s Eleven” series. He latest role is a gentle and comic turn, as a father doing a college tour with his son, and discovering more than expected in “At Middleton.”
Blu-ray Review: Val Kilmer Stars in Coppola’s Bizarre ‘Twixt’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 29, 2013 - 2:03pmCHICAGO – Francis Ford Coppola’s “Twixt” should have been a momentous occassion. One of the most important directors of the ’70s returning to the world of horror for the first time since the vastly underrated “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” And yet the film barely got released after a festival run and now comes essentially straight to DVD and Blu-ray for most viewers. It’s a mess. No doubt.
Blu-ray Review: Unique Array of Movies Assembled in ‘Francis Ford Coppola: 5 Film Collection’
Submitted by BrianTT on December 17, 2012 - 5:22pmCHICAGO – “Francis Ford Coppola: 5 Film Collection,” a four-disc/five-movie set from Lionsgate, is a unique offering in that it certainly doesn’t include “the best of” its namesake or even four movies that are thematically intertwined. There are two undeniable classics in here, two of the most important films of the ’70s, and their inclusion on Blu-ray makes the set interesting, but it’s far from a comprehensive look at the legendary director; more of a sampler set.
Interview: Kimberly Peirce Discusses ‘The Godfather,’ Her New Crime Thriller
Submitted by mattmovieman on October 10, 2011 - 7:29amCHICAGO – If Robert K. Elder’s book, “The Film That Changed My Life,” is indeed providing a blueprint for the screening series continuing this month at the Music Box, then cinephiles have every right to rejoice. Elder’s book interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers about the films that left a permanent impact on them, and the series reunites Elder and the filmmakers for screenings of their favorite films.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Somewhere’ Paints Haunting Portrait of Celebrity Ennui
Submitted by mattmovieman on April 28, 2011 - 9:20amCHICAGO – Sofia Coppola’s films are intriguing in a way that’s often difficult to put into words. I often find my attention drifting during my initial viewing of them, and yet they somehow manage to linger in my mind long after others have faded. Her problematic costume drama, “Marie Antoinette,” has become one of my favorite films to leave on in the background of a room, simply for the pleasure of dwelling in its subtly nuanced atmosphere.
DVD Review: Coppola’s ‘Tetro’ Arrives With a Wealth of Special Features
Submitted by mattmovieman on May 5, 2010 - 11:52amCHICAGO – It’s been thirty-five years since Francis Ford Coppola wrote an original screenplay for one of his pictures, and though “Tetro” is certainly not in the same league as his last singular written work (1974’s “The Conversation”), it is still the most cinematically exciting, hauntingly beautiful, and achingly personal film he’s made in decades.