CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of PRIDE ARTS, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
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On-Air Film Review: Weird Planet Inside Disney’s ‘Strange World’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 26, 2022 - 8:26amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on November 23rd, reviewing the new Disney animated film “Strange World,” in theaters beginning November 23rd.
Audio Film Review: ‘The Inspection’ is Hoorah for Fresh Recruits
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 24, 2022 - 8:06pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Inspection,” a based-on-his-own-life memoir film by writer/director Elegance Bratton on his experiences in Marine Corps boot camp, in theaters on November 23rd.
Podtalk: Writer/Director Elegance Bratton Passes ‘The Inspection’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 23, 2022 - 11:55amCHICAGO – The journey of Elegance Bratton took him from homelessness to the U.S. Marine Corps to to his first film … all based on his life. “The Inspection” is about Ellis (Jeremy Pope). a gay black youth who decides he has one last shot at a chance to get off the streets … if he can survive Marine boot camp.
Feature: Top 25 Celebrity Portraits of 2017, Captured by Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 10, 2018 - 9:23pm- 10
- 2017
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- Alfre Woodard
- Anthony Hopkins
- Best
- Bob Odenkirk
- Caitlyn Jenner
- Chadwick Boseman
- Danny Trejo
- Denis Leary
- Ed Asner
- Entertainment News
- Eric Roberts
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Gabrielle Union
- Helen Mirren
- Hillary Clinton
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- Jane Fonda
- Joe Arce
- Kevin Spacey
- Lisa Marie
- List
- Loni Anderson
- Maggie Ziegler
- Mark Wahlberg
- Neal Patrick Harris
- Patrick McDonald
- Patrick Stewart
- Photography
- Photos
- Pictures
- Portraits
- Stefanie Powers
- Ten
- Top 25 2017
- Valerie Bertinelli
- Vanessa Redgrave
CHICAGO – My year in capturing 2017 celebrity portraits is best summed up with a bit of poetry: My subjects skewed older and politically bolder/In a year that demanded change/My list is longer with work hopefully stronger/In capturing these faces not strange.
Exclusive Photo: Gabrielle Union for ‘We’re Going to Need More Wine’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 29, 2017 - 7:08pm- 10 Things I Hate About You
- Almost Christmas
- Anderson’s Bookshop
- Bad Boys II
- Bring it On
- Deliver Us from Eva
- Exclusive Photo
- Gabrielle Union
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Joe Arce
- Naperville
- Neo Ned
- Patrick McDonald
- She’s All That
- The Birth of a Nation
- The Brothers
- Think Like a Man
- Top Five
- We’re Going to Need More Wine
CHICAGO – Actor Gabrielle Union is pulling no punches in her first book, “We’re Going to Need More Wine.” The memoir includes Union’s account of rape when she was a teenager. And at her book event sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville (Ill.), she spoke of her experiences with sexual harassment in her career.
Interview: Omar Epps & D.C. Young Fly of ‘Almost Christmas’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 9, 2016 - 7:56pmCHICAGO – Every year, the “season” gets earlier and earlier, and the first out of the gate for the holidays is the new film, “Almost Christmas.” This warm-hearted comedy involves a large African American family gathering at the Yuletide, and features Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps, and introducing D.C. Young Fly.
Film Review: ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Depends on its Own Piety
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 7, 2016 - 8:43amCHICAGO – “The Birth of a Nation” has been making news since it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival early this year. Taking place before the American Civil War, this incendiary look at a real slave rebellion in the deep South does pack a punch, but its approach isn’t completely successful.
Blu-ray Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Top Five’ is Pretty Interesting
Submitted by NickHC on March 18, 2015 - 10:39amCHICAGO – Chris Rock isn’t a huge writer/director, but when he does make a film, it’s an event to consider. For example, he made black president tale “Head of State” long before then-senator Barack Obama was even considered for the real-life role, and whether behind the stand-up mic or in an interview, he’s a voice to be reckoned with.
Film Review: Schizophrenic ‘Top Five’ is Evolution for Chris Rock
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 12, 2014 - 5:05amCHICAGO – Chris Rock wants you to take him seriously, so he has made a comedy with inconsistent laughs, and a nod towards the weird fishbowl lives that today’s celebrities endure. It’s a rare film where the last part is stronger than the first few acts, a mishmash that is “Top Five.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Think Like a Man Too’ With Kevin Hart
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 15, 2014 - 11:49am- Adam Brody
- Adam Fendelman
- David A. Newman
- Dennis Haysbert
- Gabrielle Union
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- HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film
- Jenifer Lewis
- Jerry Ferrara
- Keith Merryman
- Kevin Hart
- Meagan Good
- Michael Ealy
- Regina Hall
- Romany Malco
- Screen Gems
- Steve Harvey
- Taraji P. Henson
- Terrence Jenkins
- Think Like a Man
- Think Like a Man Too
- Tim Story
- Wendi McLendon-Covey
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the “Think Like a Man” sequel “Think Like a Man Too” starring Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson!
