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+.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Interview: Actor Michael Rooker is Feeling Just ‘Super’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 11, 2011 - 5:13pmCHICAGO – Michael Rooker, who grew up in Chicago as a developing actor and had his first breakout role in the locally filmed “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer,” is currently featured in the audacious new film “Super,” starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page.
Interviews: Director John McNaughton, Two Actresses at Best of the Midwest Awards
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 3, 2011 - 12:50amCHICAGO – Early last month, the Midwest Independent Film Festival had their year-end “Best of the Midwest” Awards, honoring their showcase films throughout the 2010 calendar year. Director John Naughton and two actresses – Elizabeth Laidlaw and Erica Lynn Schmeck – were interviewed during the event.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Henry’ Remains an Indelible ‘Portrait’ of a Sociopath
Submitted by BrianTT on October 6, 2009 - 12:39pmCHICAGO – Twenty-three years after it was made, and nineteen years after its limited theatrical release, “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” is as potent and relevant as ever. Filmmaker John McNaughton, along with writing partner Richard Fire, proved that true horror is found not in manufactured scares that jolt the audience like a theme park ride, but in the corrupted mind and soul of an evil being.
