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+.
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Film Review: ‘No Place on Earth’ Puts Human Peril Underground
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 20, 2013 - 8:14pmCHICAGO – The human face of the Holocaust – the Jewish genocide by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party – has been reflected through many incredible accounts of horror and survival. A new film focuses on another amazing story, set in a cave in the Ukraine, where five Jewish families hid underground from German soldiers in 1942. The survivors give their witness in “No Place on Earth.”
Interviews: Director Janet Tobias, Holocaust Survivors Speak of ‘No Place on Earth’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2013 - 8:55amCHICAGO – As more stories of the Holocaust – the genocide of the Jewish people by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party during World War II – come to light, new horrible situations are related by those who survived. In the battle over the Ukraine, five families of Jews escaped death by hiding in a cave for a record number of days. Their story is told in “No Place on Earth.”
Blu-ray Review: Powerful ‘WWII in HD: Collector’s Edition’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 16, 2011 - 5:41pmCHICAGO – “The only people to see the war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now…” Sounds threatening, doesn’t it? I’m not sure I want to see WWII the same way the heroic people on the ground did. And yet I realize there’s an audience deep into material like this — that which makes history feel present and alive. For WWII historians, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better holiday season gift than the 4-disc Blu-ray set for “WWII in HD,” the History Channel series brought to amazing HD life complete with two feature-length specials.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: VIP Prize Packs For History Channel’s ‘Top Shot’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 14, 2010 - 10:33pmCHICAGO – In this edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have three VIP prize packs up for grabs to History Channel’s new TV show “Top Shot” from director Adam Vetri!