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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HollywoodChicago.com Launches Press Play: Episode 1 at ‘Terminator Genisys’ Navy Pier IMAX Premiere
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 3, 2015 - 3:33pm- Adam Fendelman
- Chicago Film Critics Association
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Ian Simmons
- IMAX
- Jack Longo
- Jeff Doles
- Lee Shoquist
- Mark Dujsik
- Navy Pier IMAX
- Patrick McDonald
- Press Play
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- Terminator Genisys
- Terminator Salvation
- The Terminator
CHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com is proud to present our new film podcast, Press Play. We filmed our inaugural episode at the 440-seat Navy Pier IMAX theatre immediately following the Chicago advance premiere of “Terminator Genisys”. HollywoodChicago.com and Chicago Film Critics Association-accredited critics discussed “The Terminator” franchise with the following distinguished panelists.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 75 Pairs of Front-of-the-Line IMAX Passes to ‘Terminator Genisys’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 25, 2015 - 10:18pmCHICAGO – It gives us tremendous pride to offer you this Hookup, but not just because it’s a killer giveaway. It’s not just because we’ve arranged for 75 pairs of you to hopscotch to the front of the line for the advance screening of one of the summer’s most-anticipated blockbuster films. It’s not just because our winners will be seeing “Terminator Genisys” in IMAX.
Indiegogo Launch: All-New HollywoodChicago.com Web Site, Podcasts & More!
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 21, 2015 - 7:41pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com is evolving! Our biggest leap forward in years, we’re transforming into a next-gen everything entertainment publication with a new Web site built from the ground up, new podcasts and more!
Film Review: More Than a Popcorn Flick, ‘Jurassic World’ Makes a Climactic Comeback Worth Making
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 14, 2015 - 5:33pmCHICAGO – Blockbuster films are obsessed with bigger, louder and faster. They often think they need to spend more money to outdo what they’ve done before – especially when coming from a beloved original like “Jurassic Park”.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of IMAX Passes to ‘Jurassic World’ With Chris Pratt
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 4, 2015 - 10:55pm- Adam Fendelman
- Amanda Silver
- Bryce Dallas Howard
- Chris Pratt
- Colin Trevorrow
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film
- IMAX
- Irrfan Khan
- Jake Johnson
- Judy Greer
- Jurassic Park
- Jurassic World
- Michael Crichton
- Nick Robinson
- Omar Sy
- Rick Jaffa
- Steven Spielberg
- Ty Simpkins
- Universal Pictures
- Vincent D'Onofrio
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening IMAX passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Jurassic World” starring Chris Pratt!
Film Review: Following a Two-Year Delay, ‘Seventh Son’ Should Have Been Shelved
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 8, 2015 - 4:47pmCHICAGO – I can’t decide which is worse: the “fake deep talk” from Jeff Bridges in “Seventh Son” or the “angry whisper talk” from Eddie Redmayne in “Jupiter Ascending,” which also opened on Friday. Both speech impediments are ugly fish out of water, both films are getting punished by critics and both are underperforming at domestic box offices.
Film Review: Christopher Nolan’s Riveting Story Shines Brightest in Imperfectly Cast ‘Interstellar’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 7, 2014 - 3:40pm- Adam Fendelman
- Anne Hathaway
- Casey Affleck
- Christopher Nolan
- Collette Wolfe
- David Oyelowo
- Ellen Burstyn
- Elyes Gabel
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- IMAX
- Interstellar
- Jessica Chastain
- John Lithgow
- Jonathan Nolan
- Leah Cairns
- Mackenzie Foy
- Matt Damon
- Matthew McConaughey
- Michael Caine
- Movie Review
- Topher Grace
- Wes Bentley
CHICAGO – It was Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at 10:15 p.m. Leaving Navy Pier IMAX, I was driving north on Lake Shore Drive – a constantly busy, multi-lane highway that hugs the east of Chicago and separates it from water.
Film Review: ‘Godzilla’ Just Goes Where He Has Gone Before
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 15, 2014 - 3:49pmCHICAGO – I did not like Godzilla. That sentence alone might make my review interesting enough to attract some initial attention. But despite that, and despite the fact that I’m a sucker for pretty much giant anything if it stomps a city, I’m holding fast to this judgment.
Film Review: 39-Minute IMAX Doc ‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’ With Morgan Freeman Feels Incomplete
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 5, 2014 - 7:17pmCHICAGO – It’s challenging to enjoy this film purely for what it is rather than fault it for what it could have been. “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar,” which opened exclusively in IMAX 3D and 2D on April 4, 2014 and is narrated by Morgan Freeman, is only 39 minutes. The film too simply grazes the surface of a complicated problem.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 100 IMAX Seats to ‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’ with Morgan Freeman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 28, 2014 - 12:49amCHICAGO – Family 4-packs in IMAX! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 100 advance-screening IMAX seats up for grabs to the new film “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar,” which is narrated by Morgan Freeman!