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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Flashback Interview: Directors Betsy West & Julie Cohen on Their Documentary ‘RBG’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 27, 2020 - 11:04pm- Anthony Kennedy
- Betsy West
- Elena Kagan
- Feminism
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- Interview
- John Roberts
- Julie Cohen
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- Magnolia Pictures
- Neil Gorsuch
- Notorious
- On the Basis of Sex
- Patrick McDonald
- RBG
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel Alito
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Breyer
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- Women’s Rights
CHICAGO – In honor of the recently deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Magnolia Pictures has re-released her documentary “RBG” in a limited theatrical run … and will also donate their net proceeds to the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, which was co-founded by Ginsburg.
Oscar Week: Directors Betsy West & Julie Cohen on Their Nominated Documentary ‘RBG’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 20, 2019 - 2:50pm- 91st
- Academy Awards
- Anthony Kennedy
- Betsy West
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- Feminism
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- John Roberts
- Julie Cohen
- Justice
- Magnolia Pictures
- Neil Gorsuch
- Notorious
- Oscar
- Patrick McDonald
- RBG
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel Alito
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Breyer
- Supreme Court
- Women’s Rights
CHICAGO – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the notorious “RBG,” has been a steady and abiding voice on that high court since 1993. But how much do we really know about this unassuming and highly admired jurist? Co-directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen answer this question in their documentary “RBG.” The film is one of five nominees competing for gold in the Feature Documentary category, to be given on Sunday at the 91st Academy Awards.
Film Review: A Heroic Ruth Bader Ginsburg in ‘On the Basis of Sex’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 26, 2018 - 11:52amCHICAGO – Many heroes of America toiled long behind the scenes to break the chains of oppression. For every Susan Anthony or Martin Luther King Jr. there were the activists, legal experts and volunteers who sought the justice denied to them by the archaic patriarchal society. One such hero is Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the film “On the Basis of Sex.”
Interview: Betsy West & Julie Cohen on Their Documentary ‘RBG’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 2, 2018 - 8:16amCHICAGO – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the notorious “RBG,” has been a steady and abiding voice on that high court since 1993. But how much do we really know about this unassuming and highly admired jurist? Co-directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen answer this question in their documentary “RBG.”
Film Review: American Legal System is Put on Trial in ‘Crown Heights’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 1, 2017 - 10:41amCHICAGO – There is no justice for the poor. That should be carved in stone on courthouses beside all the platitudes of American “equality” and “law.” In an eye-opening narrative film based on a true story, “Crown Heights” explores just how an impoverished individual can be found guilty and imprisoned unjustly for years.