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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Tribeca2021: As Fest Ends, Four More Essential Films to Explore
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 20, 2021 - 10:02pmCHICAGO – That’s a wrap! The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival – a hybrid mix of New York City in-person events and online access – has its last day on Sunday, June 20th. It’s also the last day for Tribeca At Home, click Tribeca2021.
Tribeca2021: Documentaries Take Center Stage at the 20th Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 16, 2021 - 10:19am- 2021
- All These Sons
- Boroughs
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Film News
- Filmmakers
- Five
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jane Rosenthal
- Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben-Fong Torres
- New York City
- Online
- Passes
- Patrick McDonald
- Robert De Niro
- The Neutral Ground
- Tickets
- Tribeca at Home
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Virtual
CHICAGO – The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival continues as a hybrid mix of New York City in-person events and online access, which includes the finest documentaries of 2021. The festival takes place through June 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click TribecaFilm.com.
Tribeca2021: Variety of Films Highlight the 20th Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 14, 2021 - 10:19amCHICAGO – The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival had its first weekend, as the hybrid mix of in-person and online events unfolded throughout New York City and the rest of the country. The festival takes place through June 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click TribecaFilm.com
Tribeca2021: 20th Film Fest Launches ‘Tribeca at Home’ Option
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 12, 2021 - 9:08amNEW YORK – Opening Night was this past Wednesday, June 9th, for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The 20th year edition will be a mix this year. New York City is opening all five boroughs for special in-person events from June 9th-20th, and the festival is offering “Tribeca at Home” for fans of cutting edge and new cinema. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click here.
SXSW2021: Film Award Winners in the Spotlight as Fest Wraps Up
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 21, 2021 - 6:20pmCHICAGO – The virtual/online 2021 SXSW Festival wrapped up on March 20th, after a compacted five day run. The Award Winners were announced on March 19th, and contained themes of redemption, joy, loneliness and reckoning.
SXSW2021: ‘The Fallout’ is Top Film at SXSW Film Fest Awards
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 20, 2021 - 8:12amCHICAGO – The latest cinematic visionaries are often discovered at the South by Southwest Festival. Filmmakers like the Duplass brothers, Chicago’s Joe Swanberg and Lena Dunham got their first prominent notices at the fest. In that spirit, the 2021 SXSW Grand Jury Awards were announced on March 19th.
SXSW2021: Themes of Relationships Highlight Virtual Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 19, 2021 - 11:25amCHICAGO – The virtual/online 2021 SXSW Festival began on March 16th, and continues through March 20th. The independent films in the festival touch upon relationships, mother-to-society, sister-to-sister and adult-woman-to-younger-self. Three more film capsules are below.
SXSW2021: Virtual Film Festival Expands Cinematic Horizons
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 18, 2021 - 9:40am- 2021
- Austin
- Broadcast Signal Intrusion
- Chicago
- Conferences
- Dear Mr. Brody
- Documentary
- Film News
- Filmmakers
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interactive Media
- Movies
- Music
- Narrative
- Online
- Passes
- Patrick McDonald
- Richard Cotovsky
- South by Southwest Festival
- SXSW
- Texas
- Tickets
- Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free
- Virtual
- Wildflowers
CHICAGO – The virtual/online 2021 SXSW Festival began on March 16th, and continues through March 20th. In the participation of its film festival part of the fest, many of the newest and most cutting edge voices are creating new cinema perspectives. Below are capsule reviews of three new films.
Film News: Virtual 2021 South By Southwest Fest, Mar.16-20, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 14, 2021 - 8:48pmCHICAGO – It obviously won’t be the same, but the 2021 South by Southwest Film, (SXSW) Music, Media and Conference Festival gathering will take place virtually and online in a five day format, March 16th through the 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click SXSW2021
Film News: That’s a Wrap! 2021 Sundance Film Festival Top Five
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 4, 2021 - 12:43pmCHICAGO – It was one week of 73 feature films and 50 shorts, and it was shared with a virtual and online audience. The 2021 Sundance Film Festival will be remembered as within the pandemic sphere, but it also was notable for the depth and breadth of their film offerings, and how it reached a larger cinema universe.