CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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Interview, Audio: Director Geremy Jasper Rocks ‘Patti Cake$’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 30, 2017 - 6:19amCHICAGO – How does a filmmaker create a movie about a white girl in New Jersey dreaming of being a hip-hop star? He takes the beats from his own life admiration of the music genre and fleshes out a working class story about pushing back against the odds. Geremy Jasper wrote and directed the electrically poignant “Patti Cake$.”
Interview, Audio: Danielle Macdonald on Title Role in ‘Patti Cake$’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 17, 2017 - 8:16amCHICAGO – How does a native Australian actress become a New Jersey hip hop artist? Practice, practice, practice… in formulating the character of “Patti Cake$.” Danielle Macdonald, who had never rapped before in her life, portrayed the title Jersey Girl with a stellar determination, poignancy and heart.
Interview, Audio: Bridget Everett Plays Mom in ‘Patti Cake$’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 16, 2017 - 8:58amCHICAGO – Bridget Everett is a New York City entertainment maven, as a singer and “cabaret provocateur.” She is breaking out recently as a movie actor, with the just-released comedy “Fun Mom Dinner” and her latest role, as a mother to “Patti Cake$,” a white girl hip-hop artist from New Jersey with a determination of gold.
