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+.
The Illusionist
Blu-Ray Review: Sylvain Chomet’s Mesmerizing ‘The Illusionist’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 12, 2011 - 5:06pmCHICAGO – I could (and will) watch “The Illusionist” over and over again. It is a stunning, gorgeous, mesmerizing experience. When the history books are written, I don’t think we will EVER have as strong a group of nominees in the Oscar category for Best Animated Film as we did last year when “Toy Story 3,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” and “The Illusionist” stood tall. All three would have won in many other years.
Blu-Ray Review: Gorgeous Visuals of ‘Tangled’ Make it Perfect Fit For HD
Submitted by BrianTT on April 12, 2011 - 10:22amCHICAGO – There are very few animated movies that look as stunning as “Tangled” does on Blu-ray. The grass of the land around Rapunzel’s tower, her infamous hair, even the leaves floating in the background — the film has a third dimension even on a standard television. It’s visually striking.
Film Feature: Our 10 Favorite 2011 Oscar Nominations
Submitted by BrianTT on January 27, 2011 - 4:13pmCHICAGO – Tuesday morning brought a great sigh of relief to movie lovers jaded by last year’s problematic Oscar nominees, which unforgivably included two major nods for the dreadful “The Blind Side.”
Film Review: Mesmerizing Beauty of Sylvain Chomet’s Gorgeous ‘The Illusionist’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 14, 2011 - 12:09pmRating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Presuming the Academy makes the logical choices, the competition for the Oscar for 2010’s Best Animated Film should feature three of the best films of the medium in many years – “Toy Story 3,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” and the least-heralded of the three, the beautiful “The Illusionist.”
Film Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2010
Submitted by BrianTT on December 20, 2010 - 9:29amCHICAGO – When we look back on this past year in cinema, what will we remember? Ironically, a year after “Avatar” was supposed to change the movie paradigm forever, it’s the human faces that I most vividly remember from 2010.
Interview: Writer, Director Neil Burger Follows Iraq Soldiers on Leave in ‘The Lucky Ones’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 30, 2008 - 5:33pmCHICAGO – In his short career as a writer and director, Neil Burger has taken on the John F. Kennedy assassination in “Interview with the Assassin” and the mysteries of magic in “The Illusionist,” which starred Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel.