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+.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Oscar Week: ‘a Night with Oscar’ Benefit for Center on Halsted in Chicago on March 4, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 3:04pm- a Night with Oscar
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- Call Me By Your Name
- Center on Halsted
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- Darkest Hour
- Dunkirk
- Film News
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- Get Out
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- Jimmy Kimmel
- Lady Bird
- LGBTQ+
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- Patrick McDonald
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CHICAGO – Glamour, glitz, fun and the Academy Awards will be an event at the Park West in Chicago, as Comcast/NBCUniversal Presents “a Night with Oscar” on Sunday, March 4th, 2018, a benefit for Center on Halsted. The Academy Awards Viewing Party will feature a Live Red Carpet Arrival with Special Guests, Silent Auction/Raffle, Best Dressed Competition, and a full Open Bar/Buffet. For more information and link to tickets, click here.
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s Overrated & Worst Films of 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 9, 2018 - 12:55pmCHICAGO – Opinions are like certain orifices, everybody has one. The contributors to HollywoodChicago.com – Patrick McDonald, Jon Lennon Espino and Spike Walters – are no strangers to opinions on the film scene, so why not offer judgement on the most overrated and worst films of the year 2017.
Entertainment News: Awards Season Begins with 2018 Golden Globes
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 8, 2018 - 10:41amCHICAGO – It was basic black at the 75th Golden Globe Awards on January 7th, 2018, as attendees chose a fashion statement to define the year that Hollywood faced the realities of sexual harassment. Hosted by Seth Meyers of NBC-TV’s “Late Night,” the Globes celebrated the best of TV and film in 2017.
Film News: Kickoff for 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 28, 2017 - 9:04am- 2017
- Because Life is a Movie
- Chicago International Film Festival
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- Edwin Smeege
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- Goodbye Christopher Robin
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- Michael Kutza
- Mimi Plauché
- Patrick McDonald
- Princess Cyd
- Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
- Spoor
- The Experimental City
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
CHICAGO – On August 22nd, 2017, the first slate of films were announced, and the official poster was revealed, for the upcoming 53rd Chicago International Film Festival. Festival Founder & CEO Michael Kutza unveiled the poster design, by artist Edwin Smeege, and Artistic Director Mimi Plauché gave the first sneak peek of films at the fest.