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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Podtalk: Season 8 CLOSING NIGHT Film for Asian Pop-Up Cinema is ‘Tracey,’ April 24, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 24, 2019 - 9:58amCHICAGO – Season Eight of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) concludes another memorable run on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019, with “Tracey,” its Closing Night film from Hong Kong. The story of sexual orientation and gender truth is directed by Jun LI, who will appear on behalf of the film at AMC River East 21 in downtown Chicago.
Exclusive Portrait: Caitlyn Jenner at Union League Club of Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 1, 2017 - 8:18amCHICAGO – She was one of the most notorious “outings” in gender history. Caitlyn Marie Jenner, who began her life as Bruce Jenner, announced to the world in 2015 that she would identify herself as a woman. She appeared in Chicago at the Union League Club to talk about her new memoir, “The Secrets of My Life.”
Film News: Closing Night for Reeling 31, Chicago’s LGBT International Film Festival, on Nov. 14
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 14, 2013 - 6:16pmCHICAGO – Chicago’s “Reeling 31,” the 31st annual film extravaganza for the 2nd oldest LGBT film festival in the world, caps it’s weeklong series with three closing night movies on November 14th, all at the historic Logan Theater. “Ludwig II,” “Reaching for the Moon” and “Ian Harvie Superhero” are the special final film presentations.
Film Review: Family Dynamics Provide Unusual Journey Down ‘Gun Hill Road’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 16, 2011 - 1:11pmCHICAGO – Who you are at birth eventually becomes entangled in where and how you are nurtured throughout your life. Given who you are, did you get the proper care, encouragement and love? Did you get to blossom into the best part of your nature? The new film “Gun Hill Road” explores these questions, filtered through the family, in an odd and poignant way.