CHICAGO – Theatrical satires of the Star Wars Universe are like the number of TV series the universe has wrought … too many to figure out if anything is worthwhile. But “Trade Federation” (subtitled “Or Let’s Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels”), presented by Otherworld Theatre in Wrigleyville Chicago, gets it right on.
Vera Farmiga
On-Air Film Review: Teen Age! Review of ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 30, 2021 - 4:51pm- Alessandro Nivola
- Corey Stoll
- Got Yourself a Gun
- HBO Max
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- John Margaro
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Livia
- Michael Gandofini
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Ray Liotta
- Scott Thompson
- Silvio
- The Many Saints of Newark
- The Morning Mess
- The Sopranos
- Tony Soprano
- Uncle Junior
- Vera Farmiga
- Warner Bros.
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on September 30th, 2021, reviewing the new film “The Many Saints of Newark” in theaters and streaming on HBO Max beginning October 1st.
Film Review: ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ is Haunted By Its Past
Submitted by JonHC on June 5, 2021 - 5:28amCHICAGO – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is our third official, not-counting-the-spinoffs foray into the “based on true events” shenanigans of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and it’s starting to show. If you’re a tea drinker and equally as frugal as I am, you have reused a tea bag to make a second (sometimes even a third) cup of tea.
Film Review: Horror is Worth a Visit in 'Annabelle Comes Home'
Submitted by JonHC on June 26, 2019 - 6:52amCHICAGO – There is such an unnerving quality to older dolls, which is why they lend themselves so perfectly to horror stories. There’s just an unsettling feeling when looking at their static expression, usually plastered with a permanent smile that gives me terrible flashbacks to when I worked retail.
Film Review: Melodrama Mire in ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 1, 2019 - 10:03amCHICAGO – Everyone’s favorite city-flattening radioactive reptile, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” gets stuck in a mire of third-rate-TV-network domestic melodrama in this disappointing follow up to the thrilling 2014 reboot. But before I roar about the many ways this misbegotten miscreant messes up, let’s throw a few pebbles of praise.
On-Set Photo: Dale Robinette Clicks a Pic for ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2018 - 7:51amCHICAGO – When we first met photographer Dale Robinette (click here) he had just taken one of the most iconic movie photos of the last ten years. Well, his work as “Unit Still Photographer” goes on, and he recently contacted HollywoodChicago.com to share one of his on-set photos from “The Front Runner,” which opened in Chicago last week.
Podtalk: Director Jason Reitman Votes for ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 16, 2018 - 9:46amCHICAGO – The year 1988 marked a border crossing in the way that the media covered national candidates. Senator Gary Hart seemed destined for president, until a extramarital relationship with Donna Rice became the focus of media attention. Director Jason Reitman tells the story in a new film, “The Front Runner.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Front Runner’ With Hugh Jackman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 9, 2018 - 2:05pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new film “The Front Runner” starring Hugh Jackman!
Photos: 54th Chicago International Film Festival Ends with Ruth E. Carter & ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 22, 2018 - 10:59am- 2018
- 54th
- Black Panther
- Black Perspectives
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Costume Designer
- Documentary
- Gala Presentations
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Jackman
- International Competition
- J.K. Simmons
- Jason Reitman
- Joe Arce
- Juno
- Michael Kutza
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
- Photos
- Regina Taylor
- Ruth E. Carter
- Selma
- The Front Runner
- Vera Farmiga
- World Cinema
CHICAGO – That’s a wrap. The 54th Chicago International Film Festival ended on Sunday October 21st, 2018, with a screening of “The Front Runner,” directed by Jason Reitman (who made an appearance). Also on Saturday, the Black Perspectives event was a career overview of Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter, who contributed to “Black Panther” and “Selma,” among many others.
Film News: CLOSING NIGHT film of 54th Chicago International Film Festival is ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2018 - 4:25amCHICAGO – It all comes down to the last night, and what a closer on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 for the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF). “The Front Runner,” featuring Hugh Jackman and J.K. Simmons, and directed by Jason Reitman (“Juno”), will bring down the curtain on the Fest.
Podtalk: Director Shana Feste & Actor Lewis MacDougall Establish Their ‘Boundaries’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 28, 2018 - 3:09pm- A Monster Calls
- Bobby Cannavale
- Boundaries
- Christopher Lloyd
- Christopher Plummer
- Country Strong
- Daughter
- Endless Love
- Father
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Kristen Schaal
- Lewis MacDougall
- Marijuana
- Patrick McDonald
- Peter Fonda
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- Pot
- Road Trip
- Shana Feste
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Vera Farmiga
- Weed
CHICAGO – Combining an intimate, personal story with a superstar cast, writer/director Shana Feste realized a semi-autobiographical journey in her new film “Boundaries.” The cast includes Oscar winners Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga, as well as Lewis MacDougall (“A Monster Calls”), Kristen Schaal, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Lloyd AND Peter Fonda in a road trip picture that reunites ne’er do well Dad Jack (Plummer) with his desperate-to-connect-with-him daughter Laura (Farmiga).
