CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.!—break—>
Wrigleyville
Review: May the Fourth Be With You in Must-See 'Trade Federation’ at Otherworld Theatre
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 2, 2023 - 1:35pm- Andy Boyd
- Blake Hood
- George Lucas
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jar Jar Binks
- Liam Ryan
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Or Let’s Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels
- Otherworld Theatre
- Patrick McDonald
- Queen Amidala
- Sith
- Star Wars
- Stromtroppers
- Theater Review
- Trade Federation
- Trey Plutnicki
- Wrigleyville
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
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.
Film News: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Opens in Chicago’s Wrigleyville on Jan. 27, 2023
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 25, 2023 - 9:15pmCHICAGO – Alamo Drafthouse Cinema … which began 26 years ago as a single screen in Austin, Texas, and has expanded to 38 locations … is opening in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood on January 27th, 2023.
Theater Review: Otherworld Theatre in Immersive ‘Murder on Horizon’ Thru May 1, 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 31, 2022 - 10:56amCHICAGO – Time to get back to live stage shows! The Otherworld Theatre of Chicago (Wrigleyville Neighborhood) presents an immersive sci-fi experience – AKA audience participation – on a space station, enticingly titled “Murder on Horizon.” The audience is part of solving the mystery as a futuristic gumshoe goes from suspect to suspect to find the killer of a prominent scientist.
Film News: Juggernaut Film Festival in Chicago Takes Place from Nov. 5-7, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 4, 2021 - 3:25pmCHICAGO – The 8th Juggernaut Film Festival, a Sci-fi/Fantasy feature and short film fest, will be presented by Otherworld Theatre in their newly renovated space in Wrigleyville Chicago, 3914 North Clark Street.
Via Zoom: Creators & Voice Talent of Hilarious ‘Chicago Party Aunt’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2021 - 11:33amCHICAGO – The funny meter of Netflix went off the scale last week, as the animated series “Chicago Party Aunt” made its debut on September 17th. What began as a Twitter account by comic actor Chris Witaske (who also provides his voice talent) has morphed into the cartoon adventures of Aunt Diane Dumbowski, her nephew Daniel, and an array of familiar Chicago-isms and characters.!—break—>