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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Film Review: ‘Papillon” Still Packs a Classic & Compelling Story
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 26, 2018 - 10:00amCHICAGO – The remarkable true-ish story of “Papillon” is difficult to mess up. Henrí Charriére published the “autobiographical novel” in 1969, and the first film version dropped in 1973, with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman as the two leads no less. The latest film has Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek in those leads, as two French prisoners constantly trying to escape.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 ‘The Way’ DVDs With Martin Sheen By Emilio Estevez
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 12, 2012 - 7:43pmCHICAGO – In our latest pilgrimage edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, we have 5 DVDs up for grabs for the home entertainment release of “The Way” from writer and director Emilio Estevez starring his father Martin Sheen!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘The Way’ With Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 30, 2011 - 12:36pmCHICAGO – In our latest adventure/comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “The Way” with Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen from writer/director Emilio Estevez!
Film Review: World Conflict is a Boy’s Life For ‘Winter in Wartime’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 1, 2011 - 6:58pmCHICAGO – When life collides with history, human beings are often both the perpetrators and the victims. In the excellent film “Winter in Wartime,” a boy grows up quickly when confronted with the realities of that history and life in the last days of World War II.