CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Dickens You Say! On-Air Review of ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’
Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 27th, 2020, reviewing the new film “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” now in select theaters.
This is a reverential adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel, about the adventures of David Copperfield (Dev Patel) on his road to becoming a writer. Features an all star and multi-racial cast including Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar. It is directed and co-written by Armando Iannucci, the creator of VEEP and director of THE DEATH OF STALIN.
The Personal History of David Copperfield
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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviews “The Personal History of David Copperfield” during the Morning Mess with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, August 27th, 2020 …
By PATRICK McDONALD |