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).
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Together They Go! Audio Film Review of Oscar Nominated ‘Close’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 5, 2023 - 9:40am- 95th
- A24
- Academy Award
- Belgium
- Best International Feature Film
- Close
- Eddie Volkman
- Eden Dambrine
- Émilie Dequenne
- Gustav De Waele
- Hannah B
- Hannah Brummer
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Kevin Janssens
- Léa Drucker
- Lukas Dhont
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Scott Thompson
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
 Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Close,” one of the five nominees for Best International Feature at the upcoming 95th Oscars, written and directed by Lukas Dhont. In wide theater release in the U.S. beginning February 3rd.
Heroics of ‘Dunkirk’ Portrayed Ardently & Humanely
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 19, 2017 - 8:25amRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – War is hell, even in “The Good War.” The early days of World War II were a desperate time for the British, and the events of “Dunkirk” were largely about loss, yet mostly about inspiration. Director Christopher Nolan gives his film a grand cinematic treatment, evoking an era that has mostly faded away.
