CHICAGO – One of the open secrets of Chicago is its horrible racist past, which remains like an echo. Playwright Joshua Allen has been exploring this theme in his Grand Boulevard Trilogy – the last chapter talking place during the infamous 1919 race riots – in Raven Theatre’s “The Prodigal Daughter.” For tickets and info, click TPD.
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Days of Future’s Past! On-Air Film Review of ‘Civil War’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 11, 2024 - 9:16am Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 10th, 2024, reviewing “Civil War,” a new film by writer/director Alex Garland (“28 Days Later,” “Ex Machina”). In theaters on April 12th.
Despite Sandy Start and Trope Pitfalls, 'Dune' Could be the Next 'Star Wars'
Submitted by JonHC on October 24, 2021 - 3:46pm- Chang Chen
- Charlotte Rampling
- Dave Bautista
- David Dastmalchian
- Denis Villenueve
- Dune
- Film Review
- HollywoodChicago.com
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- Jason Momoa
- Javier Bardem
- Jon Espino
- Josh Brolin
- Movie Review
- Oscar Isaac
- Rebecca Ferguson
- Stellan Skarsgard
- Stephen McKinley Henderson
- Timothée Chalamet
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 Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Everything has ‘potential’ and in examining that you reveal a little bit about yourself. Seeing the ‘potential’ in something is inherently an exercise in optimism because you take what you see and understand that it could do or be better. Criticism is also a key component when it comes to discussing ‘potential’ because without a critical eye you can’t see beyond what is to see what could be.
Denzel Washington & Viola Davis Swing for the ‘Fences’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 24, 2016 - 9:14am Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Viola Davis and Denzel Washington are actors who are likely to give plays adapted for the screen a good name. Their commitment to the material shines through in the new film “Fences.” Davis and Washington have a well worn familiarity with the characters –having portrayed them on Broadway in the 2010 revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play.
