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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Interview: Bob Saget Reveals His ‘Dirty Daddy’ Side
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 12, 2014 - 4:20pmCHICAGO – There are a couple directions to the long career of Bob Saget. The first is of Danny Tanner, the Dad he portrayed in the 1980s sitcom “Full House,” and the second is his stand-up act, with a reputation for filthy jokes that has no boundaries.
Interview: Director Steven Knight Clicks on ‘Locke’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 1, 2014 - 12:37pmCHICAGO – Driving all night has taken on a different reality, with the invention of the mobile phone. There is no sanctuary within the confines of the automobile, which is now a rolling office or coordination tank. Writer/director Steven Knight portrays this new reality in a fascinating and unique new film called “Locke.”
Interview: John Turturro Vibrantly Directs ‘Fading Gigolo’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 29, 2014 - 8:29amCHICAGO – “You’re a sick f**k, Fink” is the movie quote I was tempted to throw at John Turturro, the actor who played the title role as “Barton Fink,” and dozens of other memorable movie characters. Turturro is breaking out again as a writer/director, producing a new film co-starring Woody Allen, delicately entitled “Fading Gigolo.”
Interview: Actress Fawzia Mirza Reflects on the Stage Play ‘Brahman/i’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2014 - 8:19pmCHICAGO – The world is full of living components that express the similarities in our differences, and actress Fawzia Mirza is the embodiment of us all coming together. The self described South-Asian-Muslim-American woman has been a force on the Chicago acting scene for years, and recently broke out with a role in the high profile stage play “Brahman/i,” by Aditi Brennan Kapil, which premiered in Chicago on March 27th. The play was recently extended to May 4th.
Interview: Jonas Armstrong, Simon Dutton are ‘Walking with the Enemy’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2014 - 11:00pmCHICAGO – World War II will never be over, in a sense, as long as it continues to influence the culture or teach us lessons about our contemporary lives. The new film “Walking with the Enemy” is rooted in the Holocaust, but uses the twist of a Hungarian Jew who brashly impersonated a Nazi officer to relocate his counterparts.
Interview: Marlon Wayans Brings the Funny to ‘A Haunted House 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2014 - 4:54pmCHICAGO – Marlon Wayans will do practically anything for a laugh, and that is to the audience’s advantage in the sequel to last year’s smash comedy, “A Haunted House 2.” Joining him for the second go around is hot comic Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the reliable Affion Crockett, who is reprising his role as Cousin Ray Ray.
Interview: Greg Kinnear is Preaching in ‘Heaven Is for Real’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 15, 2014 - 10:12amCHICAGO – The actor Greg Kinnear has been known for his neat and tidy image, but never has he portrayed a religious leader. His role as Todd Burpo – a pastor of a church and the father whose son believes “Heaven Is for Real” – brings the energy of spirituality to the movies just in time for the Easter holiday.
Interview: Nick Frost Kicks Up His Salsa Heels in ‘Cuban Fury’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 11, 2014 - 8:41pmCHICAGO – Nick Frost has played character and comic roles as the affable sidekick, especially in the famed “Cornetto Trilogy” – “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz’ and “The World’s End” – alongside Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright. Frost is a leading man now, strutting his stuff on the salsa dance floor in “Cuban Fury.”
Interview: Director David Gordon Green, Tye Sheridan Talk ‘Joe’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 10, 2014 - 7:35pmCHICAGO – When traveling on a Nicolas Cage trip, it’s best to buckle up. Director David Gordon Green collaborated with Cage on the new film, “Joe,” and actor Tye Sheridan (“Tree of Life,” “Mud”) was Cage’s teenage co-star. Cage portrays the title character, a reformed hellraiser who can’t help but have sympathy for a lost soul.
Interview: Director Jonathan Glazer Gets ‘Under the Skin’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 10, 2014 - 12:48pmCHICAGO – The buzz for the new film, “Under the Skin,” is tremendous, both for Scarlett Johansson’s performance and the amount of symbolic and real exposure for the actress. Director Jonathan Glazer (“Sexy Beast,” “Birth”) has fashioned a metaphoric gem based on a novel by Michel Faber, about an alien visitor.