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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).
On-Air Film Review: Meet Me Tonight in Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 22, 2023 - 2:26pm
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”Asteroid City” opens in theaters on June 23rd. Featuring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Steve Carrell and Tilda Swinton. Written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola. Directed by Wes Anderson. Rated “PG-13”
CLICK HERE for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Asteroid City”
Asteroid City
Photo credit: Focus Features
CLICK HERE for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Asteroid City”
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 22nd, reviewing “Asteroid City,” the latest film directed by America’s auteur, Wes Anderson. In theaters on June 23rd.
 Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
The film plays out on two levels … as a regular movie narrative and a stage play that is in essence the “back stage” to the main story. It’s 1955, and a group of science award teenagers and their parents gather in the desert town Asteroid City, to both be awarded their honors and to gaze at the solar system at the edge of the town’s asteroid crater. Their parents and relatives includes Augie (Jason Schwatzman), movie star Midge (Scarlett Johansson), J.J.(Liev Schreiber), Sandy (Hope Davis) and Stanley (Tom Hanks). They are monitored by a General (Jeffrey Wright) a scientist (Tilda Swinton) and a hotel manager (Steve Carrell), as they all gather to unlock the secrets of the universe.
CLICK HERE for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Asteroid City”Asteroid City
Photo credit: Focus Features
CLICK HERE for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Asteroid City”
