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+.
Film Feature
Film Feature: Five Ways to Make Sure That ‘The Avengers 2’ Doesn’t Suck
Submitted by BrianTT on May 10, 2012 - 10:15amCHICAGO – If there’s one thing that Marvel superhero movies do well, it’s set up extremely-high expectations for the next Marvel superhero movie. “Iron Man 2” got us excited for “Thor.”
Trailer Tracking: ‘Battleship’ ‘Men in Black III,’ ‘Frankenweenie’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 14, 2012 - 10:08amCHICAGO – As the movie industry starts to recover from the marketing disaster that was ”John Carter” – a film with possibly the least effective trailers in recent history – it might be more important than ever for film studios to connect their with audiences with really, really kick-ass movie trailers.
Film Feature: Seven Things We Want From ‘The Hunger Games’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 27, 2012 - 4:40pmCHICAGO – There are two big questions floating around Hollywood at the moment – “How hard is “John Carter” going to flop?” and “How big is “The Hunger Games” going to be?” Because director Gary Ross’ adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ uber-popular dystopian young adult novel has some incredible buzz surrounding its March 23 release.
Film Feature: Top 10 Films of 2011
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 27, 2011 - 5:16pmCHICAGO – As the days count down to the end of the year, it’s a perfect time for a countdown of the top ten films of 2011. Last week, Brian Tallerico of HollywoodChicago.com posted his 10 Best of 2011, and this week I pick my Top Ten Films of 2011, by Patrick McDonald.
Film Feature: From Page to Screen, Fall 2011’s Biggest Adaptations
Submitted by BrianTT on November 28, 2011 - 10:39amCHICAGO – Last week saw the release of Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo,” his long-awaited adaptation of Brian Selznick’s award-winning young adult novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”. And the movie has been “long-awaited” for several reasons. One reason is that the idea of Scorsese doing a kid’s movie is a little mind-blowing.
Film Feature: The 10 Best Muppet Movies Ever Made
Submitted by BrianTT on November 16, 2011 - 11:10amCHICAGO – After unleashing the most aggressive and exuberantly playful marketing campaign in recent memory, “The Muppets” is gearing to take over Thanksgiving weekend.
Trailer Tracking: ‘Wanderlust,’ ‘Safe House,’ ‘This Means War,’ More
Submitted by BrianTT on November 8, 2011 - 11:16amCHICAGO – Now that we’re so close to the holiday season, it means that the whole movie trailer landscape has changed yet again. We’ve spent the last three months watching the previews for the Christmas season blockbusters and the end-of-the-year Oscar hopefuls nonstop.
Trailer Tracking: ‘The Woman in Black,’ ‘Underworld: Awakening,’ ‘Trespass’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 22, 2011 - 3:11pmCHICAGO – The summer movie season is officially over (sigh), and now it’s time for Hollywood to show off what they’ve got planned for us next. (If we had to guess, we say bet on more “Pirates” movies and less “Green Lantern” sequels.)
Film Feature: 10 Most Controversial Moments in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
Submitted by mattmovieman on July 28, 2011 - 7:41amCHICAGO – Taken as one complete film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is easily the best installment of the series. By splitting J.K. Rowling’s spellbinding final book into two parts, director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves had much more time to pace each sequence and develop each character to the best of their ability. The added minutes have enabled them to deliver a rousing finale to one of the greatest franchises in history.
Trailer Tracking: ‘Drive,’ ‘Contagion,’ ‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ ‘Haywire’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 27, 2011 - 5:42pmCHICAGO – However, unexpectedly, the past few weeks have seen the release of some major trailers for movies that are targeted for typically off-season release months (September, October, January), and most of them look fairly awesome. While a few underwhelm (looking at you, “Paranormal Activity 3”), the rest feature some of the coolest, most exciting movie trailers that we’ve seen all year.
