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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Film News: Matt Damon Named Gene Siskel Film Center Renaissance Award Honoree
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 24, 2022 - 11:55amCHICAGO – Matt Damon, the leading man whose roles play like a character actor, is the latest recipient of the Gene Siskel Film Center Renaissance Award, part of the Center’s 50th Anniversary fundraiser (click here for details) He will do a live virtual interview moderated by Robert Downey Jr., which will be s
Podtalk: Judy Garland’s Daughter Lorna Luft, On the 100th Anniversary of Her Mother’s Birth
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 10, 2022 - 9:24amCHICAGO – It was 100 years ago today – June 10th, 1922 – that Frances Gumm was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, but the world would soon know her as Judy Garland. The entertainer, who went from child star to adult fame, is honored by her daughter Lorna Luft.
Podtalk: Lorna Luft, Daughter of Judy Garland, on Centennial Film Series at Gene Siskel Film Center
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 8, 2022 - 4:10pmCHICAGO – The Judy Garland Summer Centennial film series is on through July 30th at the Gene Siskel Film Center, and Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com will lead a discussion on her film “The Clock” on June 11th.
Audio Film Review: 'Relative' is a Realization of Family as Truth
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 8, 2022 - 12:23pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “Relative,” the latest film from Chicago-based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith. Its theatrical release begins on June 8th (click links) at Music Box Theatre and on June 10th at Gene Siskel Film Center, and will expand from there.
Via Zoom: Actor Elizabeth Stam Shines in New Film ‘Relative’
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- Bleed American
- Cameron Scott Roberts
- Clare Cooney
- Elizabeth Stam
- Francis Guinan
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- Melissa DuPrey
- Michael Glover Smith
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- Patrick McDonald
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- Wendy Robie
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CHICAGO – One of the breakout performances in Michael Glover Smith’s new film, “Relative,” is from Elizabeth Stam, who portrays the pivotal role of Hekla. The “Relative” special Chicago general releases will take place (click links) at Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center on June 8th and 10th.
Film News: Judy Garland Summer Centennial at Gene Siskel Film Center, June 1 – July 30, 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 31, 2022 - 7:39pmCHICAGO – She was born Frances Gumm on June 10th, 1922, but the world knew her as megastar Judy Garland. To celebrate her birth centennial, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents nine of her films from June 1 – July 30. For ticket info and details, click JUDY100.
Podtalk: Michael Glover Smith Proves Everything is 'Relative'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 22, 2022 - 9:06am- Cameron Scott Roberts
- Clare Cooney
- Cool Apocalypse
- Elizabeth Stam
- Florida
- Francis Guinan
- Gene Siskel Film Center
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- Keith D. Gallagher
- Melissa DuPrey
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- Michael Glover Smith
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- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
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- Relative
- Rendezvous in Chicago
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- Wendy Robie
CHICAGO – The journey from idea to completed film is a fever dream for the writer/director. Chicago-based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith has realized his dreams in his fourth feature film, “Relative.” The story of family, set in the neighborhood of Rogers Park, begins its local run at Music Box Theatre on June 8th, 2022.
Podtalk: Music Supervisor Cait Rappel for ‘Relative,’ at Midwest Film Fest, April 5, 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 2, 2022 - 5:10pm- Cait Rappel
- Cameron Scott Roberts
- Clare Cooney
- Elizabeth Stam
- Francis Guinan
- Gene Siskel Film Center
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- Keith D. Melissa DuPrey
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- Michael Glover Smith
- Midwest Film Festival
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- Patrick McDonald
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- Rendezvous in Chicago
- Wendy Robie
CHICAGO – The made-in-Chicago film “Relative” … written and directed by Michael Glover Smith … will get its city/Midwest premiere at (appropriately) the Midwest Film Festival on April 5th, 2022. The sold out show at the Gene Siskel Film Center will also have a Q&A, moderated by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com.
Via Zoom: Director Maria Finitzo’s ‘The Dilemma of Desire’ at Midwest Film Festival, Oct. 2, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 1, 2021 - 10:57amCHICAGO – The Midwest Film Festival, which launched a reboot in the beginning of 2020, will hold their first in-theater event – at Chicago’s downtown Gene Siskel Film Center – since that time.
Via Zoom: Mike Houlihan for Irish Movie Hooley, Sep. 24-26, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 24, 2021 - 12:25amCHICAGO – It twill be a touch of the Irish in Chicago’s Loop this weekend, as the Gene Siskel Film Center on State Street screens the Irish American Movie Hooley, produced by Hibernian Media Chairman Mike Houlihan. The three day fest … September 24th-26th, 2021 … welcomes three Irish based and influenced films.