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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Exclusive Portrait: Miley Cyrus is Taking on New Roles
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 5, 2011 - 2:29amCHICAGO – Don’t call her Hannah Montana anymore, Miley Cyrus has broken out on her own and is forging a more personal music and performance career. Recently, she came to Chicago to promote the grand opening of The Topshop here.
Exclusive Portrait: Caroline Kennedy Remembers Her Mother Jacqueline
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 17, 2011 - 3:22pmCHICAGO – This week marked Caroline Kennedy’s release of “Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy”. It’s an eight-CD collection of interviews in 1964 that Caroline’s mother, Jacqueline, made shortly after the assassination of her father, U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Interview: Emotive Rocker Lauren Wolf to Outlive Today’s Digitized Dance Fad
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 5, 2011 - 4:42pmCHICAGO – You can’t tune into top-40 radio today without hearing a host of new and previous artists all converging on the same fad: digitized dance music. While the club scene’s eating it all up for now, time has proven again and again that real music prevails over fancy studio theatrics.
Exclusive Portrait: Chelsea Handler Tells No Lies in New Book ‘Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 5, 2011 - 12:48amCHICAGO – Chelsea Handler has many irons in the fire as the fall season takes hold. As she continues with her talk show “Chelsea Lately,” Handler’s working on a mid-season sitcom for NBC based on her successful memoir “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea”. And she was in Chicago in May 2011 to promote her new book “Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me”.
Interview: Robert Englund Goes Beyond Freddy Krueger
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 25, 2011 - 8:20amCHICAGO – Robert Englund will inevitably and forever be linked with his most famous character, Freddy Krueger of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and its sequels and spin-offs. But he has had a rich journey to Freddy, and connects with him through a myriad of character actor experiences.
Interview, Portrait: Lesley Ann Warren ‘In Plain Sight’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 24, 2011 - 5:00pmCHICAGO – Lesley Ann Warren is familiar to TV viewers for her recurring role on “Desperate Housewives” as Sophie Bremmer and her portrayal of Jinx Shannon on “In Plain Sight.” She also has a rich career spanning five decades, with classic film and television characters along the way.
Red-Carpet Interviews, Portraits: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez Find ‘The Way’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 23, 2011 - 7:39amCHICAGO – Martin Sheen’s sons certainly command the spotlight, whether it was Charlie’s adventures of this year, or the emerging auteur talent of Emilio Estevez. Estevez wrote and directed the upcoming film “The Way,” which stars his father.
Slideshow: Rising Rocker Lauren Wolf Seduces Crowd With Powerhouse Vocals, Infectious Band
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 3, 2011 - 10:32pmCHICAGO – The Original Mother’s in Chicago lit up on July 28, 2011 when soulful rocker Lauren Wolf and her electrifying band held the CD release party for “All My Secrets”.
Interview: T.J. Miller on His Chicago-Inspired Comedic Sensibility
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 3, 2011 - 3:23pmCHICAGO – T.J. Miller is not yet a household name, but his comic stylings are memorable in such films as “Cloverfield,” “She’s Out of My League,” “Gulliver’s Travels” and the upcoming “Our Idiot Brother.” Those comedic roots are in Chicago, doing stand-up and improv here.
Interview, Portrait: Tom Felton on Draco Malfoy in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 26, 2011 - 10:20amCHICAGO – Playing Draco Malfoy, a less-than-savory counterpoint to the heroics of Harry Potter in the film series just completed with “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” would presumably be difficult.