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: Director John Waters for New Novel at Spring Chicago Humanities Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 8, 2022 - 4:06pmCHICAGO – The legendary “Pope of Trash,” outrageous filmmaker John Waters, promoted his new novel “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance” at the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) on May 7th, 2022, and HollywoodChicago.com was there.
Slideshow: Molly Shannon at Chicago Humanities Festival for New Book ‘Hello Molly!'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2022 - 10:21amCHICAGO – Book Tour season has begun, and the Chicago Humanities Festival welcomed a prominent new author to their event. Molly Shannon, the raucous comic actor of “Saturday Night Live” fame, has written a new memoir entitled “Hello Molly!” On April 13th, 2022, Shannon appeared at the Humanities Festival with fellow SNL alum (and veteran of The Second City) Tim Meadows.
Flashback Interview: Jada Pinkett Smith on Her Life and Times
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 29, 2022 - 7:06pmCHICAGO – The person in the middle of The Slap seen around the world – upon Chris Rock by Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards – was Will’s wife of 24 years, the actor and musician Jada Pinkett Smith. She had shaved her head due to a diagnosis of alopecia, and Chris Rock raised Will Smith’s ire by making a joke about Pinkett Smith appearing in “G.I. Jane 2,” a reference to her military grade style. Jada Pinkett Smith was photographed in 2008 by Joe Arce and interviewed in 2015 by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com.
Slideshow: Road to the Oscars … Nine Exclusive Portraits for the 94th Academy Awards
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 27, 2022 - 8:34amCHICAGO – Hollywood is rolling out the Red Carpet for the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27th, and before the big night it’s time for an Exclusive Oscar Portrait Slideshow.
In Memoriam: Sally Kellerman, Major Houlihan in Film Version of ‘MASH,’ dies at 84
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 1, 2022 - 3:14pm- A Little Romance
- Back to School
- Bonanza
- Brewster McCloud
- Decker
- Exclusive Portrait
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Joe Arce
- Last of the Red Hot Lovers
- Mannix
- MASH
- Night Club
- Patrick McDonald
- Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
- Sally Kellerman
- Star Trek
- That Girl
- The Big Bus
- The Twilight Zone
- Where No Man Has Gone Before
CHICAGO – As a TV and Movie Star, Sally Kellerman may not be a household name, but as an influencer in the “New American Cinema” of the 1970s she was everywhere.
In Memoriam: Ivan Reitman, Director of ‘Ghostbusters,’ Dies at 75
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 15, 2022 - 8:14pmCHICAGO – He helmed some of the most beloved comedies of the last three decades of the 20th Century, including “Meatballs,” “Stripes,” “Twins” “Kindergarten Cop” and of course “Ghostbusters” (and its sequel). Ivan Reitman passed away on February 12th, 2022. He was age 75.
Feature: Top 10 Celebrity Portraits of 2021, by Photographer Joe Arce
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- Anthony Michael Hall
- Best
- Betty White
- Charlie Gillespie
- Debbie Gibson
- Elvis Presley
- Entertainment News
- Feature
- Harry Shum Jr
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Joe Arce
- Katie Cassidy
- Kenneth Branagh
- Lana Parilla
- List
- Lyric Ross
- Patrick McDonald
- Photography
- Photos
- Pictures
- Portraits
- Priscilla Presley
- Rebecca Hall
- Stormy Daniels
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- Top 10 2021
CHICAGO – In a Covid-free world no doubt this list would be a TOP 20 or 25 … in non-pandemic times, I photographed approximately 150 celebrities per year. In 2020, there were only two, before the global pandemic basically put my career – like that of so many others – into a medically induced coma.
Entertainment News: C2E2 2021 Convention in Chicago from Dec. 10-12
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 10, 2021 - 9:06amCHICAGO – The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) opens today (December 10th-12th, 2021). For three days, the best in the comic book, entertainment, TV and movie world will gather at the McCormick Place convention center on the near south side of Chicago, with epic cosplay on display.
Podtalk: Rebecca Hall on Her Directorial Debut for ‘Passing’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 10, 2021 - 9:52am- 2021
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- Alexander Skarsgard
- Andre Holland
- Bill Camp
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Christine
- Exclusive
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Arce
- Passing
- Patrick McDonald
- Peter Hall
- Photo
- Rebecca Hall
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Ruth Negga
- Tessa Thompson
- The Night House
- Vicky Christina Barcelona
CHICAGO – Rebecca Hall is not content being one of the best actors of her generation. She also has directed her first feature film, “Passing,” streaming on Netflix beginning November 10th, 2021. Set in the 1920s, the story is of two female friends who reconnect after many years, revealing secrets affecting both of them. !—break—>
Entertainment News: Dean Stockwell of Film ’Blue Velvet' & TV’s ‘Quantum Leap’ Dies at 85
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 9, 2021 - 8:21pmCHICAGO – In my one encounter with Dean Stockwell back in 2013, he was properly off-kilter and amazing, as you expect from Frank in “Blue Velvet.” But Stockwell was so much more, starting as a child actor in Hollywood’s Golden Age, morphing to the hippie era and getting a major comeback with David Lynch and TV’s Quantum Leap.” He died in New York City on November 7th, 2021, at age 85.