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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Podtalk: Comedian Fritz Coleman in ‘Unassisted Living’ on Tubi
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 31, 2023 - 8:25pmCHICAGO – The sound of laughter echos on streaming service TUBI, as veteran stand up comic Fritz Coleman presents “Unassisted Living,” his wacky journey with the vagrancies of getting older. The special is currently streaming, and TUBI is a free service to download as an app or to visit at UNASSISTED LIVING.
On-Air Film Review: The Mother Also Rises in ‘Flora and Son’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 29, 2023 - 11:42amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on September 29th, 2023, reviewing “Flora and Son,” written/directed by John Carney (ONCE). In select theaters and streaming on Apple TV+ on September 29th.!—break—>
Audio Film Review: In ‘The Creator’ the Breeder is the Leader
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 29, 2023 - 10:17amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Creator,” a new science fiction film co-written (with Chris Weitz) and directed by Gareth Edwards, the filmmaker behind the well-received Star Wars film “Rogue One.” In theaters on September 29th.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’ is a Slice of Life
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 9, 2023 - 11:04amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on September 7th, 2023, reviewing “Sitting in Bars with Cake,” an adaptation of a cookbook memoir by Audrey Shulman. In theaters on September 8th.
Podtalk: May Pang on John Lennon in ‘The Lost Weekend A Love Story’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2023 - 4:35pmCHICAGO – One of the closest persons to John Lennon in the decade between the break up of The Beatles and his untimely death was May Pang … his lover from 1973 to 1975 … a time in Lennon’s life often called the “Lost Weekend.” Pang narrates a new documentary that sets their record straight, aptly titled “The Lost Weekend A Love Story.”
Audio Film Review: May Pang in ‘The Lost Weekend A Love Story’
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released documentary “The Lost Weekend A Love Story,” which is a chronicle of May Pang and John Lennon’s brief but historically important love affair. Currently in theaters, since April 14th.!—break—>
SXSW2023: Spotlight Documentary ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 24, 2023 - 10:59amAUSTIN, TX – Michael J. Fox is an entertainment treasure, and given what has happened to him through his fight and advocacy for Parkinson’s Disease, he damn well could be qualified as an international treasure. Fox made an appearance at the SXSW Film & TV Festival on behalf of his new documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.”
On-Air Film Review: ‘Marlowe’ Confronts the Black-Eyed Blonde
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 17, 2023 - 7:40amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 16th, 2023, reviewing “Marlowe,” featuring Liam Neeson as the famous private eye Philip Marlowe. In theaters beginning February 15th.!—break—>
Audio Film Review: The New Degeneration in ‘The Bad Guys’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2022 - 12:28amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “The Bad Guys,” the latest cartoony film from Dreamworks Animation, featuring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Awkafina, Alex Borstein and Zazie Beetz, among others, and in theaters on April 22nd.
Interview: Author Lorraine Evanoff on Her New Novel ‘Devil’s Ledger’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 28, 2021 - 5:08pmCHICAGO – The Devil is in the Details. The old adage, which primarily describes accounting, is the basis for author Lorraine Evanoff’s third novel in her Louise Moscow Spy Thriller series, “Devil’s Ledger.” This time, her intrepid financial sleuth Louise Moscow investigates the failure of the world’s oldest bank … a mystery that may also contain the key to a hidden treasure.