CHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
Sharon Stone
Film Review: There Tomorrow! On-Air Review of ‘Here Today’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 6, 2021 - 12:52pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 6th, 2021, reviewing the new film “Here Today” in theaters (check local listings) beginning May 7th.!—break—>
Podtalk: Wendy Sharon of Wilmette Theatre for ‘This Changes Everything,’ Sept. 13, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 12, 2019 - 11:52am- Cate Blanchett
- Colleen Griffen
- Geena Davis
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jessica Chastain
- Marisa Tomei
- Meryl Streep
- Mickey Alice Kwapis
- Natalie Portman
- Oriana Oppice
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- Reese Witherspoon
- Rosario Dawson
- Sharon Stone
- Shayna Connelly
- This Changes Everything
- Wendy Sharon
- Wilmette Theatre
- Zoe Saldana
CHICAGO – When the world broke open during the historic #MeToo entertainment industry scandal, the incidents were simply the tip of the gigantic iceberg. “This Changes Everything” goes deeper behind the subject of women in film, to expose a system in show business that has consistently lacked in opportunities for female filmmakers and production workers. The historic Wilmette (Illinois) Theatre will screen the documentary as part of a Women Filmmaker Celebration on September 13th, 2019 (7pm), with a panel discussion moderated by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com. For more details and tickets, click here.
Film Review: Warm ‘Fading Gigolo’ Has Odd Romance, Woody Allen
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 5, 2014 - 5:10pmCHICAGO – How do you make a Woody Allen style film? You hire Woody Allen to act in it. Writer, director and lead actor John Turturro channels the soul of Allen’s films by creating a strange and romantic scenario with different types of relationships, including one with Woody himself in “Fading Gigolo.”
Interview: John Turturro Vibrantly Directs ‘Fading Gigolo’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 29, 2014 - 8:29amCHICAGO – “You’re a sick f**k, Fink” is the movie quote I was tempted to throw at John Turturro, the actor who played the title role as “Barton Fink,” and dozens of other memorable movie characters. Turturro is breaking out again as a writer/director, producing a new film co-starring Woody Allen, delicately entitled “Fading Gigolo.”
What to Watch: Nov. 3-9, 2013
Submitted by BrianTT on November 5, 2013 - 5:42pm- Amanda Seyfried
- Best Man Down
- Blu-ray Review
- Brian De Palma
- Brian Tallerico
- CBS
- Clear History
- DVD Review
- HBO
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hulu
- Intolerance
- iTunes
- Justin Long
- Lovelace
- Netflix
- Passion
- Rachel McAdams
- Released
- Sharon Stone
- Tyler Labine
- Under the Dome
- VOD
- What to Watch
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – Another week of a hodge podge of new Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming releases that we call What to Watch. Looking for something new? Something very old? Something rare? Something from TV? There’s a little bit of everything and even a story about porn too. Check it out, ranked in how interesting I find them.
Film Review: Notoriety Triggers the Breaking Point in ‘Lovelace’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 9, 2013 - 9:19amCHICAGO – It was one of the strangest star-is-born stories in show business history. One porn film – “Deep Throat” – permeates the American consciousness at precisely the right time. The “lead” actress in the film becomes a household name – and then becomes a victim of it – in ‘Lovelace.’
Interview With Larry Manetti: Memories of Tom Selleck’s ‘Magnum P.I.’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 9, 2010 - 3:05pmCHICAGO – Where would Thomas Sullivan Magnum had been without his trusty sidekick Rick Wright? Chicago-born Larry Manetti was Rick Wright on “Magnum P.I,” and has just re-released his book of memories with the show, “Aloha, Magnum.”