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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DVD Review: ‘The Disappearance of Alice Creed’ Holds Interest Despite Flaws
Submitted by mattmovieman on November 30, 2010 - 10:29amCHICAGO – There is no doubt that Gemma Arterton is a pretty face. Her natural beauty is so intoxicating that it nearly always upstages whatever talent may reside beneath her scintillating surface. Her aggressively bland work in mediocre action fare like “Clash of the Titans” and “Prince of Persia” had convinced me that she was nothing more than a non-thinking man’s Rachel Weisz.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Flipped’ Could Nearly Send You Head Over Heels
Submitted by BrianTT on November 30, 2010 - 9:56amCHICAGO – Director Rob Reiner’s career is undeniably a shadow of what it used to be with critical failures like “The Bucket List,” “Alex and Emma,” and “Rumor Has It…” diminishing the fact that this talented man gave us “Stand By Me,” “This is Spinal Tap,” and “The Princess Bride.” “Flipped” certainly doesn’t merit consideration with Reiner’s best but it is closer to form than he has been recently and it’s a film that’s easy to fall at least halfway in love with if not fully flipping head over heels.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Blu-Ray, DVD Combo Packs to ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ With Nicholas Cage
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 30, 2010 - 2:40amCHICAGO – In our latest Blu-ray and DVD combo pack edition of the HollywoodChicago.com Hookup, we have 5 Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs to Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” with Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel!
Blu-Ray Review: Tyler Perry Films Released in HD
Submitted by BrianTT on November 29, 2010 - 3:33pmCHICAGO – Some studios slowly roll their catalog films out to Blu-ray as directors or actors release new films with which to tie-in but Lionsgate has decided that holiday season 2010 is the time to import most of Tyler Perry’s films to the HD format just as his “For Colored Girls” is turning out to be a critical and commercial disappointment.
Video Game Review: Updated ‘Goldeneye 007’ For Nintendo Wii Misfires
Submitted by BrianTT on November 29, 2010 - 2:57pmCHICAGO – Most of us who are old enough to have spent many of our formative hours playing “Goldeneye 64” often point to the title as one of the most memorable shooting games in history. Personally, I spent much of the time I should have been studying in college massacring my friends on the legendary Nintendo 64 game. Like most people of my age group, I was completely psyched for the 2010 reboot of the timeless game. It just makes my disappointment all the more painful.
Blu-Ray Feature: 2010 High-Def Holiday Gift Guide
Submitted by BrianTT on November 29, 2010 - 2:21pmCHICAGO – With hundreds of choices new and old, how can you possibly decide what to get the Blu-ray fan in your circle of gift-giving this holiday season? It’s that time of year — when we try to read the mental wish lists of our friends and family members and get them the perfect gift.
Leslie Nielsen of ‘Airplane!,’ ‘The Naked Gun’ is Dead at 84
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 29, 2010 - 11:53amCHICAGO – One of the funniest lines Leslie Nielsen ever uttered wasn’t in one of his spoofs. In his role as doomed Captain Harrison in ‘The Poseidon Adventure,’ Nielsen is facing the huge wave that will eventually capsize the boat, and as an stern aside says, “by the way, Happy New Year.” A star, comically inadvertent, was born. Leslie Nielsen died yesterday at the age of 84.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Pairs of Theatre Tickets to Twin Cities Phenomenon ‘A Klingon Christmas Carol’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 28, 2010 - 3:59pmCHICAGO – In this edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Theatre, we have 5 admit-two Chicago theatre tickets up for grabs to see the Twin Cities phenomenon “A Klingon Christmas Carol,” which is the first play ever to be produced entirely in the Klingon language!
Film News: Academy Announces 15 Finalists For 2010 Best Documentary
Submitted by BrianTT on November 28, 2010 - 1:55pmCHICAGO – Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reveals their short list for the Oscar for Best Documentary and every year there’s a notable snub or two that makes one question the process. Last year, “Anvil: The Story of Anvil,” one of the most-beloved films of the year, didn’t make the cut. This year, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” failed to make the cut, continuing a pattern in which films not deemed “serious enough” by Academy members can’t get past the first round.
Book Review: Dennis Lehane Returns With Sizzling ‘Moonlight Mile’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 28, 2010 - 1:40pmCHICAGO – Dennis Lehane remains one of our better fiction writers with some of his best-known material being turned into highly-acclaimed films including “Mystic River,” “Gone Baby Gone,” and “Shutter Island.” He returns to his two most beloved characters — Angie Gennaro and Patrick Kenzie — those played by Michelle Monaghan and Casey Affleck in the film version of “GBG” to craft a direct sequel to that novel, “Moonlight Mile,” a reminder of how efficient Lehane can be when it comes to breakneck thriller pacing but a bit of a letdown if it truly is the final book with these memorable detectives.
Video Game Review: Legendary Character Rocks in ‘Donkey Kong Country Returns’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 28, 2010 - 1:33pmCHICAGO – There’s no more accomplished gaming company in history than Nintendo when it comes to not only keeping classic characters vital but finding ways to reboot beloved properties from the past.
Blu-Ray Review: Criterion Edition of ‘The Night of the Hunter’ is One of Collection’s Best
Submitted by BrianTT on November 26, 2010 - 10:38amCHICAGO – Charles Laughton directed one movie in his entire career, the terrifying and brilliant “The Night of the Hunter,” a modern Grimm’s fairy tale in which the evil witch in the forest has come to life and taken the form of one of society’s most trusted figures. Laughton’s masterpiece was a critical and commercial failure on its release but history has wisely recognized the lyrical power and sheer terror of one of the best domestic horror movies ever made.
Film Review: Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal Sell Out in Unbearable ‘Love and Other Drugs’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 24, 2010 - 1:49pmCHICAGO – “Love and Other Drugs” celebrates everything that is wrong with America, wrapped in a package with two “it” stars doing a disservice to their emerging careers.
