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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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Human Centipede’ Delivers Campy, Queasy Chills
Submitted by mattmovieman on October 6, 2010 - 10:38amCHICAGO – Here’s a knee-jerk horrorshow with a premise so monumentally galvanizing and profoundly disgusting that it manages to upstage the film itself. Once you’ve discovered what the “Human Centipede” is, in all of its grotesque awfulness, your mind instantly creates a vision more viscerally disturbing than anything that could possibly be captured on film.
Interview: Diane Lane, John Malkovich Ride Legendary ‘Secretariat’
Submitted by BrianTT on October 6, 2010 - 9:33amCHICAGO – Two of the Oscar-nominated stars of Disney’s “Secretariat” breezed through Chicago last month as both Diane Lane and John Malkovich sat down for entertaining one-on-ones about their inspirational drama from director Randall Wallace (the Oscar-winning writer of “Braveheart”).
Interview: Director Greg Berlanti of Katherine Heigl’s ‘Life as We Know It’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 5, 2010 - 5:23pmCHICAGO – The romantic comedy gets another variation with the new release, “Life As We Know It,” with Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel playing opposites who need to attract when thrust into a childcare situation that they didn’t anticipate. The film is directed by Greg Berlanti, who is also the screenwriter to the upcoming “Green Lantern” movie.
Video Game Review: Derivative, Frustrating ‘Quantum Theory’
Submitted by BrianTT on October 5, 2010 - 3:32pmCHICAGO – It can be difficult for a casual gamer to discern the differences between a good shooter and a bad one. Someone who doesn’t pick up a controller all that often might look at “Quantum Theory” and think its resemblance to the beloved “Gears of War” translates to quality as well.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Signed Poster By ‘Barry Munday’ Star Patrick Wilson, Two Magnolia DVDs
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 5, 2010 - 2:24pmCHICAGO – In this edition of the HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, two lucky winners will clean up with two DVDs from Magnolia Pictures for the movies “The Great Buck Howard” and “The Answer Man” plus a full-size poster for “Barry Munday” signed by Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer and director Chris D’Arienzo!
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Babies’ Benefits, Suffers From Limitations
Submitted by mattmovieman on October 5, 2010 - 1:46pmCHICAGO – Couples making plans to start a family may get a kick out of “Babies,” the lyrical new documentary from French filmmaker Thomas Balmès. Everyone else may find themselves bored stiff. The film is an intriguing experiment with varying degrees of success. It’s as tedious as it is compelling and as annoying as it is insightful.
DVD Review: FOX’s Clever ‘The Cleveland Show: Season One’
Submitted by BrianTT on October 5, 2010 - 11:48amCHICAGO – What’s the best animated program on Sunday nights? Sadly, it hasn’t been “The Simpsons” for years and the most-recent reigning champ, “Family Guy” has been like a tire with a pinhole leak over the last few seasons, slowly becoming less creative with each passing episode. No, the most consistent and creative cartoon on the evening is the spin-off “The Cleveland Show” and the show’s first season is now available on DVD.
In Memoriam: Legendary ‘The A-Team’ Creator, TV Show Writer Stephen J. Cannell
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 5, 2010 - 10:48amCHICAGO – In the 1980s, you couldn’t swing a burnt-out remote without coming upon either a Stephen J. Cannell created series or an episode that he’d personally written. The amazingly prolific and populist television icon – best known for “The Rockford Files” and “The A-Team” – passed away last week at the age of 69.
Blu-Ray Review: Casey Affleck Stars in Disturbing ‘The Killer Inside Me’
Submitted by BrianTT on October 5, 2010 - 10:43amCHICAGO – Michael Winterbottom’s “The Killer Inside Me” provoked such a strong response after its Sundance Film Festival premiere that the auteur behind “A Mighty Heart,” “9 Songs,” and “24 Hour Party People” was shunned by a crowd that typically embraces challenging films. What turned them? Check out Winterbottom’s daring film with Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, and Simon Baker, now on Blu-ray and DVD.
Video Game Review: ‘NHL 11’ Continues Excellent Sports Gaming Franchise
Submitted by BrianTT on October 4, 2010 - 4:29pmCHICAGO – A great sports game can be entertaining regardless of your skill level. I’ll admit to not being that great at “NHL 11.” I’ll take anyone on in most of the baseball or football games in existence but I’ve never been that stellar at hockey in real or e-life.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Love & Other Drugs’ With Director Introduction
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 4, 2010 - 12:36pmCHICAGO – In our latest comedy/romance edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Love & Other Drugs” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway!
Blu-Ray Review: Timeless ‘King Kong’ Given Gorgeous HD Treatment
Submitted by BrianTT on October 4, 2010 - 9:00amCHICAGO – Is there any better metaphor in the history of film for technology taking over nature than the planes that shoot down King Kong at the end of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack’s 1933 classic? At the height of the depression, when 25% of the workforce was unemployed, the two adventure-seekers and his team took that metaphor and spun it around an amazingly slice of entertainment that would become one of the most influential and enjoyable films ever made, now available on Blu-ray.
Blu-Ray Round-Up: ‘American Beauty,’ ‘Boogie Woogie,’ ‘Bored to Death,’ More
Submitted by BrianTT on October 4, 2010 - 8:55amCHICAGO – The Blu-Ray Round-Up has looked around the office after the dust has settled on the major September HD releases and realized that there are a few remaining titles worthy of a mention. Before frost warnings, Halloween decorations, and planning for Thanksgiving, pick up one of these five titles. You won’t regret it.
