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 News: ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ Debuts on Blu-Ray in Sept. 2011
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 4, 2011 - 7:29pmSAN FRANCISCO – Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the release date for “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” on Blu-ray Disc. September 12th is the international debut and September 16th is the date for North America.
DVD Review: BBC’s ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ Makes Triumphant Return
Submitted by BrianTT on May 4, 2011 - 5:17pmCHICAGO – The original “Upstairs, Downstairs” series became such an international phenomenon that the title has become a well-known phrase. How many programs have become so culturally relevant that their name can be used apart from them in order to describe a social or cultural situation? Very few. “Upstairs, Downstairs” returned for Christmas 2010 in the U.K.(and aired here on PBS recently as a part of “Masterpiece Theatre”) and now the three hour-long episodes are available in a two-disc set from BBC and Warner Bros.
Film Feature: The Marvel Comics Movie Awards
Submitted by BrianTT on May 4, 2011 - 4:01pmCHICAGO – When “Thor” hits theaters this Friday, it will be 22nd Marvel Comics movie to make it to the big-screen since “Blade” rebooted Marvel’s box office potential back in 1998. There have been more Marvel movies if you count such Marvel-owned properties as “Men in Black” or “Kick-Ass” (or if you count the cheesy straight-to-VHS Marvel movies of the 80s and 90s), but “Blade” was the first “modern” Marvel superhero flick.
Interview: Angela Bassett Takes a Leap in ‘Jumping the Broom’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 4, 2011 - 8:01amCHICAGO – Angela Bassett has a quiet sophistication, when combined with her movie star presence only enhances her unique beauty. She is also a superior actor, taking on an intriguing role as a matriarch in the upcoming film “Jumping the Broom.”
Blu-Ray Review: Jane Campion’s ‘Sweetie’ Continues to Tantalize, Provoke
Submitted by mattmovieman on May 4, 2011 - 7:19amCHICAGO – “Excuse me, I don’t feel anything,” announces the young, saucer-eyed woman to her meditation instructor. In fact, she feels many things, though meditative tranquility is not among them. Whenever she closes her eyes, a series of nightmarish images emerge from the depths of her heightened paranoia. At the center of her fears is a dark force in the form of her sister, lovingly nicknamed, “Sweetie.”
Video Game Review: Return to ‘Call of Duty’ With Excellent ‘Escalation’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 3, 2011 - 3:15pmCHICAGO – Proving yet again that they know how to keep fans happy with their downloadable content, Activision and Treyarch have released another excellent batch of multiplayer maps for their mega-hit “Call of Duty: Black Ops.” The DLC named “Call of Duty: Black Ops — Escalation,” available exclusively on the Xbox, includes four new maps and a new zombie adventure named “Call of the Dead” that would be worth the $15 price on its very own.
Blu-Ray Review: Peter Weir Presents Human Fortitude of ‘The Way Back’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 3, 2011 - 3:08pmCHICAGO – “Nature is your jailer, and she is without mercy.” So says the guard at the Siberian prison that houses the leads in Peter Weir’s harrowing true story of escape, pain, and survival, “The Way Back.” It’s so desolate, freezing, and dangerous in the wilds of Siberia, that prisons barely need walls or guards. Where would people go? A group of seven men were willing to find out and their story has been documented in “The Way Back,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD.
Blu-Ray Review: Look at Our World From a Different Angle With ‘Human Planet’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 3, 2011 - 1:53pmCHICAGO – The team behind the riveting and best-selling “Planet Earth” and “Life” have produced another multi-part documentary series that will show off your HDTV in ways you probably haven’t seen since the in-store demonstration. “Human Planet” is a mostly-riveting examination of the way we interact with the world around us, featuring unique stories and personalities unlike any documentary you’ve ever seen.
Video Game Review: ‘Prince of Persia Trilogy HD’ Packages Classic Games
Submitted by BrianTT on May 3, 2011 - 11:29amCHICAGO – I’m nervous that future generations will remember “Prince of Persia” more for the awful Jake Gyllenhaal movie than the massively-influential and beloved video games on which it was based. To combat this possibility, Ubisoft has released the trilogy that really turned the franchise into a phenomenon in the mid-’00s in one value-packed release called “Prince of Persia Trilogy HD,” now available in stores exclusively for the PS3.
Is There a Kim Kardashian Curse?
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 2, 2011 - 8:22pmCHICAGO – Kim Kardashian has emerged as one of the biggest personalities in Hollywood in recent years.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: VIP Prize Pack, DVD For Mob Film ‘Chicago Overcoat’ With Frank Vincent
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 2, 2011 - 6:59pmCHICAGO – Listen up, fans of “The Boondock Saints”! In our latest Chicago-filmed edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, we have one VIP prize pack up for grabs for “Chicago Overcoat” from Chicago’s Beverly Ridge Pictures!
Blu-Ray Review: Fox Cashes in With ‘Glee Encore’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 2, 2011 - 2:42pmCHICAGO – You truly know that something has become a phenomenon when a studio begins to take advantage of its fans with repetitive releases designed to pry open the purses or wallets of teenagers who must have everything related to their favorite pop culture trend. Witness “Glee: Encore,” a Blu-ray release with nothing new and little reason for anyone who owns the excellent first season to pick it up.
Blu-Ray Review: Brian De Palma’s Thriller ‘Blow Out’ With John Travolta
Submitted by BrianTT on May 2, 2011 - 12:38pmCHICAGO – When Brian De Palma was at his peak in the ’70s and ’80s, he was simply one of the best living directors. Some wanted to write him off as nothing more than an Alfred Hitchcock wannabe, but that was a criticism that I never understood.
