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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Interview: Filmmaker Brothers John Erick & Drew Dowdle of ‘No Escape’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 5, 2015 - 8:02amCHICAGO – Filmmakers brothers are ubiquitous, as siblings grow up with the love of the movies and turn it into a career when adults. Director John Erick Dowdle and his writing partner, brother Drew, has had a successful run with films like “Devil” and last year’s “As Above, So Below.” Their latest film, “No Escape,” explores geopolitics and the increasing potential for government breakdown.
Film Review: Probable Events is the Situation in Tense ‘No Escape’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 26, 2015 - 5:15pmCHICAGO – In a very unstable world, and in a sense that these problems are international, we all can be stuck in war at any time – there is no way to get away from it. “No Escape” takes this notion to the extreme, with an American family – led by Owen Wilson – caught in a war zone.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘No Escape’ With Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 20, 2015 - 11:52pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new action/thriller “No Escape” starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Southpaw’ With Rachel McAdams, Jake Gyllenhaal
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 16, 2015 - 10:58pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new sports drama “Southpaw” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams!
Film Review: Trite ‘Woman in Gold’ Lacks a Compelling Story
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 1, 2015 - 10:40am- Antje Traue
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CHICAGO – The horrors of the Holocaust have been expressed in cinematic art through many angles. “Woman in Gold” takes another track, that of restoring a work of art that was stolen from a Jewish family in Austria. The legal maneuverings, however, lacks a sense that this is victorious.
Interview: Director Simon Curtis Fashions the ‘Woman in Gold’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 30, 2015 - 6:00pm- Antje Traue
- Austria
- Daniel Bruhl
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Gustav Klimt
- Helen Mirren
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- Jonathan Pryce
- Katie Holmes
- Maria Altmann
- My Week with Marilyn
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- Randol Schoenberg
- Ryan Reynolds
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- Woman in Gold
CHICAGO – The painting “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer” was created by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, and was considered Austria’s greatest artwork. The remarkable journey of the painting, stolen from its original Jewish family by the Nazis during World War II, is the basis for the new film, “Woman in Gold,” directed by Simon Curtis.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Woman in Gold’ With Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 26, 2015 - 10:47pm- Adam Fendelman
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- Antje Traue
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- Daniel Bruhl
- E. Randol Schoenberg
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Frances Fisher
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- Jonathan Pryce
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new drama “Woman in Gold” starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Family 4-Packs to ‘Paddington’ Based on Beloved Novels
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 6, 2015 - 5:57pmCHICAGO – Family 4-packs! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 family 4-packs (80 seats in total) up for grabs to the family comedy “Paddington” from “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman based on the beloved novels by Michael Bond!
Film Review: ‘Big Eyes’ Too Conventional to Generate Any Interest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 25, 2014 - 9:24amCHICAGO – What’s up with Tim Burton? His style is hardly present in the straightforward story of artists Margaret and Walter Keane, locked in a battle of creation over “Big Eyes” child paintings. There is nothing revelatory or even interesting in the process of their struggle of who-painted-what, maybe perhaps Burton – a collector of the art – wants to increase their value?
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Guaranteed Anytime Passes to Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 22, 2014 - 12:36am- Adam Fendelman
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of guaranteed anytime movie tickets up for grabs to the new Tim Burton film “Big Eyes” starring Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams! Pick your own theatre and time throughout Chicagoland!