CHICAGO – Theatrical satires of the Star Wars Universe are like the number of TV series the universe has wrought … too many to figure out if anything is worthwhile. But “Trade Federation” (subtitled “Or Let’s Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels”), presented by Otherworld Theatre in Wrigleyville Chicago, gets it right on.
On-Air Film Review: French Bliss for ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’



CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 14th, reviewing “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” the adventures of a British cleaning lady when she decides to wish upon a dream, in theaters on July 15th.!—break—>
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Lesley Manville is Ada Harris, a British cleaning woman in London who believes in the power of fate, despite having not heard from her missing-in-action husband 13 years after World War II has ended. When a package arrives confirming her hubby’s death, she is inspired by one of her client’s dresses to go to 1958 Paris and buy a dress from the House of Christian Dior. When she actually gets to the City of Lights, it opens up to her magic wish, and she becomes involved in everything Dior, including his Office Manager Claudine (Isabelle Huppert), Model Natasha (Alba Baptiste) and accountant Andre (Lucas Bravo) … she is ready to dress for success.


Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Photo credit: Focus Features
