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+.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Film Review: ‘Salt’ With Angelina Jolie Suffers From Lack of Flavor
Submitted by BrianTT on July 23, 2010 - 12:52pmCHICAGO – Perhaps the creators of “Salt” took the potential double meaning of its title a bit too seriously because the film has been overloaded with one flavor at the expense of the variety that could have turned this well-done action movie into something a bit more memorable.
Slideshow: 18-Image Gallery For ‘Salt’ Starring Angelina Jolie
Submitted by BrianTT on July 21, 2010 - 4:07pmCHICAGO – This 18-image slideshow contains a selection of the official press images for the highly anticipated “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The film was written by Kurt Wimmer and directed by Phillip Noyce. It will be released on July 23rd, 2010.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘2012’ Turns Global Destruction Into Crowd-Pleasing Cheese
Submitted by mattmovieman on March 3, 2010 - 11:23amCHICAGO – Roland Emmerich is a filmmaker in the classic tradition of B-movie auteurs who shamelessly exploited modern paranoia for the sake of getting butts in the seats. His global warming thriller, “The Day After Tomorrow,” had a sequence where characters were literally being chased by the cold. In “2012,” the protagonists are being chased by armageddon, and they’re always one step ahead.
2008 in Review: The Top 5 Film Interviews of HollywoodChicago.com
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 17, 2009 - 10:19pmCHICAGO – After participating in close to 25 interviews in 2008 for HollywoodChicago.com, the mechanics of each sit down are interestingly similar. The reporters gather at a pre-determined spot (usually a Chicago downtown hotel).
Blu-Ray Review: Cult of ‘Serenity’ Will Grow With Great Release
Submitted by BrianTT on December 30, 2008 - 10:10amCHICAGO – The regular flow of imports from standard DVD and HD-DVD to the champion of the format war, Blu-Ray, continues with this week’s release of an HD-DVD hit, Joss Whedon’s excellent “Serenity”.
Interview: Chiwetel Ejiofor on American Samurai Journey ‘Redbelt’ From Mind of David Mamet
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 13, 2008 - 6:04pmCHICAGO – Chiwetel Ejiofor (pronounced choo-ih-tell edge-o-for) has been a stalwart film actor ever since his dramatic debut in Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad”. Since then, he has been a go-to character actor for directors as diverse as Spike Lee, Woody Allen and Stephen Frears.