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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Video: Viral Message For Film ‘Obsessed’ With Ali Larter, Beyoncé Knowles
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 2, 2009 - 1:50amCHICAGO – We have just received from Screen Gems a new viral video for the upcoming film “Obsessed” with Ali Larter, Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Jerry O’Connell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Bruce McGill, Richard Ruccolo, Christine Lahti and Candice Cunningham.
Video: Movie Trailer For ‘Sorority Row’ From ‘Twilight’ Production Firm Summit Entertainment
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 2, 2009 - 1:24amCHICAGO – Starting today, you’ll be seeing a wide array of the latest movie trailers, movie clips, viral videos and much more video at HollywoodChicago.com. To mark our launch into video, we present you with the movie trailer for the upcoming film “Sorority Row” from “Twilight” production company Summit Entertainment.
Blu-Ray Review: James Bond Continues Blu-Ray Dominance With Four New Releases
Submitted by BrianTT on April 1, 2009 - 6:38pm Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – James Bond continues working his way into your Blu-Ray collection with the release of Volume Three of MGM’s “James Bond Blu-Ray,” which includes HD versions of “The World is Not Enough,” “Goldfinger,” and “Moonraker”. Meanwhile, the unofficial Bond adventure, Fox’s “Never Say Never Again” hits Blu-Ray at the same time. All will make worthwhile additions to 007 fans with Blu-Ray players.
DVD Review: ‘Timecrimes’ Will Be a Glorious Find For Sci-Fi, Horror Fans
Submitted by BrianTT on April 1, 2009 - 5:46pm DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – There was a small window of time there where it looked like the Nacho Vigalondo’s excellent “Timecrimes” might be the next foreign language hit on the arthouse circuit. If not “Pan’s Labyrinth“-big maybe as buzzed about as “Tell No One” or “Let the Right One In”. That never happened (it didn’t even make $40k in theaters) but audiences are going to find this above-average genre pic on DVD.
Interview: Angie Dickinson on the Big Break, The Rat Pack, ‘Police Woman’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 1, 2009 - 3:55pmCHICAGO – Angie Dickinson has brought her charm and magnetism to a career that has spanned from the 1950s/’60s era – she was featured, for example, in the original Rat Pack-starring “Ocean’s 11” (1960) – to grittier movie roles in such cult classics as as “Point Blank” (1967), Brian DePalma’s “Dressed to Kill” (1980) and Ronald Reagan’s last film,”The Killers” (1964).
DVD Review: Mary McCormack Rocks in First Season of ‘In Plain Sight’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 1, 2009 - 3:09pm DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “In Plain Sight” may not get the buzz or press of other cable hits like “Burn Notice” or “The Closer” and the show still needs some ironing out to truly live up to its potential but I watched every episode of this USA Network action drama when it aired and anxiously look forward to the new season (which we’ll review here on or just before its April 19th premiere) for one reason, Mary McCormack.
Feature: Bring the SXSW Film Festival Home With IFC Direct on Demand
Submitted by BrianTT on April 1, 2009 - 1:57pmCHICAGO – Most film fans don’t have the time, money, or connections to get to film festivals in their own city, much less ones that take place out of town. The festival circuit has created many an independent film hit but most of them don’t make their way to even Chicago much less the small towns of America. Now you can bring the film festival experience home with IFC Direct.
Video Game Review: ‘B’-Movie Style of ‘Eat Lead’ Nearly Saves Pretty Awful Game
Submitted by BrianTT on March 31, 2009 - 2:31pm Video Game Rating: 2.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard” has so many deep, unacceptable, gameplay flaws that it couldn’t possibly merit a traditional recommendation, but the game nearly succeeds in the same way that an Ed Wood or Uwe Boll movie has fans. Have you heard the phrase “so bad it’s good”? Can it be applied to a video game?
DVD Round Up, Mar. 31, 2009: ‘Shuttle,’ ‘Donkey Punch,’ ‘Cracker,’ ‘Clone Wars’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 31, 2009 - 12:28pmCHICAGO – Two TV shows and two indie horror movies comprise the final edition of the infamous HollywoodChicago.com Round-Up for March. Both shows already have cult followings and the movies are likely to build ones of their own.
Interview: Legendary Star Tony Curtis Likes it Hot in His Life, Career
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 31, 2009 - 12:26pmThe name of the new autobiography from Tony Curtis is perfectly descriptive … “American Prince.” From his hard-scrabble early life on the streets of the Bronx to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood stardom, Curtis has had a journey that experienced both the heights and depths of celebrity.
First Teaser Poster For ‘The Twilight Saga’s New Moon’ Released
Submitted by BrianTT on March 31, 2009 - 12:24pmCHICAGO – ComingSoon.net went to ShoWest and posted the first image of a teaser poster that you’re likely to see all over theaters for the rest of this year, the first official artwork for the sequel to “Twilight,” “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon”.
TV Review: ABC’s ‘Cupid’ Pushes Romance Past the Breaking Point
Submitted by BrianTT on March 31, 2009 - 10:05am Television Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – I am completely unashamed to admit to being a hopeless romantic and someone easily manipulated by cheesy, sudsy, heartfelt tales of love. I say this because even this loyal fan of movie musicals was pushed over the edge by the goofy romantic dramedy “Cupid,” the new tale of love in the big city debuting on ABC on Tuesday, March 31st.
Blu-Ray Review: Oscar Winner ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Wins Big on Blu-Ray
Submitted by BrianTT on March 30, 2009 - 6:24pm Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – One of the most beloved films of the last several years, “Slumdog Millionaire,” hits DVD and Blu-Ray this week and Fox pulls out all the stops for this home release, polishing up the video and audio to a nearly flawless sheen and compiling a spectacular collection of special features for a movie that many collectors will want to own.
