CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
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Via Zoom: Ruth Kaufman & Sean Leonard on ‘What Did Clyde Hide?’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 27, 2020 - 6:39pmCHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
Theater News: Final Weekend for Possibilities Theatre Company’s “Free Space,” Oct. 29-31, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 29, 2020 - 5:17amCHICAGO – Yes Virginia, there still is live theater. The Possibilities Theatre presents “Free Space,” a play by Tara Meddaugh, via Zoom and a special live performance (weather permitting) in its final weekend October 29th-31st, 2020. For more information, including tickets, click here.!—break—>
Podtalk: Ashton Swinford, Creator of ‘Miss Information,’ a Web Series Premiering Oct. 7, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 6, 2020 - 5:09pmCHICAGO – Fact or fiction is a current debate in news programming, especially as people naturally digest “the news” that makes them comfortable. A new five-episode web series created by filmmaker Ashton Swinford, “Miss Information,” is a satire-oriented show that seeks to entertain and educate viewers on the bias, fake news and bot infiltration that litters social media.
Entertainment News: Virtual 2020 YippieFest now August 21-23
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 12, 2020 - 10:50amCHICAGO – It’s coming! YippieFest 2020 – joining the virtual and online revolution during these particular times – is set for August 21st through the 23rd. Details to come on schedules and times, but the whole fest can be downloaded for FREE on those dates through TWITCH streaming service. Click here for more details. !—break—>
TV Review: HollywoodChicago.com On-AIr with Netflix’s 'Space Force'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 6, 2020 - 7:53amCHICAGO – Seemingly ripped from the headlines, by way of “Dr. Strangelove,” the new Netflix TV series “Space Force” debuted on May 29th, 2020. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed the series during the Eddie Volkman Show (Star 96.7 FM in Joliet, Illinois) on June 5th, 2020.!—break—>
Interview: Adriana Leonard & Carley Marcelle on ‘Beta’ Series
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2020 - 7:38amCHICAGO – When two passionate content creators got together, they sought not only to produce a work of entertainment, but a higher philosophy within it. Co-Writers/Directors and Executive Producers Adriana Leonard and Carley Marcelle have created “Beta” A Digital Series, and they are about to launch it.!—break—>
Entertainment News: Xfinity Watchathon Offers More Than 10,000 Free Films & TV, May 11-17, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 10, 2020 - 6:38pmCHICAGO – Comcast announced last week that the Xfinity Watchathon Week 2020 will take place from May 11th through the 17th. Included in the free offerings for customers will be the Hulu originals “Little Fires Everywhere” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and other original shows from EPIX, STARZ and SHOWTIME channels. The Watchathon will be available on the X1, Flex and Xfinity Stream platforms.
Feature: The Episode of '30 Rock’ That Predicted the Future
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 28, 2020 - 4:19pmCHICAGO – Like many of you, I have been perusing the digital platforms, looking for the appropriate binge shows that will provide a temporary bit of sanity. Amazon Prime, for example, offers the entire series of “30 Rock” (2006-13), the seminal NBC-TV series created by and featuring Tina Fey.
Theater Review: ‘Light in the Piazza’ Shines at Chicago’s Lyric Opera, thru Dec. 29, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 19, 2019 - 10:21amCHICAGO – Love is a powerful enough force to transcend any obstacle that you may put in its path.
Theater Review: Gold Standard of Dickensian Joy is Goodman Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 28, 2019 - 7:06pmCHICAGO – With a Chicago tradition that goes back four decades, the Goodman Theatre presents their holiday chestnut ‘A Christmas Carol’ for 2019, and it is simply stellar.
