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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Feature: Ten Memories from Sophia Wong Boccio Celebrates Season Ten of Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2020 - 4:00pmCHICAGO – Season Ten for Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) will kick off on March 10th, 2020, and this cultural gift to the city has grown with each new Opening Night. The success of APUC is due to its founder – veteran film curator Sophia Wong Boccio – who coordinates her board of directors, vendors, Chicago communities and volunteers to present the screenings and events.
Film News: Midwest Independent Film Fest ‘Best of the Midwest’ Best Feature is 'Cold War'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 18, 2019 - 7:39am- 4 Leaf Clover
- Actor
- Actress
- Amy Guth
- Atoms of Ashes
- Best
- Best of the Midwest
- Clare Cooney
- Cold War
- Director
- Documentary Short
- Feature
- Film News
- Grace
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- J. Wilder Konschak
- Lullaby Theories: Cereal Fluid
- Michael Blaiklock
- Midwest Independent Film Festival
- Mike Kweilford
- Patrick McDonald
- Runner
- Saints Rest
- Short Film
- Stage Four
- Stirling McLaughlin
CHICAGO – On a cold day in January, it was a “Cold War” night. The Midwest Independent Film Festival “Best of the Midwest” (BMA) Awards for 2018 were given out on January 17th, 2019, and “Cold War” took home three major honors, including Best Feature.
Film Feature: Top 20 Interviews of 2016, by Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 26, 2017 - 3:55pm- 2016
- Academy Award
- Damien Chazelle
- Don Cheadle
- Feature
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Arce
- John Krasinski
- LA LA Land
- Moonlight
- Norman Lear
- Oscar
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Dooley
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Richard Cotovsky
- Robert Irvine
- The Big Bang Theory
- Tom Hiddleston
- Top 20
- Warren Beatty
- Woody Allen
CHICAGO –To quote the sublime Bruce Springsteen, it’s just “talk, talk, talk ‘til you lose your patience.” Well, that ain’t HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald, who throws down the über-interview on a series of movers, shakers and magical filmmakers. Oscar Day is perfect for the Top 20 talks of 2016.
Oscar Week Feature: Top 20 Interviews of 2015, by Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 24, 2016 - 2:11pmCHICAGO –The movers, the shakers, the prominent filmmakers – they’ve all gone through the interview filter by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com. What better way to celebrate Oscar week than to review the TOP 20 talks of the 2015, with many 2016 Oscar favorites among the celebrated.
Feature: Top 25 Interviews of 2014, By Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 12, 2015 - 2:48pm- Bennett Miller
- Chaz Ebert
- Dick Cavett
- Eddie Redmayne
- Feature
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jake Johnson
- Jason Schwarzman
- Joe Arce
- Katherine Turner
- Kevin Hart
- Life Itself
- List
- Liv Ullmann
- Mackenzie Phillips
- Michael Moore
- Michael Pitt
- Oliver Stone
- Patrick McDonald
- Richard Linklater
- Rob Reiner
- Selma
- Steve James
- Zach Braff
CHICAGO – One of the specialities of HollywoodChicago.com is the film and personality interview. The majority of these chats came through me, Patrick McDonald, and I couldn’t narrow it down to a top 10 or even a top 20. For 2014, there were 25 top interviews, and it is a diverse range of voices.
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 10 Best Interviews of 2013
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 15, 2014 - 5:43pmCHICAGO – Every year, the movie stars, actor/actresses and filmmakers come knocking, and HollywoodChicago.com is there to answer. Film Critics Brian Tallerico and Patrick McDonald have combined their best-of interviews for 2013, and it’s an intriguing and eclectic mix.
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com’s 15 Best Interviews of 2012
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 4, 2013 - 10:27amCHICAGO – The significant HollywoodChicago.com show business interviews of 2012 – eclectic, independent and varied – flowed throughout the year from the perspectives of Matt Fagerholm, Brian Tallerico and Patrick McDonald. All three contribute to this year-end survey of the 15 Best Interviews of 2012.
Feature: The Top 15 Interviews on HollywoodChicago.com in 2011
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 25, 2012 - 3:28pmCHICAGO – One of the great privileges of reporting film and television on HollywoodChicago.com is the opportunity to interview the performers, directors and legends that create movie and TV content.
Film Feature: Which X-Men We Want to See in Next X-Sequel
Submitted by BrianTT on June 2, 2011 - 11:31amCHICAGO – Comic book fans, particularly X-Men fans, have been pretty spoiled lately. Anyone over the age of fifteen might not remember this, but there was a time back when it was essentially impossible to imagine seeing an honest-to-god movie version of your favorite comic book character on the big screen.
