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+.
Joel Benjamin
Film News: ‘Animation Showcase’ at Midwest Independent Film Festival on May 2, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 2, 2017 - 11:32amCHICAGO – The Midwest Independent Film Festival, the year round “First Tuesday” film happening in Chicago, is about to go cartoony. The Fest’s first-ever Animation Showcase will take place on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago. For complete details and to purchase tickets, click here.
Interviews: Short Film Directors at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2014 - 10:31pmCHICAGO – The opportunity to sample new filmmakers is one of the true pleasures of the 50th Chicago International Film Festival, and this year’s crop of City & State short films, made in either Chicago or Illinois, was no exception. Directors Lonnie Edwards, Joel Benjamin, Meghann Artes and Robert Carnilius represented the area.