CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of PRIDE ARTS, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
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Slideshow: Road to the Oscars … Nine Exclusive Portraits for the 94th Academy Awards
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 27, 2022 - 8:34amCHICAGO – Hollywood is rolling out the Red Carpet for the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27th, and before the big night it’s time for an Exclusive Oscar Portrait Slideshow.
On-Air Film Review: History of Mystery for ‘Death on the Nile’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 11, 2022 - 8:18pm- 20th Century Pictures
- Agatha Christie
- Annette Bening
- Death On the Nile
- Emma Mackey
- Gal Gadot
- Hercule Poirot
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jennifer Saunders
- Kenneth Branagh
- Letitia Wright
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Russell Brand
- Scott Thompson
- The Morning Mess
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
- World War I
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 10th, reviewing the new release of “Death on the Nile,” another adventure of detective Hercule Poirot, in theaters on February 11th.
Feature: Top 10 Celebrity Portraits of 2021, by Photographer Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2022 - 9:37pm- 10
- 2021
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Best
- Betty White
- Charlie Gillespie
- Debbie Gibson
- Elvis Presley
- Entertainment News
- Feature
- Harry Shum Jr
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Joe Arce
- Katie Cassidy
- Kenneth Branagh
- Lana Parilla
- List
- Lyric Ross
- Patrick McDonald
- Photography
- Photos
- Pictures
- Portraits
- Priscilla Presley
- Rebecca Hall
- Stormy Daniels
- Ten
- Top 10 2021
CHICAGO – In a Covid-free world no doubt this list would be a TOP 20 or 25 … in non-pandemic times, I photographed approximately 150 celebrities per year. In 2020, there were only two, before the global pandemic basically put my career – like that of so many others – into a medically induced coma.
On-Air Film Review: Pluck of the Irish! Review of ‘Belfast’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 13, 2021 - 8:19pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on November 11th, 2021, reviewing the new film by Kenneth Branagh about his childhood, “Belfast” in theaters on November 12th.
Red Carpet: Exclusive Photo of Kenneth Branagh at 57th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 30, 2021 - 7:13am- 2021
- 57th
- Belfast
- Caitriona Balfe
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Clarán Hinds
- Day Five
- Death On the Nile
- Exclusive
- Focua Features
- Hamlet
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jamie Dornan
- Joe Arce
- Jude Hill
- Judi Dench
- Kenneth Branagh
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Murder on the Orient’s Express
- October 21
- Patrick McDonald
- Photo
- Tenet
CHICAGO – Kenneth Branagh may be the ultimate hybrid. Hie reputation as an actor is beyond the pale … he is a performer that makes a film or stage play better. But beyond that, he has just directed his 23rd and most personal film. “Belfast” is an elegy to his hometown, but it is also a remembrance of when his life changed profoundly at the tender age of nine.
DAY NINE: Kenneth Branagh film 'Belfast' at 57th Chicago International Film Fest, Oct. 21, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 20, 2021 - 10:39pmCHICAGO – Day Nine of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) honors actor Kenneth Branagh in presenting “Belfast,” the nostalgic homage to his hometown Irish city during the 1960s. This is Branagh’s 23rd film as director. (click BELFAST for details).
Film Review: Time Keeps on Ticking! On-Air Review of ‘Tenet’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 3, 2020 - 9:17amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on September 3rd, 2020, reviewing the new film “Tenet,” the highly anticipated film by director Christopher Nolan, opening in theaters only (see local listings for details).
Film Review: Mustache Has More Than ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 10, 2017 - 12:42pm- 20th Century Fox
- Daisy Ridley
- Derek Jacobi
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Johnny Depp
- Josh Gad
- Judi Dench
- Kenneth Branagh
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Michael Green
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Miranda Raison
- Movie Review
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Mustache
- Olivia Colman
- Penelope Cruz
- Spike Walters
- Tom Bateman
- Willem Dafoe
CHICAGO – “Murder On The Orient Express” is a movie that is never quite as interesting as the main character’s mustache. Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as Agatha Christie’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot. While it is a departure from the source novel, Branagh sports silver streak facial hair of audacious eccentricity.
Film Review: Heroics of ‘Dunkirk’ Portrayed Ardently & Humanely
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 19, 2017 - 8:35amCHICAGO – War is hell, even in “The Good War.” The early days of World War II were a desperate time for the British, and the events of “Dunkirk” were largely about loss, yet mostly about inspiration. Director Christopher Nolan gives his film a grand cinematic treatment, evoking an era that has mostly faded away.
Film Review: ‘Cinderella’ Finds New Magic in Old Fairy Tale
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 13, 2015 - 12:23amCHICAGO – In the years since “Shrek,” the fractured fairy tale has become Hollywood’s default approach. We’ve been treated to so many irreverent and increasingly labored treatments of storybook characters, that Disney’s new live-action “Cinderella” comes off as relatively fresh by comparison.
