CHICAGO – Society, or at least certain elements of society, are always looking for scapegoats to hide the sins of themselves and authority. In the so-called “great America” of the 1950s, the scapegoat target was comic books … specifically through a sociological study called “The Seduction of the Innocent.” City Lit Theater Company, in part two of a trilogy on comic culture by Mark Pracht, presents “The Innocence of Seduction … now through October 8th, 2023. For details and tickets, click COMIC BOOK.
Loni Anderson
Film News: Burt Reynolds, The Movie Star King, Dies at 82
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 6, 2018 - 11:41pm- 82
- Adam Rifkin
- Audio
- Boogie Nights
- Burt Reynolds is Dead
- Cannonball Run
- Dead
- Deliverance
- Dies
- Dinah Shore
- Film News
- Florica
- Gator
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Joe Arce
- Jules Levy
- Jupiter
- Loni Anderson
- Obituary
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
- Robert L. Levy
- Sally Fields
- Smokey and the Bandit
- The Last Movie Star
- The Longest Yard
JUPITER, FLA – When I met Burt Reynolds in 2011, I knew I was meeting Hollywood royalty… he filled the room as a Movie Star King. He was frail at that time, complaining of the injuries he endured in the over 90 films in his career, but nothing stopped his stardom until it was over. Reynolds died on September 6th, 2018. He was 82.
Slideshow: Upcoming 2018 Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago Runs August 23-26
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 31, 2018 - 10:00am- Back to the Future
- Catherine Tate
- Chicago
- Danny Trejo
- David Duchovny
- Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
- Gillian Anderson
- Henry Winkler
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jenna Coleman
- Joe Arce
- Kevin Sorbo
- Loni Anderson
- Nichelle Nichols
- Patrick McDonald
- Slideshow
- Star Trek
- The X-Files
- Wizard World Comic Con
CHICAGO – It’s coming back! One of the best annual pop culture entertainment and comic book gatherings returns to Chicagoland once again, as the Wizard World Comic Con will make its yearly visit to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., the weekend of August 23rd through the 26th, 2018. Besides the fan costumes, vendor booths and comic book legends, Wizard World has appearances from TV and movie celebrities, highlighted in 2018 by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”), Ben Savage (“Boy Meets World”), Henry Winkler (“Happy Days,” Barry”) and Nichelle Nichols (“Star Trek,” Original Series).
Feature: Top 25 Celebrity Portraits of 2017, Captured by Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 10, 2018 - 9:23pm- 10
- 2017
- 25
- Alfre Woodard
- Anthony Hopkins
- Best
- Bob Odenkirk
- Caitlyn Jenner
- Chadwick Boseman
- Danny Trejo
- Denis Leary
- Ed Asner
- Entertainment News
- Eric Roberts
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Gabrielle Union
- Helen Mirren
- Hillary Clinton
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jane Fonda
- Joe Arce
- Kevin Spacey
- Lisa Marie
- List
- Loni Anderson
- Maggie Ziegler
- Mark Wahlberg
- Neal Patrick Harris
- Patrick McDonald
- Patrick Stewart
- Photography
- Photos
- Pictures
- Portraits
- Stefanie Powers
- Ten
- Top 25 2017
- Valerie Bertinelli
- Vanessa Redgrave
CHICAGO – My year in capturing 2017 celebrity portraits is best summed up with a bit of poetry: My subjects skewed older and politically bolder/In a year that demanded change/My list is longer with work hopefully stronger/In capturing these faces not strange.
Interview: Loni Anderson on Her Career at ‘The Hollywood Show’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 26, 2013 - 9:24pmCHICAGO – To answer the musical question, “Baby, if you ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me?” there is the sublime Loni Anderson, who portrayed Jennifer Marlowe on the popular 1970s sitcom, “WKRP in Cincinnati.” Anderson was an attendee of “The Hollywood Show,” which comes to Chicago again on September 7th and 8th, 2013.
Slideshow: Stars Align at ‘The Hollywood Show’ in Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 19, 2013 - 2:31pmCHICAGO – One of the most unique happenings in Chicago every year is “The Hollywood Show.” This annual event presents celebrities from TV and film, both from the nostalgic past and the current scene. In September of 2012, the show included Loni Anderson (“WKRP in Cincinnati”), Oscar Winner Martin Landau and the reunited cast of “Lost in Space,” all meeting fans and signing autographs.
