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+.
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic ‘The Birds’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 22, 2012 - 11:57pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the classic Turner Classic Movies screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”!
Film News: TCM, Comcast Bringing ‘The Birds’ to Chicago
Submitted by TimBMartens on March 13, 2012 - 11:40amCHICAGO – Turner Classic Movies and Comcast are teaming up to bring a classic film back to the big screen in Chicago. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller “The Birds” will play at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Tuesday, March 27 as part of TCM’s 10-city Road to Hollywood Tour.
Film Review: Mesmerizing Power of Turkish Crime Drama ‘Once Upon a Time in Anatolia’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 8, 2012 - 3:25pmCHICAGO – Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one of the most interesting and admired filmmakers on the international scene and his latest, “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” is another mannered, deliberate film (some might say SLOW) that somehow gains accumulated power through its director’s incredible eye for composition and appreciation for the beauty of cinema.
Interview: Director Frederick Wiseman Pays Visit to Parisian Cabaret in ‘Crazy Horse’
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 21, 2012 - 9:24amCHICAGO – Frederick Wiseman doesn’t pretend to be an expert on the locations that he explores in his documentaries. It’s his meticulous attention to detail during production that makes the audience feel as if they are truly immersed in the environment of Wiseman’s films.
Film Review: Delicate, Touching Tale of Complex Adolescence in ‘Tomboy’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 26, 2012 - 2:56pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Tomboy” is a delicate, sensitive story of adolescence that’s not often told in cinema. It is the tale of a young girl who would rather be a boy and those days before gender confusion hits puberty like a runaway train. The film’s greatest accomplishment is writer/director Celine Sciamma’s stunning ability to draw natural, believable performances from her adolescent cast, who never hit a false note in this moving film.
Film News: ‘Hitchcock For the Holidays’ to Screen Double Features at Music Box
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 22, 2011 - 8:20amCHICAGO – The unmistakable silhouette of the Master of Suspense will be cast over the Music Box Theatre during the final days of the holiday season. Ten of Alfred Hitchcock’s most beloved masterworks will be presented on the big screen in inspired double bills that illustrate the startling range and enduring brilliance of the legendary filmmaker.
Film News: Sundance Film Festival USA to Play at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
Submitted by TimBMartens on December 20, 2011 - 3:57pmCHICAGO – A little piece of Sundance is coming to Chicago for the third year in a row. The Sundance Film Festival USA is a one day tour of films in different cities across America that brings one of the biggest film festivals of the year even closer to the rest of us.
HollywoodChicago.com Halfoff: $5 (50% Off) For Double Feature at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 16, 2011 - 10:09pmCHICAGO – Exclusive! HollywoodChicago.com has negotiated for our readers an alternative Christmas HollywoodChicago.com Halfoff in partnership with Chicago’s legendary Music Box Theatre! For just $5 (instead of $10), you can snag a 50% discount for this double film feature: “Edward Scissorhands” and “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians”!
Interview: Piper Laurie Reflects on ‘Carrie,’ ‘The Hustler,’ Fumio Yamaguchi
Submitted by mattmovieman on November 29, 2011 - 1:26pmCHICAGO – Few character actresses have proven to be as effortlessly versatile as Piper Laurie. Her Oscar-nominated turns as Paul Newman’s alcoholic lover in Robert Rossen’s 1961 classic “The Hustler” and Marlee Matlin’s estranged but loving mother in Randa Haines’s 1986 drama “Children of a Lesser God” offer a mere sample of her remarkable range and magnetic screen presence.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Digitally Restored ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 17, 2011 - 1:12amCHICAGO – We agree that it’s sometimes exploitative to re-release a hit film from long, long ago so a studio can newly bloat previously fat wallets.