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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Podtalk: Director Adrian Buitenhuis on ‘I Am Burt Reynolds’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 29, 2023 - 5:39pmCHICAGO – Arguably, the last great movie star was Burt Reynolds. His everyman attraction, his accessibility and of course his box office made Reynolds a compelling force during his peak in the 1970s. The CW Network will show the doc “I Am Burt Reynolds” on December 30th, 2023, directed by Adrian Buitenhuis.
Film Review: Relentlessly Action-Packed ‘Furious 7’ Actually Has a Story, Too
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CHICAGO – I’ve never classified myself as a “Fast & Furious” franchise fan. Nor have I been a hater. I’ve fallen somewhere in between – willingly watching the popcorn flicks but then quickly going about my life as fast as the furious action ended. Until “Furious 7”…
Film Review: Wham Bam Pass the Popcorn, Man For ‘Furious 7’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 2, 2015 - 11:29pmCHICAGO – The “Fast & Furious” franchise of films has probably one of the strangest evolutions in action history. What began as a rebellious street race movie, has morphed into a sort of superhero saga. “Furious 7” amps up that element of it, creating a mythic and magical “Kingdom of F&F Cars.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of IMAX Passes to ‘Furious 7’ With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening IAMX passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Furious 7” starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Brick Mansions’ With Paul Walker
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 21, 2014 - 8:10pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new drama “Brick Mansions” starring the late Paul Walker!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Blu-ray Combo Packs to ‘Fast & Furious 6’ with Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 11, 2013 - 11:05pm- Adam Fendelman
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Combo Pack with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 5 free Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for the highly anticipated home release of “Fast & Furious 6” starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker!
Film News: ‘Fast & Furious’ Star Paul Walker Dead at 40
Submitted by BrianTT on November 30, 2013 - 10:09pmPaul Walker, star of the “Fast & Furious” movies, has passed away at the age of 40 after being involved in a fiery car crash, according to TMZ. Reports are vague but the actor reportedly died in a single-car crash in Southern California on Saturday afternoon when the Porsche he was driving in lost control and slammed into a tree.
Film Review: Formula Takes Another Lap in ‘Fast & Furious 6’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 23, 2013 - 12:57pmCHICAGO – “How did you know the car would be there to break my fall?” Everything you need to know about the current tone of the “Fast & Furious” franchise exists in that line. Not only are these people superhero enough to leap through the air from one vehicle to another but this is a world in which automobiles are designed to BREAK falls. It’s ridiculous, insane escapist entertainment, and while the bloated running time and less-exciting setting makes “Fast & Furious 6” a slight step down from the more well-paced “Fast Five,” it’s still a damn fun ride that’s sure to please the audience out to see a sixth installment of vehicular man-sanity.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Fast & Furious 6’ With Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 18, 2013 - 12:26amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated new “Fast & Furious 6” starring Dwayne Johnson!
Blu-Ray Review: Blockbuster ‘Fast Five’ is Addictive Escapist Ride
Submitted by BrianTT on October 12, 2011 - 11:39amCHICAGO – “Fast Five,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, is one of the most interesting pop culture phenomena of 2011. All of us who complain that sequels are never good and that films usually get worse as a franchise gets older had to admit that this was the exception to the rule. Not only the most critically-acclaimed film in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise, it also became the highest-grossing in the series, making an AMAZING $620 million worldwide and currently ranking fifth on the year in domestic gross.