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: Dennis Scott, Organist at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 20, 2021 - 12:54pmCHICAGO – The lines go around the block next to Chicago’s northside Music Box Theatre this time of year, as their annual holiday double feature is presented – “White Christmas” (1954) and “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946). And leading the pre-show sing-along … along with Santa … is the resident organist Dennis Scott.
Podtalk: Chicago Beatle Fan Fred Ciba Anticipates ‘Get Back'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 24, 2021 - 11:35pmCHICAGO – One of the most highly anticipated music documentaries will finally see the light of screen this 2021 Thanksgiving weekend. “Get Back” by director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Series) is a three-part film chronicling the making of the “Let It Be” album, The Beatles second-to-last (but released last).
Podtalk: Director Douglas Tirola Climbs ‘Bernstein’s Wall’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 13, 2021 - 11:13amCHICAGO – Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein was one of the most influential music icons of the 20th Century, that is never in dispute. The latest doc on his life, “Bernstein’s Wall,” is a philosophical overview bio told by creator/director Douglas Tirola. The film, with a Q&A with the director, will screen at the Chicago Critics Film Festival on November 13th, click LENNY for details.
Podtalk: Director Michael Caplan of the Documentary ‘Algren’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 1, 2021 - 8:16am- A Walk on the Wild Side
- Algren
- Chicago
- Chicago: City on the Make
- Columbia College
- First Run Features
- Frank Sinatra
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Michael Caplan
- Nelson Algren
- Otto Preminger
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- The Man with the Golden Arm
- The Neon Wilderness
- The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me
CHICAGO – When Michael Caplan began his journey creating the film biography of legendary Chicago author Nelson Algren, he was a self-described “fan” but not much else. After spending several years with the man who wrote “The Man with the Golden Arm,” Michael Caplan has certainly got to know him well.
Podtalk: Director Jacob Gentry on ‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 28, 2021 - 11:40amCHICAGO – In 1987, one of the oddest incidents in broadcast history took place in Chicago, when a local news sports segment and an episode of “Dr. Who” on PBS was interrupted by a bizarre video sequence featuring a man in a Max Headroom mask. This infamous event was the inspiration for the new film “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” – directed by Jacob Gentry – which was release to theaters and through Video-On-Demand on October 22nd, 2021, after playing at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival.
Via Zoom: David Dastmalchian Talks ‘Dune,’ as Piter De Vries
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 26, 2021 - 6:04pm- Abra-Kadabra
- Animals
- Ant-Man
- Antourage
- Baba Yaga
- David Dasmalchian
- DC Universe
- Denis Villeneuve
- Dune
- Frank Herbert
- Harley Quinn
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Marvel Studios
- Patrick McDonald
- Piter De Vries
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- Polka-Dot Man
- The Dark Knight
- The Flash
- The Suicide Squad
- Timothée Chalamet
- Warner Bros.
CHICAGO – The film “Dune,” an adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi novel, is just coming off its opening weekend. One of the principle roles, Piter De Vries from the House Harkonnen, is portrayed by David Dastmalchian. DD is having a stellar 2021, coming off his triumph as Polka-Dot Man in “The Suicide Squad.” He talked to HollywoodChicago.com via Zoom.
Podtalk: Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack on ‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 24, 2021 - 7:41amCHICAGO – In 1987, one of the oddest incidents in broadcast history took place in Chicago, when a local news sports segment and an episode of “Dr. Who” on PBS was interrupted by a bizarre video sequence featuring a man in a Max Headroom mask. This infamous event was the inspiration for the new film “Broadcast Signal Intrusion,” which was release to theaters and through Video-On-Demand on October 22nd, 2021, after playing at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival.
Podtalk: Frank Carr on Virtual/Online YippieFest 2021 on Sep. 26
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 25, 2021 - 10:50amCHICAGO – One more time, virtual and online. YippieFest 2021 will air on Twitch TV and through their website on Sunday, September 26th (7pm start). The freewheeling festival is usually a live theater and music event every August, but with the pandemic still lingering the show must go on, virtual and online. For more info, click YippieFest.com.
Podtalk: Lead Actors, Director of ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 7, 2021 - 1:19pmCHICAGO – Coming out as one’s true self is a benefit of our evolving social order. In “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” which will stream on Amazon Prime Video on September 17th, the title character is an intuitive teenage drag queen, and fights the last vestiges of prejudice against his destiny. Oh yes, and it’s a musical.
Podtalk: Filmmaker/Actor Ashton Swinford Talks Magic in Her New Short Film, ‘Basic Witches’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 18, 2021 - 9:48amCHICAGO – When we last checked in with actor and filmmaker Ashton Swinford, she had just completed her hilarious web series ”Miss Information”. She is back with a new short film, equally funny, in the white privilege satire “Basic Witches.”