CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
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Podtalk: The Animated Rob Paulsen Offers ‘Voice Lessons’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 7, 2019 - 8:35amCHICAGO – Who are the voices in our lives that really matter? If you were a cartoon fan in the 1980s and ‘90s then it was Rob Paulsen, the source for Pinky (“Pinky & the Brain”), Yakko (“Animaniacs”) and a myriad of others. Recently Paulsen beat cancer, which threatened his career, and he tells the story in the new book … “Voice Lessons.”!—break—>
Podtalk: Rob Paulsen, Voice of Yakko in 'Animaniacs,' at C2E2 in Chicago thru Mar. 24, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 23, 2019 - 10:35am- Animaniacs
- Animaniacs in Concert
- Brain
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
- Donatello
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jess Harnell
- Maurice LaMarche
- Netflix
- Patrick McDonald
- Pinky
- Pinky & the Brain
- Randy Rogel
- Raphael
- Rob Paulsen
- Steven Spielberg
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TMNT
- Tress MacNeille
- Warner Bros.
- Yakko
CHICAGO – If the words, “We’re Animaniacs…” immediately makes you think, “There’s baloney in our slacks…” then you’ll want to experience voiceover artist Rob Paulsen, the iconic character of Yakko on that series. Rob, along with Animaniacs voices Jess Harnell (Wakko), Tress MacNeille (Dot) and Maurice LaMarche (the Brain) are at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) through Sunday, March 24, 2019. For ticket information and details, click here.
Film Review: ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ is Movie Magic
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 20, 2018 - 10:52pmCHICAGO – “The House With The Clock In Its Walls” is a surprisingly restrained and endearing haunted house pic for kids just getting rid of their training wheels. It’s all a spooky atmosphere with cobwebs galore, creaking doors, a stained glass window which changes on its own, and a library of books which at times resemble the avifauna predators from the Hitchcock classic “The Birds.”
Film Review: ‘The Meg’ is a Proud $150 Million Dollar ‘B’ Movie
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 12, 2018 - 8:31amCHICAGO – From their golden age from the 1950s to the 1970s, the infamous “B” movies – usually the third feature at the drive-in, or playing in the crumbling old theaters – were targeted to teens. In the modern era, these films are now given $150 million dollar budgets and wide releases. Case in point, the shark movie called “The Meg.”
Film News: Chicago Gala to Honor Michael Kutza on July 14, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 24, 2018 - 5:19am- 1964
- 2018
- Candice Jordan
- Chaz Ebert
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Cinema/Chicago
- Colleen Moore
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jack Nicholson
- Jane Fonda
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Maria Pappas
- Martin Scorcese
- Michael Kutza
- Mimi Plauché
- Patrick McDonald
- Steven Spielberg
- Summer Gala
- Tom Hanks
- Vivian Teng
CHICAGO – One of the greatest representatives of Chicago cinema history, Michael Kutza, the Founder and CEO of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced his retirement after 55 years on North America’s oldest film festival. He will be honored at the Festival Summer Gala in Chicago on July 14th, 2018.
Film Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ is Classic Jurassic
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 22, 2018 - 3:16pm- B.D. Wong
- Bryce Dallas Howard
- Chris Pratt
- Citizen Kane
- Danielle Pineda
- Geraldine Chaplin
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Isabella Sermon
- James Cromwell
- Jeff Goldblum
- Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom
- Justice Smith
- King Kong
- Movie Review
- Patrick McDonald
- Rafe Spall
- Steven Spielberg
- Toby Jones
- Universal Pictures
CHICAGO – For a franchise celebrating its 25th Anniversary, with three original films and on its second reboot, the dinosaurs-living-on-modern-earth dynamic would pretty much be played out. But after a shallow first reboot, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” takes on a more classical approach, and returns to form.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of IMAX Passes to ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ With Chris Pratt
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 18, 2018 - 8:35amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening IMAX movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” starring Chris Pratt!
Film Review: For Better or Worse, ‘Ready Player One’ is Nostalgia at its Purest
Submitted by JonHC on March 29, 2018 - 11:28amCHICAGO – Just in time for Easter, there’s a film filled with enough Easter eggs to drown a small country. “Ready Player One” is a “Where’s Waldo” of mostly 80’s pop culture references that are meant to trigger our (and especially filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s) sentimental, nostalgic cores by bombarding us with reminders of our childhood. These trips down memory lane are fun until they’re not.
Podtalk: Voice Artist Rob Paulsen on Steven Spielberg, Gordie Howe and the Cartoon Life
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 3, 2018 - 10:44am- Animaniacs
- Animaniacs Live
- Brain
- Bugs Bunny
- Daws Butler
- Don Messick
- Donatello
- Gordie Howe
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jonny Quest
- June Foray
- Maurice LaMarche
- Mel Blanc
- Patrick McDonald
- Pinky
- Pinky & the Brain
- Raphael
- Rob Paulsen
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Steven Spielberg
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TMNT
- Warner Bros.
- Yakko
CHICAGO – If the words, “We’re Animaniacs…” immediately makes you think, “While Bill Clinton pays the sax…” then you’ll want to experience voiceover artist Rob Paulsen, the iconic character of Yakko on that series, as well as Pinky (“Pinky and The Brain”) and Donatello/Raphael (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), among many other cartoon legends. Rob, with Animaniacs composer Randy Rogel, will be appearing in “Animaniacs Live!” at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake, Ill., on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 (click link below for details).
Interview: Voice Artist Rob Paulsen on ‘Pinky and the Brain,’ Mel Blanc and Podcasting
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 3:51pm- Animaniacs
- Animaniacs Live
- Brain
- Bugs Bunny
- Daws Butler
- Don Messick
- Donatello
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jonny Quest
- June Foray
- Maurice LaMarche
- Mel Blanc
- Patrick McDonald
- Pinky
- Pinky & the Brain
- Raphael
- Rob Paulsen
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Steven Spielberg
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TMNT
- Warner Bros.
- Yakko
CHICAGO – If the words, “We’re Animaniacs…” immediately makes you think, “We have pay for play contracts…” then you’ll want to experience voiceover artist Rob Paulsen, the iconic character of Yakko on that series, as well as Pinky (“Pinky and The Brain”) and Donatello/Raphael (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), among many other cartoon legends. Rob, with Animaniacs composer Randy Rogel, will be appearing in “Animaniacs Live!” at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake, Ill., on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 (click link below for details).
