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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Interview: Elle Fanning, Nicolas Winding Refn on ‘The Neon Demon’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 22, 2016 - 10:14amCHICAGO – The contemplation of beauty gets a little more truth in a new film by Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive”) entitled “The Neon Demon.” It features Elle Fanning as Jesse, a naive girl who wants to break into the world of modeling, and does so in an unexpected way. The symbolic film has both strange drama and touches of horror.
Interview: Chris Strompolos of ‘RAIDERS! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 15, 2016 - 5:32pmCHICAGO – When it comes to movie fandom, there are acolytes and obsessives, but few stories are better than three fanboys in 1982, who loved a certain film so much they decided to do a shot-by-shot remake. This is chronicled in the new documentary, “RAIDERS! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made.”
Interview: ‘Mud’ Director Jeff Nichols Drives the ‘Midnight Special’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 29, 2016 - 12:44pmCHICAGO – Writer/Director Jeff Nichols is a pure American voice, understanding the dreams of the U.S. culture, and how those dreams interact with the morality they create. After breaking out with the films “Take Shelter” and “Mud,” he is back with his latest cinema vision, “Midnight Special.”
Film Review: More Than a Popcorn Flick, ‘Jurassic World’ Makes a Climactic Comeback Worth Making
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 14, 2015 - 5:33pmCHICAGO – Blockbuster films are obsessed with bigger, louder and faster. They often think they need to spend more money to outdo what they’ve done before – especially when coming from a beloved original like “Jurassic Park”.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of IMAX Passes to ‘Jurassic World’ With Chris Pratt
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening IMAX passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Jurassic World” starring Chris Pratt!
Film Review: ‘Poltergeist’ Remake Has a Soul of Its Own
Submitted by NickHC on May 22, 2015 - 5:30pmCHICAGO – Whether it’s the 1982 original or the remake just released in theaters today to the wrath of numerous fans, the lesson of “Poltergeist” remains the same: Don’t do a half-assed job when relocating skeletons for corporate greed, or suffer the supernatural consequences.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Poltergeist’ With Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 18, 2015 - 10:38amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new horror “Poltergeist” starring Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt from producer Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man”) and writer Steven Spielberg!
Film Review: Emotion of ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ in ‘Earth to Echo’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 2, 2014 - 10:13amCHICAGO – Oh those meddling kids, they can’t keep their noses out of anything, and for one lost space alien that’s a good thing. “Earth to Echo” is a wonderfully mastered combination of “found footage” composition and a Spielbergian-style encounter with an extra-terrestrial.
Interview: Actor Teo Halm, Director Dave Green of ‘Earth to Echo’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 1, 2014 - 7:31pmCHICAGO – A new voice in the movies is an exciting event, and this new voice is made more exciting with a high profile pre-Fourth of July release. “Earth to Echo” is directed by Dave Green in his feature debut, and teen actor Teo Halm plays the key role of Alex. The action begins on July 2nd, 2014, for this adventurous family film.
Blu-ray Review: Steven Spielberg’s Progressive Slave Drama ‘Amistad’
Submitted by NickHC on June 4, 2014 - 11:18amCHICAGO – Before Hollywood grappled with the unforgiving intensity of “12 Years a Slave,” they championed Steven Spielberg’s powerful film “Amistad,” years earlier, now available for the first time on Blu-ray. Densely comparing the movies is a difficult task considering their different perspectives, but they do stand as interesting bookends with how Hollywood has dealt with the American atrocity of slavery in their films.