CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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Exclusive Portrait: Mira Sorvino Joins Season 32 ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 20, 2023 - 11:30amCHICAGO – On September 13th, the celebrity participants of the 32nd Season of “Dancing with the Stars” was revealed, and among those taking on the challenge is Mira Sorvino, the Oscar-winning actor and activist. Ms. Sorvino was recently photographed by Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com at Chicago’s FAN EXPO in August.
Podtalk: Oscar-Winner Mira Sorvino on Her Journey to Now
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 8, 2023 - 11:23amCHICAGO – The celebrity line-up at the upcoming FAN EXPO Chicago is top of the pops, and making a prime appearance is actor Mira Sorvino, who made a big splash by winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Mighty Aphrodite” in the 1990s. The FAN EXPO takes place from August 10-13, 2023.
Podtalk: My Convo with Wallace, Part Two of Wallace Shawn
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 10, 2022 - 3:33pm- Christoph Waltz
- Elena Anaya
- Eloise
- Film Festival
- Gina Gershon
- Holden Caulfield
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- My Dinner with Andre
- New York City
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- San Sebastian
- The Designated Mourner
- The Princess Bride
- Toy Story
- Wallace Shawn
- William Shawn
- Woody Allen
- Young Sheldon
CHICAGO – When an interview opportunity comes up with Wallace Shawn, and it lasts more than 15 minutes, a conversation can be born. In our own version of “My Dinner with Andre,” I got an expansion with the actor, writer and one of the most famous dinner guests in cinema history (he is the “My” in “My Dinner … “ ).
Podtalk: Actor Elena Anaya on Her Career & ‘Rifkin’s Festival’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 7, 2022 - 9:21pmCHICAGO – Elena Anaya has had an adventure in her career of over 50 films … from the role of Dracula’s Bride in “Van Helsing” to notable work with director Pedro Almodóvar in “The Skin I Live In,” and up to her current role as Dr. Jo Rojas in “Rifkin’s Festival,” she has embraced the journey with a grateful enthusiasm.
Podtalk: Actor Wallace Shawn Celebrates ‘Rifkin’s Festival’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 27, 2022 - 10:41amCHICAGO – The distinctive voice and presence of Wallace Shawn has been in the show business firmament for over 40 years. From his legacy film “My Dinner with Andre” through cultural icon in “The Princess Bride” to “Young Sheldon,” Wally Shawn has endured and prospered. He stars as the title character in “Rifkin’s Festival, opening January 28th, 2022.
Film Review: Woody Allen Has Run Out of Ideas with ‘Wonder Wheel’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 10, 2017 - 9:06amCHICAGO – Woody Allen emptied out his junk drawer of discarded script ideas and somehow managed to convince Kate Winslet to star in it. That’s the gist of the latest “serious Woody” entry in the Oscar winner’s long running career. Woody Allen has had some timeless triumphs, but lately he’s been more about quantity than quality.
Film News: Martin Landau, Oscar Winner for ‘Ed Wood,’ Dies at 89
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 17, 2017 - 7:53am- Alfred Hitchcock
- Bela Lugosi
- Cleopatra
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Dead
- Dies
- Ed Wood
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- Francis Ford Coppola
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- Martin Landau
- Mission: Impossible
- North by Northwest
- Obituary
- Passed Away
- Patrick McDonald
- Space: 1999
- The Majestic
- Tim Burton
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream
- Woody Allen
LOS ANGELES – His acting career spanned from working with Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton. Along the way, he had significant TV and film roles including a Best Supporting Oscar win for portraying Bela Lugosi in Burton’s “Ed Wood”. Martin Landau died in Los Angeles on July 15, 2017. He was 89.
Film Feature: Top 20 Interviews of 2016, by Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 26, 2017 - 4:55pm- 2016
- Academy Award
- Damien Chazelle
- Don Cheadle
- Feature
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Arce
- John Krasinski
- LA LA Land
- Moonlight
- Norman Lear
- Oscar
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Dooley
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Richard Cotovsky
- Robert Irvine
- The Big Bang Theory
- Tom Hiddleston
- Top 20
- Warren Beatty
- Woody Allen
CHICAGO –To quote the sublime Bruce Springsteen, it’s just “talk, talk, talk ‘til you lose your patience.” Well, that ain’t HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald, who throws down the über-interview on a series of movers, shakers and magical filmmakers. Oscar Day is perfect for the Top 20 talks of 2016.
Entertainment Feature: Top 20 Celebrity Portraits of 2016, By Photographer Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 13, 2017 - 12:16pm- Alice Cooper
- Anna Kendrick
- Carrie Fisher
- David Duchovny
- Entertainment News
- Ethan Hawke
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Jackman
- Illeana Douglas
- Joe Arce
- John Legend
- Kevin Bacon
- Laura Bush
- List
- Michael J. Fox
- Patrick McDonald
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Photography
- Photos
- Pictures
- Portraits
- Scarlett Johansson
- Woody Allen
CHICAGO – The year 2016 was a dangerous one to be a famous person. In the past twelve months, one dozen of my former photo subjects passed away, celebrities who at one time or another famously posed for my lens. However, on a positive note, at least photos are forever. Or to quote the immortal words of Pee Wee Herman – “Why don’t you take a picture, it will last longer!”
Red-Carpet Exclusive Portraits: Woody Allen for ‘Café Society’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 25, 2016 - 10:51pmCHICAGO – He is one of the most prolific American directors of the modern cinema era, and has also forged a career as stand-up comedian, actor, playwright and screenplay artist. He is Woody Allen, and he walked the Red Carpet at the Chicago History Museum on July 21st, 2016, for his new film ‘Café Society.’