CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for WBGR - FM (Monroe, ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 19th, 2025, reviewing the new animated film “Elio,” ...

CHICAGO – Cooper Ramsey is quickly becoming one of the most exciting young voices in country music. At just 16 years old, she ...

As a bonus below, a full review of Best Doc “Natchez,” directed by Suzannah Herbert. Rating: 5.0/5.0 This study of intent ...

CHICAGO – Alan Rudolph is a filmmaker icon from the last twenty years of the 20th Century and beyond. He had an unprecedented string of critical darlings from the 1970s through the ‘90s, a run that is ...

CHICAGO – Loretta Swit was a notable presence on America’s TV screens from 1972 to 1983, in her role as Major Margaret Houlihan on M*A*S*H. The final episode of that show still holds the record for ...

Breakfast of Champions’ (1999) tells the story of car dealership titan Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis), the most respected man in Midland City. His smiling face appears on every local channel and ...

CHICAGO – In the landscape of life, not many have experienced a journey like Jian Ping. Raised in China, she was a child during the political reign of Chairman Mao Zedong. Eventually ending up ...

I was privileged to interview Wilson in 2015, in association with his biopic “Love & Mercy,” which featured John Cusack as an older Brian Wilson and Paul Dano as the younger Beach Boy Wilson (reprint ...

CHICAGO – “Captain America: Civil War” is more of an “Avengers” movie than it is a Captain America movie. But that’s okay because this is easily the best Avengers movie Marvel Studios ...

CHICAGO – The evolution of the “local filmmaker” always seems to be defined through where that person resides. In his work, writer/director Jack C. Newell appears to not be measured by time ...

CHICAGO – “Grave Expectations,” a short directed by Chicago-based filmmaker Larry Ziegelman, has been on an extended festival run.The quirky, funny literary-style story is a charming and ...