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

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 – The Autumnal Film Festivals are in full swing, and filmmakers across the spectrum are screening their cinema works to audiences around the country. Beginning a tour of festivals with ...

CHICAGO – Every seasoned movie lover can attest to having a favorite shot in Michael Curtiz’s 1942 classic “Casablanca,” a picture practically overflowing with indelible imagery.

Neeson portrays as an aging Marlowe, working on a case in 1939 Los Angeles assigned by wealthy Clare Cavendish (Diane Kruger), looking for her lover named Nico, who is presumed dead but Clare ...

Ben Scrooge (David Pevsner) – he doesn’t like his given name Ebenezer – is a club owner in Chicago who keeps his staff under his ruthless thumb, including his assistant Bob Cratchit (David ...

CHICAGO – The 12th Physical Theater Festival is about to kick off in Chicago. The focus this year will be a ‘Spotlight on Midwest Talent” – focusing on the development of programming in ...

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 – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Saint Omer,” the French film narrative debut of documentary maker Alice Diop, based on a real trial that she had ...

CHICAGO – The grim reaper spares no one, despite even having a celebrity status. But photographer Joe Arce, who has taken thousands of Exclusive Portraits of famous folks, gives some notables ...

EVENTS OF THE DAY: 11:00am: “CineYouth Festival: Best of the Fest” … Highlights of the 2021 youth film festival (click here). 5:00pm: “Industry Days Keynote Address: Brenda Gilbert ...