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 – 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 – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Josh Westcott for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 5th, 2025, reviewing the new film “Ballerina,” the fifth ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Josh Westcott for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 5th, 2025, reviewing the new film “The Phoenician Scheme,” ...

In PART ONE of a Podtalk (from initial film release in 2021) with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, writer/director ...

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 – Meeting Anna Fishbeyn is to experience a whirlwind of creative energy, deep/smart perspective and an advocacy that is based in humor and world healing. The filmmaker is road showing ...

CHICAGO – In the pantheon of filmmaker breakthroughs from the 1980s, David Cronenberg is a “name above the title” … along with Spielberg, Scorsese, Cameron, Stone, Carpenter and Lynch ...

CHICAGO – The 2025 Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF) wrapped on May 8th and the audience awards were tallied. “Sorry, Baby,” written, directed and featured ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Josh Westcott for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 29th, 2025, reviewing the new sequel “Karate Kid: Legends,” ...

CHICAGO – Paul Sippil, the Founder of Chicago’s “Community Dining,” started out doing one thing, which led to another. At first, the goal was to support restaurants/venues that focus on ...

CHICAGO – As the first “Final Destination” movie in 14 years, “Final Destination: Bloodlines” knows what audiences came to see. It’s the sort of legacy sequel that is clearly preaching ...