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Interview: Writer/Director Paul Haggis Creates ‘Third Person’
CHICAGO– Not many Oscar winning screeenwriters change the course of their professional lives because of a dream (story below), but Paul Haggis is an exceptionally brilliant writer whose credits include...
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Film Review: ‘Third Person’ an Intriguing Yet Foreseeable Labyrinth
CHICAGO– Don’t you hate it when you figure out where a film is going long before it gets there? That could be a problem with “Third Person,” but writer/director Paul Haggis (“Crash”) also adds enough...
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Interview: Director Hannes Holm Meets ‘A Man Called Ove’
CHICAGO– In 2012, Fredrik Backman released his Swedish novel called “En man som heter Ove.” It was published in English in 2013, and became a best seller. The book that delved into the life of a cranky...
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Film Review: ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Takes Two Stories to New Levels
CHICAGO– Reality and fantasy have separate rules, and in fantasy there are no rules. This is the philosophy of “Nocturnal Animals,” a wild character study that exists on the reality/fantasy planes. And...
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Film Review: ‘The Shack’ is About Spirituality, Not Filmmaking
CHICAGO– To create spirituality from tragedy is like shooting the proverbial fish – a prominent symbol for Christianity – in a barrel. “The Shack” is based on a popular novel, and doesn’t try to do...
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Film Review: ‘The Sense of an Ending’ Ponders a Vague Mystery
CHICAGO– “The Sense of an Ending” is a highfalutin title, automatically putting most folks into book club mode. It is adapted from a novel, and the narrative has the same page turning-type rhythm. An...
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Film Review: Good vs. Evil Brightly Entertaining in ‘The Dark Tower’
CHICAGO– Nobody does good vs. evil archetypes like author Stephen King, and this framework is purposeful in the film adaptation of King’s “The Dark Tower.” The popular book series gets a visual kick...
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Film Review: ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Has Run Out of Life
CHICAGO– The third part of the “Maze Runner” trilogy is called “The Death Cure,” and that cure best describes the faint pulse of this run-out-of-steam dystopia aimed at “young adults.” It is mostly...
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Red-Carpet Voices: Patricia Clarkson for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’
CHICAGO– The HBO miniseries “Sharp Objects,” based on the novel by Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”), will broadcast its third episode on Sunday, July 22nd, 2018. It features Amy Adams in the lead role as...
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Red-Carpet Voices: Chris Messina for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’
CHICAGO– You’ve seen him in many familiar roles over the years, from “Argo” to “The Mindy Project.” Character actor Chris Messina is memorable in all those roles, and currently is taking on Detective...
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Red-Carpet Voices: Gillian Flynn for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’
CHICAGO– She is the author whose novels are screen friendly. Gillian Flynn has had all three of her books adapted for either television or film, and the latest is a miniseries adaptation of her first...
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Film Review: Stylish ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a Bit Too Soap Opera
CHICAGO– “Crazy Rich Asians” is not meant to be anything but glitzy fun, but in the midst of the glamour, excessive wealth and beautiful people, there is a plot that ventures into Soap Opera land, and...
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Audio Film Review: An Appetite for Love in ‘Bones and All’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Bones and All,” a delicious Bonnie & Clyde twist based on a 2015 novel by Camille DeAngelis, in theaters on November...
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On-Air Film Review: No Static at All in Adaptation of ‘White Noise’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Jason Makos on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 1st, 2022, reviewing “Emancipation,” featuring Will Smith and...
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Podtalk: Author David K. Wilson of ‘Murder in Spa City’
CHICAGO– Author David K. Wilson had a plan during the pandemic, and it evolved to a now seventh book in his Sam Lawson mystery series, entitled “Murder in Spa City.” David spent time in his early...
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Entertainment News: It’s Spooky Season with Author David K. Wilson’s ‘The...
CHICAGO– It’s the first day of October and that means the “spooky season” leading up to Halloween has begun. Popular mystery author David K. Wilson (Sam Lawson Mysteries) has moved outside his usual...
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