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Interviews: Oliver Schmitz, Khomotso Manyaka of ‘Life, Above All’
CHICAGO– The spectre of AIDS seems to have diminished, but the continent of Africa still has a huge problem fighting the disease. Director Oliver Schmitz (”Paris, Je T’Aime”) focuses his lens on this...
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Film Review: Strength of ‘Life, Above All’ Found in Khomotso Manyaka
CHICAGO– As long as one person is inflicted with HIV, or full-blown AIDS, the crisis will never be averted, despite less of a profile in America and Europe. Africa is still in the midst of dealing with...
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Blu-ray Review: Woody Allen’s Exquisite, Romantic ‘Midnight in Paris’
CHICAGO– At times, Woody Allen’s new film releases stink like an old glove, and thankfully there are times when they fit like an old glove. His latest is “Midnight in Paris,” just released on Blu-ray...
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Film Review: ‘In Darkness’ Illuminates Another Horror of the Holocaust
CHICAGO– The subject of the Holocaust has become an entire film genre onto it’s own, embracing many different styles. The latest Holocaust film, “In Darkness,” feels like a disaster movie, and iconic...
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Film Review: ‘Footnote’ Deserves Prominence With Great Storytelling
CHICAGO– Answering the question, “Where are all the great film thrillers about Talumdic Studies?,” the awesome film “Footnote” considers that very subject, pitting the always complicated relationship...
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Film Review: The Dog Days of Diane Keaton in ‘Darling Companion’
CHICAGO– “If you want a friend in Washington,” Harry S. Truman once said, “get a dog.” The same can be said for the film industry, as they keep producing canine quandaries. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline,...
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Film Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead is Emotionally Wrecked in ‘Smashed’
CHICAGO– “Young Drunks in Love” could be the subtitle of the new film “Smashed,’ or maybe “Recovery Can’t Recover All.” Regardless, Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives a career-defining performance as a...
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Film Review: ‘Truth’ Exposes the Obstacles in Modern Journalism
CHICAGO– One of the indications of how the story depicted in “Truth” still resonates was that the CBS Network refused to show advertising for it. The film is a lesson in messing with true power – CBS...
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Interview: Tom Hiddleston, Director Marc Abraham on ‘I Saw the Light’
CHICAGO– The legacy of country music singer Hank Williams is embraced in every lonesome twang you hear in any song. The actor Tom Hiddleston (“Thor”) transcends his Loki roots to embody the 1950s...
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Interview, Audio: Kyle Mooney & Dave McCary Create ‘Brigsby Bear’
CHICAGO– “Live from New York, it’s a new generation of ‘Saturday Night Live’ movies!” Four guys from SNL… performers Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett, segment director Dave McCary, and producer/performer...
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Film Review: ‘Novitiate’ Goes Inside the 1960s Catholic Church
CHICAGO– In a “mystery of faith” narrative disguised as a feminist statement, the new film “Novitiate” goes inside a nunnery in 1964 America, just as the Catholic Church was about to make some radical...
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Podtalk: Director Nadine Labaki Creates ‘Capernaum’
CHICAGO– One of the best films of 2018 is “Capernaum.” The title means “Chaos,” and co-writer/director Nadine Labaki certainly created a form of that action in the crazy quilt journey of the main...
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Audio Film Review: Lust and Found! Review of ‘The Lost Leonardo’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new documentary about the art world, “The Lost Leonardo,” in select theaters, including Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, on August...
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On-Air Film Review: Comeback with ‘The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring...
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on October 7th, reviewing the new documentary “The Return of...
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