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

CHICAGO – “Grave Expectations,” a short directed by Chicago-based filmmaker Larry Ziegelman, has been on an extended festival ...

CHICAGO – Two notable entertainers have recently died, and Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com photographed them during a point in their lives. Actor Jay North was famous in the late 1950s/early ...

Once again Tom Cruise has found a way to thread the needle and keep a long running franchise from getting stale. “Mission ...

CHICAGO – The Lincoln Park Room (LPR Studios) is fast becoming one of the finest “one stop shop” for marketing, advertising and audio/video production. The agency also hosts the monthly Oz ...

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 – 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 ...

In the midst of covering DIFF, Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com asked five questions of writer/director Dan Kay for “What We Hide” … HollywoodChicago.com: Since this is an original ...

CHICAGO – The 2025 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) wrapped up on May 1st … and announced its Grand Jury Prizes and Audience Awards this week. The top Narrative Feature is “Omaha ...

CHICAGO – The Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) wrapped up on May 1st, 2025. The World Premiere of “Happy as Larry,” a UK/Scotland film, was highlighted ...

CHICAGO – The Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) wrapped up on May 1st, 2025. The World Premiere of a Texas Film took the spotlight during the fest, with the screening of “Due West ...