CHICAGO – It’s “Giallo Gelato” time at the Logan Theatre in Chicago, with four exquisite films of that Italian genre, curated by horror maven Stephanie Sack. Click GIALLO GELATO for tickets/details.

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Sorry, Baby,” the debut film from writer/director and lead actor Eva Victor, as she riffs on the sociatal atmosphere ...

Presented by Cinema Femme Magazine, the film festival emphasizes the importance of supporting emerging female, trans and non-binary filmmakers. After the in-person festival, film fans will be able to ...

Then “I Know What You Did Last Summer” begins to pile up surprise twist after surprise twist, which makes absolutely no sense even for a stupid slasher film like this. The film occupies a strange no ...

Previous to “Relative,” Smith’s feature filmography includes his debut “Cool Apocalypse” (2015), “Mercury in Retrograde” (2017) and the Windy City-centric “Rendezvous in Chicago” (2018). Last year he ...

In her last days, David Lynch created an important scene in “Twin Peaks: The Return” (Showtime) in which the Log Lady, who like Catherine had days to live, speaks significant truth and of course ...

HollywoodChicago.com Patrick McDonald Film News 2025 Dallas International Film Festival director Josh Forbes of “Gallagher” documentary.

HollywoodChicago.com Patrick McDonald Film News 2025 Dallas International Film Festival writer/director Dan Kay of “What We Hide.” ...

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 ...

HUNTLEY, ILL – Electrician by day and rockstar by night, hometown hero Pino Farina brings the northwest suburbs together through bi-weekly Facebook live performances. With a virtual jukebox of ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 10th, 2025, reviewing the 2024 film fest favorite ...

CHICAGO – Bill Plympton is a true animation legend. He will represent his “Plympton Twisted Toons” on June 1st, 2025, in person at the NYC Metrograph Theater, and through Metrograph At Home ...