Interview With Larry Manetti: Memories of Tom Selleck’s ‘Magnum P.I.’
CHICAGO– Where would Thomas Sullivan Magnum had been without his trusty sidekick Rick Wright? Chicago-born Larry Manetti was Rick Wright on “Magnum P.I,” and has just re-released his book of memories...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Soul Surfer’ Simply Too Bland For True Inspiration
CHICAGO– In the pantheon of modern girl surfer movies there is “Blue Crush” and…”Blue Crush 2.” “Soul Surfer” is different, it is based on a true story of a tremendous physical loss for a competitive...
View ArticleInterview: Director Andrew Williamson Discovers ‘The Land of Eb’
CHICAGO– “The Land of Eb,” released through Video On Demand last week, is a perfect example of stories that emerge from the expansion of digital filmmaking. The highly personal and location-specific...
View ArticleFilm Review: Unusual, Passionate ‘Aloha’ is Deeply Resonant
CHICAGO– Films with major movie stars that take real chances on story formula are rare. “Aloha” is one such example, and produces considerations that are way off the beaten path. Is it an allegory? An...
View ArticlePodtalk: Playwright Hannah Ii-Epstein of Nothing Without a Company’s 'Not One...
CHICAGO– The State of Hawaii may be one of the most misunderstood in America. Because of its reputation as a tourist mecca, the fact that native peoples live and work there like any other place is hard...
View ArticleTheater Review: Nothing Without a Company’s ‘Pakalolo Sweet’ Takes on Mental...
CHICAGO– Playwright Hannah Ii-Epstein is a Hawaiian native who is bringing her unique point of view regarding that U.S.“State of Mind” to the Chicago stage. The theater group Nothing Without a Company...
View ArticleFilm Review: F-F-Free the Army! Audio Review of 1972’s ‘F.T.A.’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review, going back to a 1972 anti-Vietnam War documentary with Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, as they entertain the troops in “F.T.A.,”...
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