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Previous | Image 1 of 24 | NextBraxton Keith 1 (JimmyD) CHICAGO – Country music, cold drinks, smoky barbecue and thousands of fans took over Chicago as the Windy City Smokeout returned for its biggest celebration yet … it extended in its 13th year to July 8th-12th. HollywoodChicago.com photographers Jeff and Jimmy Doles were in the middle of the action, capturing the artists, fa...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film release SHEEP IN THE BOX, the latest Japanese film by Hirokazu Koreeda (SHOPLIFTERS), with a nod towards our impending modern life. In select theaters on July 24th, see local listings. Haruka Ayase is Otone, an architect working on a house project. Her husband is Kensuke (Daigo Yamamoto). Tragi...

CHICAGO – It’s was a kick-off to a new era. On Wednesday July 22nd, 2026, the Midwest Film Festival presented CASINO ROYALE, the Opening Night to MIDWEST ROYALE, the three day film and gathering in an all-in-one Midwest Film Festival (click here for complete schedule and tickets). This first ever five-day celebration (the festival culminates with MFF’s annual BEST OF THE MIDWEST...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 23rd, 2026, reviewing the new documentary release BRUNELLO: THE GRACIOUS VISIONARY regarding Brunello Cucinelli. In theaters July 24th. Cucinelli was born into a poor-but-proud big Italian family who were farmers on rented land. As a dreamy...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on Eddie Volkman & Friends on THE 9-6-7 WSSR-FM Joliet (IL) on July 24th, 2026, reviewing the new Apple TV release of THE DINK, with Jake Johnson and Patton Oswalt, produced by Ben Stiller. Streaming beginning July 24th. Jake Johnson is Dusty, a former tennis phenom who flamed out on the pro circuit with an injury in...