MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's "HawkTalk" YouTube roundtable for Episodes 1 and 2 of "Hawkeye"

The opening of a new Marvel Cinematic Universe show on Disney+ brings out the re-assembled “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” hosted by Ian Simmons on his Kicking the Seat YouTube channel. It’s Christmastime and Marvel seeks to tie a few bow around the holiday with arrows and swords. Enjoy the live “HawkTalk” Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable for the first two episodes featuring the expanded cast of Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, Elliott Serrano of the Shaken Not Heard: A James Bond Fancast!, and, last but not least, my Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast partner Will Johnson! Enjoy the show!

Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanDecember 1, 2021AMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, Disney+, Marvel, HawkeyeComment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "Kicking the Seat" YouTube roundtable for "Eternals"

If you thought all the spice in movies and movie commentary right now was centered on Dune, then you need to slide down the hills of the fresh and rotten debate for Marvel’s Eternals. The critic aggregator site has Chloe Zhao’s film scored as the blockbuster studio’s first “rotten” movie. Leave it to “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” led by Ian Simmons to talk about it on a live Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable. Enjoy Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions to get hotter than some red-hot eye beams! Enjoy the movie and show!

Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanNovember 16, 2021AMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, What If...?, What If, Disney+, MarvelComment

What Filmmaking Might Look Like in the Future

Filmmaking is one of the most in-depth processes that you can do, and this is something that makes a huge difference to the way in which we experience movies. It’s vital to make sure you understand the different techniques that can play a part in this, and there is no doubt that film technology is developing in the future, and this is going to have a massive impact on the way in which movies are made.

2021, Column, Editorial, SPECIALDon ShanahanNovember 8, 2021Comment

How Boosting your ELO in League of Legends can Save a lot of Time and Nerves

Playing League of Legends only for entertainment is not a challenge and even relaxing, but if you are one of those players who want to boost their ELO on their accounts, then you should be prepared for a big challenge. Boosting your ELO is never easy, especially if you are not fully familiar with League of Legends. However, there are some tips that you can use to boost your ELO much more easily. These tips can save you a lot of time and nerves. Also, there are many things while boosting your ELO that you should not do. Avoiding these can also save you a lot of time and nerves. We have listed the most important factors that you should do while boosting your ELO and how they can save a lot of time and nerves for you.

2021, Column, Editorial, SPECIALDon ShanahanOctober 12, 2021Comment

FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Special programs and events of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival

From dramas and thrillers to documentaries and comedies, the 57th Chicago International Film Festival presents an outstanding diversity of offerings. As in other years, their competitive categories and programs include Cinemas of the Americas, International Comedy, Women in Cinema, OutLook, After Dark, the 25th anniversary of the Black Perspectives focus, and the City & State program highlighting films made in Chicago and throughout Illinois.

2021, Chicago Film Festival, Column, Film Festival, SPECIALDon ShanahanOctober 11, 2021Comment

FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Second year of the drive-in program of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival

Last year’s Drive-In offerings for the 56th Chicago International Film Festival were a big success at the ChiTown Movies location in the Pilsen neighborhood. Continuing that success, the Drive-In program has returned with its classic format for the upcoming 57th Chicago International Film Festival. Five drive-in features will be presented at 2343 South Throop Street. Tickets to the Chicago International Film Festival drive-in screenings, and the full program and drive-in schedule are available online now.

2021, Chicago Film Festival, Film Festival, SPECIALDon ShanahanOctober 10, 2021Comment

FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Previewing the headliners of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival

The prestigious 57th Chicago International Film Festival will run from October 13-24. Spinning out of a virtual 2020 year of limited online screenings, drive-in accommodations, and a limited slate, this year’s festival roars back to expand across the city. After many years centered at the AMC River East homebase location, the 57th CIFF is branching out across the Windy City. Film events will also be hosted by The Gene Siskel Film Center, the historic Music Box Theatre, the returning drive-in ChiTown Movies in Pilsen, and neighborhood pop-up screenings at Bronzeville’s historic Parkway Ballroom. This proud festival finally has the full coverage across the city it has long deserved.

2021, Column, Film Festival, SPECIALDon ShanahanOctober 10, 2021Comment

SPECIAL EVENT: Previewing Wizard World Chicago 2021

Wizard Brands, Inc. is proud to announce that the 23rd edition of its flagship national event, Wizard World Chicago, will officially make its triumphant return on October 15-17, 2021, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. As a sign of tremendous good faith in this COVID era, all tickets purchased for the originally scheduled event in 2020, also postponed from August 2021, will be honored. Event tickets, photo op, autograph appointments and more are available online right now at the Wizard World website.

2021, EVENT, SPECIAL, Social MediaDon ShanahanOctober 10, 2021Comment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "Seeing and Believing" Podcast with Kevin McLenithan

Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Kevin McLenithan of the long-running "Seeing and Believing Podcast,” part of the Christ and Pop Culture site and podcast network as one of a series of interim hosts. Kevin and I are both members of Chicago Indie Critics and his faith-flavored perspective has always been topical, honest, and outstanding. His regular co-host Wade Bearden has retired from the show for other ventures and this new episode talking about the new James Bond movie No Time to Die was Kevin’s first run on “Seeing and Believing” leading the ship. I was honored to talk about a stellar movie and temporarily fill some big shows.

Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanOctober 10, 2021AMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, What If...?, What If, Disney+, MarvelComment

SPECIAL GUEST: An Experience from the Set of "No Time to Die"

Every Movie Has a Lesson met Walter Nicoletti through the new Globe Film Awards group of which I am a new member of. He had the dreamy privilege of being present in Matera, Italy when No Time to Die was filmed a few years ago and want to share that experience with my website audience. Welcome, Walter!

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, SPECIAL, Social MediaDon ShanahanOctober 5, 2021Comment

PREVIEW: 7th Annual Irish American Movie Hooley

Folks, it’s been a year, but fortunes and health are looking up enough to maybe get back to some good old fun. As the Irish say, when a party gets rowdy, they call it a “hooley.” For movie fans, I think it’s high time we mix a little whiskey with our night out. As the Irish like to say, when a party gets rowdy, they call it a “hooley.” With that vibrancy in mind, the 7th annual Irish American Movie Hooley returns to the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago this weekend. This resident Chicagoan with Irish roots has you covered.

2021, Column, Chicago Film Festival, Documentary, Foreign Film, Independent Film, Film Festival, SPECIALDon ShanahanSeptember 22, 2021Comment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "Kicking the Seat" YouTube roundtable for "What If..." Episode 6

MY 75TH APPEARANCE ON KICKING THE SEAT! Not that it reached a Keyser Soze level, but episode 6 of rhe animated What If…? series gave us a taste of what would happen in a “bad guy wins” scenario. Michael B. Jordan was featured heavily in a reality where he rescues Tony Stark before he ever becomes Iron Man and uses his new platform as a long game to infiltrate Wakanda. A selection of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel talked it all over. Enjoy Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat, myself, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions pledging our allegiances .