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Author: Barbara Roche

Digital boutique Layer One Media enters local market

Digital boutique Layer One Media enters local market

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 16, 2012
When the owner of a growing Milwaukee digital boutique felt it was time to expand into a big market, he moved his residence to Chicago and spent the next three years digging int...
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Raleigh Studios/Pontiac defaults on $630,000 payment

Raleigh Studios/Pontiac defaults on $630,000 payment

By Mike Morgan Feb 16, 2012
Raleigh Studios/Pontiac failed to make a $630,000 payment due Feb. 1 to its out-of-state bondholders – but Raleigh does expect to make its coming August bond payment, with the...
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Sony TV to shoot an untitled medical drama pilot here

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 14, 2012
A CHICAGO-SET PILOT is set to actually shoot here, although the shooting date is unknown at this time.  Michael Dinner is the executive producer and director of the current...
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Lyric goes full-throttle on “Show Boat” ad campaign
  • Lewis Lazare

Lyric goes full-throttle on “Show Boat” ad campaign

By Lewis Lazare Feb 14, 2012
“Show Boat” has docked at Lyric Opera of Chicago.  This vintage piece of American musical theater now upon the vast and wickedly demanding stage at Lyric Opera rep...
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25th Windy City West Party to honor Cubs Tom Ricketts

25th Windy City West Party to honor Cubs Tom Ricketts

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 14, 2012
A special treat – besides the camaraderie and good food – will be in store for the 400 invitation-only guests expected to attend the 25th annual Windy City West Party in Los...
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Roscor’s last chapter: reported bankruptcy filing

Roscor’s last chapter: reported bankruptcy filing

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 13, 2012
Apparently it’s now official. And not unexpected. With remaining employees having received 60-90 day termination notices, it looks like the 35-year old Roscor Corp. is closing...
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Musical producer returns to Broadway with new show
  • Curtain Calls

Musical producer returns to Broadway with new show

By Kerry Reid Feb 10, 2012
DAVID GARFINKLE’S FIRST BROADWAY outing provided thrills, chills, and some unfortunate spills. But the Highland Park entertainment lawyer who was the original lead producer on...
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Videographer produced inspirational doc about fighter
  • Indie Focus

Videographer produced inspirational doc about fighter

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 9, 2012
A FORMER GOLDEN GLOVES middleweight boxing champion is the subject of “Fearless Fernando Hernandez: A Fighter’s Journey,” a 30-minute tragedy-to-triumph documentary made i...
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New Rush Hospital spots directed by Gil Cope for SPM

New Rush Hospital spots directed by Gil Cope for SPM

By Mike Morgan Feb 9, 2012
The campaign announcing Rush University Medical Center’s new state-of-the-art hospital -- a departure from the style of the hospital’s previous campaigns -- was created by h...
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Tourism’s “Second to None” won’t lure foreign visitors
  • Lewis Lazare

Tourism’s “Second to None” won’t lure foreign visitors

By Lewis Lazare Feb 9, 2012
Let’s talk tourism. Specifically the marketing of Chicago to tourists. We’ve actually been talking about the topic for years.  And we’ve often been disappointed ...
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Zacuto staffers’ sci-fi spoof screens at Feb. 11 party

Zacuto staffers’ sci-fi spoof screens at Feb. 11 party

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 7, 2012
Five Zacuto employees got together a year ago to produce the first episode of a sci-fi/adventure/comedy web series.  Now the third episode of their “Hank Frisco: Galaxy D...
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New “Rosie” show hyped as different – and now worse
  • Lewis Lazare

New “Rosie” show hyped as different – and now worse

By Lewis Lazare Feb 7, 2012
Step right up ladies and gents and get your front row seats!  You too can see what promises to be one of the greatest and saddest spectacles in recent television history.&n...
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Sonixphere cues enhance ABC’s reality show characters

Sonixphere cues enhance ABC’s reality show characters

By Mike Morgan Feb 7, 2012
Score another network TV show for Greg Allan’s Sonixphere.  ABC’s new Tuesday night show, “Celebrity Wife Swap,” is the music company’s third network show, for wh...
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50 fine art pieces dazzle at Utopic’s Art Gallery Exhibit

50 fine art pieces dazzle at Utopic’s Art Gallery Exhibit

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 7, 2012
Eight accomplished local artists and photographers exhibit their widely varied and eclectic images on the walls throughout Utopic’s 9,000-sq. ft. space at the integrated studi...
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Neuberger again presides over Grammy Show’s audio

Neuberger again presides over Grammy Show’s audio

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 7, 2012
Among the artists like Paul McCartney, Adele, Cold Play, Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen who will appear at music’s biggest night next Saturday, Feb. 12 is a Chicago celebrity.&...
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Gaffer Andrew Cook celebrates his 25th anniversary

Gaffer Andrew Cook celebrates his 25th anniversary

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 6, 2012
Andrew Cook, Chicago’s only non-union gaffer who comes equipped with his own trucks and gear, is celebrating his 25th business anniversary. To help mark the occasion, The Reel...
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LCA symposium covers vital online publishing issues

LCA symposium covers vital online publishing issues

By Mike Morgan Feb 6, 2012
Indie filmmaker, screenwriter and New York Times best-selling author of 14 books, Jay Bonansinga is the keynote speaker at the Feb. 11 all-day symposium, “Pen to Digital Press...
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Profiles takes over National Pastimes’ Broadway space
  • Curtain Calls

Profiles takes over National Pastimes’ Broadway space

By Kerry Reid Feb 5, 2012
They’ve been neighbors in the same building for years, but Profiles Theatre and National Pastime Theater will be widening the physical gap between their companies in the month...
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Showtime to air Davies and Brody’s “Phunny Business”

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 4, 2012
SHOWTIME WILL AIR John Davies and Reid Brody’s acclaimed feature-length doc “Phunny Business: A Black Comedy,” Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m. in celebration of Black History Month.&...
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Comedy sneak preview leads month of screenings, events

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 2, 2012
February gets underway with a burst of worthwhile screenings and other events, starting with a sneak preview Friday night, Feb. 3 of co-producers Boris Wexler and Julian Grant...
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