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Author: Barbara Roche

Here’s what’s filming in Chicago this winter
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Here’s what’s filming in Chicago this winter

By Barbara Roche Jan 24, 2025
This winter, Chicago is buzzing with activity as several projects make the city their home base. Chicago’s talented film crews, state-of-the-art studios, dynamic neighborhood...
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Chicago Latino Film Fest announces winner of annual poster contest
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago Latino Film Fest announces winner of annual poster contest

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2025
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF), has announced the winner of the Festival’s annual poster comp...
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Hidden Valley Ranch and Eli Manning team up for a epic Pizza Hut collab
  • Reel Ad of the Week

Hidden Valley Ranch and Eli Manning team up for a epic Pizza Hut collab

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2025
Hidden Valley Ranch has dropped an exciting new campaign to celebrate the launch of its innovative Easy Squeeze bottle. Partnering with Pizza Hut and football legend Eli Mannin...
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Freestyle announces Single Car Crashes trailer and release date
  • CHICAGO MADE

Freestyle announces Single Car Crashes trailer and release date

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2025
Freestyle Digital Media, the digital distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has secured the North American VOD rights to Single Car Crashes, a drama set in...
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Investigative reporter Chuck Goudie to depart ABC7
  • TV

Investigative reporter Chuck Goudie to depart ABC7

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2025
Chuck Goudie, one of Chicago’s most renowned investigative reporters, has parted ways with ABC7 Chicago after an extraordinary career spanning more than four decades. Known f...
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Jeep and Dodge Ram rev up for Big Game return
  • Super Bowl

Jeep and Dodge Ram rev up for Big Game return

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2025
Automotive enthusiasts can rejoice as Jeep and Dodge Ram are set to make their grand return to the Super Bowl. Stellantis, the parent company of both brands, has announced that...
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Drew Barrymore, Orlando Bloom tease MSC Cruises’ Super Bowl ad
  • Super Bowl

Drew Barrymore, Orlando Bloom tease MSC Cruises’ Super Bowl ad

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2025
MSC Cruises, the world’s third-largest cruise line, is making waves with its first-ever Super Bowl commercial, starring Hollywood icons Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom. This...
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Fallout’s Walton Goggins stars in GoDaddy Super Bowl ad
  • Super Bowl

Fallout’s Walton Goggins stars in GoDaddy Super Bowl ad

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2025
Emmy-nominated actor Walton Goggins is stepping into the Super Bowl spotlight this year, not for a new role, but to share how GoDaddy helped him transform an offbeat idea into ...
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Burrell, Microsoft set out to revolutionize employee and culture storytelling
  • ACCOUNT WINS

Burrell, Microsoft set out to revolutionize employee and culture storytelling

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2025
Burrell Communications Group has forged a groundbreaking partnership with Microsoft to reimagine how the tech giant shares the stories of its employees and workplace culture. T...
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The Devil in the White City finds new life at 20th Century Studios
  • FILM

The Devil in the White City finds new life at 20th Century Studios

By Reel Chicago Jan 22, 2025
The long-gestating adaptation of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City has found yet another potential path forward, as 20th Century Studios picks up the project. Thi...
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The Power of Story: How the film Kemba freed Michelle West
  • CYPHER NEWSROOM

The Power of Story: How the film Kemba freed Michelle West

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2025
Creative Cypher and the XL Film Festival credits the powerful impact of the film, Kemba for finally winning freedom for Kemba Smith’s former cellmate, Michelle West. Pres...
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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th President, pledges a “Golden Age”
  • REEL POLITICS

Donald Trump sworn in as 47th President, pledges a “Golden Age”

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2025
Donald John Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2025, marking his return to the White House as the 47th president of the United States. In a historic political comebac...
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Actor Shreyas Manju is studying filmmaking in Chicago
  • FILM

Actor Shreyas Manju is studying filmmaking in Chicago

By Barbara Roche Jan 20, 2025
Bangalore-born Kannada actor Shreyas Manju, known for his roles in Padde Huli and Raana, is currently in the United States to enhance his acting skills. The son of renowned Kan...
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President Loeb traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate IATSE federal priorities
  • UNION

President Loeb traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate IATSE federal priorities

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2025
This week, IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with federal legislators at the start of the 119th Congress to advocate for the leg...
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Chicago actor Joe Miñoso sheds light on Cruz’s future in Chicago Fire
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago actor Joe Miñoso sheds light on Cruz’s future in Chicago Fire

By Barbara Roche Jan 17, 2025
Chicago actor Joe Miñoso sheds light on the complexities and depth of his character Joe Cruz, in the current season of Chicago Fire. Cruz is faced with the decision of whet...
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Iconic Home Alone house sells for $5.5 million
  • FILM

Iconic Home Alone house sells for $5.5 million

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2025
The Home Alone house, an enduring symbol of holiday nostalgia and cinematic magic, has officially sold for $5.5 million after going under contract in June 2024. Located on Linc...
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Caymanite’s Armin Korsos guests on Dynasty Podcasts with Jaime Black
  • podcast series

Caymanite’s Armin Korsos guests on Dynasty Podcasts with Jaime Black

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2025
Armin Korsos, the visionary founder of Caymanite and co-founder of Filmmaker Fridays Chicago, recently sat down with Jaime Black on Dynasty Podcasts for an engaging hour-long i...
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Coors Light makes a case for the worst Monday of all
  • Super Bowl

Coors Light makes a case for the worst Monday of all

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2025
Coors Light is embracing one of its most public mishaps with a clever twist. On Monday, the beer brand accidentally misspelled “refreshment” as “refershment” in a major...
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Rockford, IL-born creator of Punky Brewster, David W. Duclon, dies at 74
  • In memoriam

Rockford, IL-born creator of Punky Brewster, David W. Duclon, dies at 74

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2025
David W. Duclon, the creative force behind the beloved sitcom Punky Brewster and a key contributor to some of television's most iconic series, passed away on Wednesday in Frank...
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Coors Light ad misspelling leaves brewer with ‘a case of the Mondays’
  • Super Bowl

Coors Light ad misspelling leaves brewer with ‘a case of the Mondays’

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2025
On Monday, Coors Light released a series of ads leading up to the Big Game, aiming to showcase the world’s most refreshing beer in its iciest glory. However, instead of deliv...
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