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Author: Barbara Roche

Dark Matter first look promo & pics, premieres on Apple TV+ May 8
  • CHICAGO MADE

Dark Matter first look promo & pics, premieres on Apple TV+ May 8

By Reel Chicago May 4, 2024
Filmed in Chicago, and based on one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. Writer/Showrunner Blake Crouch wrote the story...
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Jack C. Newell and Arti Ishak collaborate on the making of HALF
  • CHICAGO MADE

Jack C. Newell and Arti Ishak collaborate on the making of HALF

By Barbara Roche May 3, 2024
Chicago-based actor, director and writer Arti Ishak is embarking on a very personal journey with her new short film project titled HALF. The themes in HALF navigate ar...
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Chicago Fire raises the bar on stunts in The Wrong Guy
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire raises the bar on stunts in The Wrong Guy

By Barbara Roche May 3, 2024
Chicago Fire pulled out all the stops when they returned from their break. In less than 5 minutes into episode 10, The Wrong Guy, Chicago Fire pulled off one of the biggest stu...
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City of Chicago announces Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Season
  • Events

City of Chicago announces Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Season

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2024
The 2024 Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Summer Season is about to begin, bringing free world-class arts programming to the Midwest’s #1 attraction celebratin...
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Light Iron welcomes senior colorist Élodie Ichter
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Light Iron welcomes senior colorist Élodie Ichter

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2024
Light Iron, the post-production creative-services division of Panavision, announces that Élodie Ichter has joined the company’s artist roster as a senior colorist. Ichte...
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The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns for its 11th year
  • FESTIVALS

The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns for its 11th year

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2024
JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns June 2024 to theaters across Chicagoland featuring 23 films including documentaries, dramas, and even comedies with special post f...
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A new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga is coming to WTTW
  • TV

A new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga is coming to WTTW

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2024
A new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga by Nobel Prize winner John Galsworthy is coming to PBS and WTTW via Masterpiece. The multi-generational story, published...
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Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med return tonight with new episodes
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med return tonight with new episodes

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2024
It's One Chicago Wednesday tonight as Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med return with new episodes following a their mid-season break. The shows just keep getting better...
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Laughlin Constable names Allison Henley-Kehm, SVP, Head of People and Culture
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Laughlin Constable names Allison Henley-Kehm, SVP, Head of People and Culture

By Reel Chicago Apr 29, 2024
Laughlin Constable, the independent, full-service brand experiences agency, announced it has named Allison Henley-Kehm as SVP, Head of People and Culture. The position is an in...
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Steven Spielberg to shape DNC in Chicago
  • REEL POLITICS

Steven Spielberg to shape DNC in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Apr 26, 2024
As preparations for the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago gather momentum, the Harris campaign has enlisted the expertise of acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg t...
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AICP’s Meet. Drink. Talk. is the event that everyone looks forward to
  • AICP

AICP’s Meet. Drink. Talk. is the event that everyone looks forward to

By Barbara Roche Apr 25, 2024
AICP's Meet. Drink. Talk. was jam-packed with friends, co-workers, and fellow professionals. Chicago's commercial production community came together last week at The Tunnel...
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Keith Johnson, AnnMarie Welser among WBBM layoffs
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Keith Johnson, AnnMarie Welser among WBBM layoffs

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
Philadelphia-based Audacy announced a round of layoffs affecting nearly 100 employees, with significant impacts on WBBM in Chicago and 1080 WTIC AM in Hartford. The cuts come a...
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Midwest Film Festival heads to Milwaukee for its first roadshow
  • CHICAGO MADE

Midwest Film Festival heads to Milwaukee for its first roadshow

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
After many years of screenings, premieres, and local events, The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) will be leaving its homebase in Chicago and traveling to the Oriental Theatre in Mi...
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Fox 32 Chicago welcomes Paris Schutz as Political Reporter
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Fox 32 Chicago welcomes Paris Schutz as Political Reporter

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
Paris Schutz, a seasoned journalist with nearly two decades of experience at WTTW, has been appointed as the new political reporter for Fox-owned Chicago station Fox 32 (WFLD)....
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SAXX “Ball Masters” won’t let bad balls get in the way of good golf
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SAXX “Ball Masters” won’t let bad balls get in the way of good golf

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
The beloved "Ball Masters" are back in action, ready to bring laughter, philanthropy, and unparalleled ball-care expertise via SAXX underwear to the golfing world once again. ...
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Two Chicago series are nominated for a Peabody Award
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Two Chicago series are nominated for a Peabody Award

By Barbara Roche Apr 25, 2024
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors have announced the 27 nominees for the Arts, Children’s / Youth, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive categories. Yes, The B...
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The Second City announces winners of the Victor Wong Fellowship
  • SECOND CITY

The Second City announces winners of the Victor Wong Fellowship

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
Legendary Chicago comedy institution The Second City announces the second annual Victor Wong Fellowship, a program to train and mentor up-and-coming Asian American and Pacific ...
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Harbor adds Senior Sound Mixer Diego Arancibia to their roster
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Harbor adds Senior Sound Mixer Diego Arancibia to their roster

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
Harbor announces the addition of esteemed Senior Sound Mixer, Diego Arancibia to its advertising sound roster. Arancibia boasts a career across the film, television, and a...
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NASCAR to host Chicago House Music 40th Anniversary Showcase
  • MUSIC

NASCAR to host Chicago House Music 40th Anniversary Showcase

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
NASCAR is bringing together some of the biggest names in House Music for the first time ever at the 2024 Chicago Street Race Weekend in Grant Park, July 6-7. The Chicago Ho...
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Movie poster for ‘Civil War’ is being blasted by Chicagoans
  • FILM

Movie poster for ‘Civil War’ is being blasted by Chicagoans

By Barbara Roche Apr 23, 2024
What have they done to Marina Towers? A24's promotion for Civil War, currently #1 at the box-office, has created a backlash of comments on social media. The studio's decisi...
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