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Author: barbararoche

O’Keefe’s short posted online before fest run gets 30,000 hits
  • Indie Focus

O’Keefe’s short posted online before fest run gets 30,000 hits

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 26, 2011
IN ITS ONLINE RELEASE, director Eddie O’Keefe’s short film, The Ghosts, garnered 30,000 hits in two weeks. It’s a dreamy, black and white, rock-infused ‘50s-style tale o...
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Radio Bob Resort teams with Gary Sinise voicing 74 Midas spots

Radio Bob Resort teams with Gary Sinise voicing 74 Midas spots

By Mark Frazel Mar 21, 2011
Proprietor of radio ad shop, “Radio Bob Resort,” Bob Monachino writes, casts and produces funny, engaging spots for clients. We badgered the good man to spill the beans for ...
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Theatre company’s video plays expand to new media

Theatre company’s video plays expand to new media

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 21, 2011
Silk Road Theatre Project is rolling out a new series of short-form video plays designed to be accessible to mobile device and tablet users, shot cinematically, on theater sets,...
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Classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays in heavy metal rock band

Classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays in heavy metal rock band

By Shaunese Teamer Mar 17, 2011
Metal rock band, Earthen Grave, which marries the sounds of metal past and future, is probably the only metal rock band in the world whose band member is a world famous classica...
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Alshaibi’s “Profane” bows at Boston Underground
  • Indie Focus

Alshaibi’s “Profane” bows at Boston Underground

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 17, 2011
USAMA ALSHAIBI’S button-pushing feature “Profane,” starring Manal Kara, as a devout Muslim dominatrix, has its U.S. premiere March 26 and 29 at the Boston Underground...
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Beast Editorial’s new Virtual Telecine links to L.A./NY colorists

Beast Editorial’s new Virtual Telecine links to L.A./NY colorists

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 16, 2011
Bi-coastal Company 3 and sister company Beast Editorial opened a Virtual Telecine this week, giving Beast clients access to live, full HD telecine sessions with Company 3's colo...
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SolidLine Media grows with corporate, doc work, doubles facility size

SolidLine Media grows with corporate, doc work, doubles facility size

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 16, 2011
Just in time for their 10th anniversary this August, full service video production company SolidLine Media is moving its office a half mile north to a Loop penthouse nearly twic...
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Ron Lazzeretti’s feature opens Lake County Fest, March 17-31
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Ron Lazzeretti’s feature opens Lake County Fest, March 17-31

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 15, 2011
WRITER/PRODUCER RON LAZZERETTI'S Something Better Somewhere Else is the opening feature of the lean, stripped down 8th annual Lake County Film Festival, March 17, and running th...
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“The X Factor” auditions coming here April 27

“The X Factor” auditions coming here April 27

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 14, 2011
The UK hit show, “The X Factor” – still another riff on talented amateur singers seeking fame and fortune – will hold one of its six nationwide auditions in Chicago on A...
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Loss of media columnist Lewis Lazare diminishes Chicago adbiz importance

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 14, 2011
SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST LEWIS LAZARE was abruptly fired Friday from his 11 year post as ad/marketing and local broadcasting columnist – a serious blow to the adbiz here, despite m...
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50 Cent: Goodbye Grand Rapids, hello New Orleans

50 Cent: Goodbye Grand Rapids, hello New Orleans

By Ruth Ratny Mar 14, 2011
"Freelancer," Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's fifth movie scheduled to start shooting in Grand Rapids March 28, has moved its production offices to New Orleans."That's $20 million th...
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One at Optimus Martin Agency spots urge teens not to text and drive
  • MEDIA

One at Optimus Martin Agency spots urge teens not to text and drive

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 12, 2011
ONE AT OPTIMUS produced two pro bono spots for client The Martin Agency of Richmond, Va. to run on Project Yellow Light's website.  The spots' purpose is to inspire teens t...
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Burnett wins dominate the Addy Awards comeback

Burnett wins dominate the Addy Awards comeback

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 12, 2011
The Chicago Ad Federation-sponsored Addy Awards reappeared after a 10 year snooze to reemerge as a low-key event last Thursday at Resolution Digital Studios, attended by a compa...
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Radio host Nolen’s film to feature Jazsmin Lewis

Radio host Nolen’s film to feature Jazsmin Lewis

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 10, 2011
 Jazsmin Lewis (“Barbershop”), platinum-selling R&B singer Ginuwine, and Terri Vaughn (“The Steve Harvey Show”) will star in popular online radio host Christoph...
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“Last Rites of Joe May” in Tribeca’s exalted circle

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 9, 2011
STEPPENWOLF’S FEATURE, “The Last Rites of Joe May, was selected among a record 5,624 films for screening at the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York. It will compet...
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