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Columbia College film professor Julian Grant drew on the aesthetic of George Romero and "Carnival of Souls" to build the apocalyptic world of "Defiled," in practical locations a...

FOR DRAFTFCB, 2011 will not start off with a proverbial bang, as S.C. Johnson, its major client of 58 years, plans to review its $1 billion marketing accounts for its entire gl...

Two Chicago filmmakers feel honored that their films were among the only 18 narrative and documentary films chosen from a record 5,000-plus submissions for the 16th annual Slam...

Illinois Film Office director Betsy Steinberg predicts that 2010's steady stream of film production "will be right up there with our strongest years, if not the strongest year....

PONTIAC -- While Chicago waits for Cinespace Studios to fish or cut bait, Michigan went all out to welcome Pontiac's big, new Raleigh Studios. Nine hundred guests attended the ...

Gene Costentino, 57, who owned X-Ray Productions for 15 years and was known for his production skills as well as for his generosity and concern for others, died Dec. 16 of canc...

GIVEN THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," it comes as no surprise that the Chicago equivalent of the Prohibition era is being adapted as a TV series. Acto...

Within the space of a year, post house executive Craig Duncan has come full circle. Leaving Detroit's multi-division Grace & Wild after more than a decade for single-servic...

THE POPULAR "CASH CAB" SHOW is prowling the streets of Chicago, ready to pick up unsuspecting contestants and ask them questions en route to their destinations. The show is h...

Chicago indie film star Joe Swanberg should have a sense of satisfaction about his latest feature, "Uncle Kent," since it is the first and only one of his six films to premiere ...

"Double Negative," corporate producer Dana Scott's first narrative feature, entirely set in an elevator, starts shooting in January. "This is the story of two strangers who are...

By the end of the year, Beast Editorial will be part of an entertainment conglomerate "that will only affect us in a very positive way," says Beast executive producer Melissa Th...

The Rockitt Bar & Grill, the site of several successive film studios, was the fitting venue Tuesday night for the Best of the Midwest Independent Film Festival awards, cheered o...

DIRECTOR MICHAEL MANN ("Public Enemies") signed screenwriter Sheldon Turner ("Up in the Air") to script his next big project, "Big Tuna" ? a movie about Chicago Outfit boss ...

For $55, you can absorb the wisdom and insights of 23 successful business owners at "Rocked the Recession" Friday, Dec. 10, a full day overflowing with ideas and opportunities t...

IN WEST MICHIGAN, Ryan Phillippe and Jenna Dewan joined Bruce Willis, Paul Walker and 50 Cent as stars of the action heist film, "Set Up," shooting in and around Grand Rapids....

After Oprah wraps her 25-year-old daytime show in May, the two studios at Harpo Inc. may simply go dark. While the company hinted a new program might replace "The Oprah Winfrey ...

After a dismal and unpredictable 2009, the local visual media industry didn't know what business twists and turns to expect when 2010 dawned. "Business had taken such a hit ...