Colin, Author at Reel Chicago News

REEL LATINO

Coors Light announces 2020 Líder of the Year

By Reel Chicago Oct 22, 2020

In its 14th year empowering Latino leaders, Coors Light is proud to announce Richard Montez as its 2020 Líder of the Year. Since 2006, the program has highlight...

CIFF

Interview: CIFF Senior Programmer Anthony Kaufman

By Colin Costello Oct 14, 2020

Today is the beginning of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival. Unlike other years, the prestigious festival is a bit different than the ones we have experienced in the...

SOCIAL MEDIA

Chicago teen has winning campaign for “settling”

By Colin Costello Oct 12, 2020

While his bid for the White House is nowhere near as polarizing as when Hilary Clinton ran against President Donald J. Trump in 2016, there are those (looking at you Bernie and...

FILM

Which horror franchise is most popular in Illinois?

By Colin Costello Oct 11, 2020

It's fall - a time for the annual color change of leaves, picking pumpkins, watching football while eating slow-cooker chili and scaring the bejesus out of ourselves watching s...

CIFF

Two Kino Lorber films to screen at CIFF next week

By Reel Chicago Oct 8, 2020

Next week begins the 56th Chicago International Film Festival and Reel Chicago will bring you coverage of the films. This year, we can look forward to two award-winning fi...

Reel Ad of the Week

Chicago, FCB make voting easier than ever

By Reel Chicago Oct 7, 2020

This week, FCB and the City of Chicago launched an initiative to greatly increase local participation in the upcoming presidential election. FCB, in partnership with the Cit...

NEW WORK

Mill Chicago helps Kraft fans send “noods”

By Reel Chicago Oct 6, 2020

Today is National Noodle Day and who couldn't use a "nood" you know? In the midst of navigating through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, families and friends are looking for ways...

FILM

Saban Films releases trailer for ‘Echo Boomers’

By Laura Day Oct 6, 2020

The trailer for Echo Boomers, the crime drama feature starring Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Knives Out, Nocturnal Animals, The Shape of Water) and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Sco...

FILM

CIFF selects four IL film projects for “The Pitch”

By Reel Chicago Oct 2, 2020

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival announced a slate of four narrative feature film projects in&...

NEW WORK

Jack Daniel’s makes first global campaign count

By Reel Chicago Oct 1, 2020

Guess Jack Daniel's always wanted to do this. In a historic move, the whiskey brand is introducing its first truly global creative campaign, “Make it Count.” The campaign s...

Reel Ad of the Week

BTS: Miller, Lewandowski on new UCM spot

By Colin Costello Sep 29, 2020

Last Friday, a brave and emotional new spot for the University of Chicago Medicine broke on regional TV. Crafted by independent, digitally driven, creative agency Schafer Cond...

ONE CHICAGO

‘Chicago Med’ has begun production on Season 6

By Reel Chicago Sep 29, 2020

Amazing news for the Chicago production community - the new season of Chicago Med is officially underway. According to Deadline, the highest rated drama on NBC's O...

Events

White Sox cancel 2021 SoxFest due to COVID

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020

Following the Cubs move to cancel the 2021 Cubs Convention, the Chicago White Sox have now canceled SoxFest 2021 due to the uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic. The 28th edi...

Events

McDonald’s introduces McFlurry birthday suit

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020

2020 birthday parties canceled? Not so fast! The McFlurry is turning 25, and since the best part of celebrating at home is wearing whatever you want, McDonald's is invitin...

REEL PRO

‘Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med’ Who’s in? Who’s out?

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020

Last month, we reported that NBC's top-rated (even in reruns) Wednesday night, dubbed "One Chicago," would return on November 11. With production reportedly set to resume o...

REEL MOVES

Susan Carlson leaves NBC-5 to focus on family

By Colin Costello Sep 24, 2020

Who hasn't had a crush at one time or another on Susan Carlson, who has been one of the queens of local news for 29 years. Some of the Reel Chicago team never missed her mornin...

FILM

LA Latino Film Fest, Netflix launch Latinx Fellowship

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2020

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced today the launch of LALIFF’s Inclusion Fellowship Series. This newly established program will focus on b...

In memoriam

Chicago Bears’ legend Gale Sayers dies at 77

By Reel Chicago Sep 23, 2020

Gale “Kansas Comet” Sayers, Legendary Chicago Bears running back who’s book the 1971 movie Brian’s Song was based on, died today. He was 77. His death was announced ...

REEL PRO

Diving into Highdive and their Emmy nomination

By Tyronita Bell Sep 19, 2020

Daring to break the traditional agency mold, Highdive is producing exciting work that pushes the envelope in new ways. Most recently, the Ad Age Small Agency of the Year partne...

NEW WORK

Picture North soars on epic African Adventure

By Reel Chicago Sep 16, 2020

What is Ol Malo? Chicago-based Picture North has released the answer in the form of a jaw-droppingly beautiful new film for the Kenya-based safari and helicopter adventure comp...