A new independent feature, "PS," starring Laura Linney and written and directed by Dylan Kidd, kicks off the Oct. 21-24 IFP/Chicago Independent Filmmakers Conference at th...
Three Hollywood stars from Chicago will be honored at Showtime's 8th annual Black Perspectives "Homecoming Celebration" Saturday, Oct. 16 at Thorne Auditorium. Honorees ar...
One of the films was made in India and one of the directors lives in L.A., but with 12 films ? four features and eight shorts ‐ either made in Chicago, by a local dir...
After garnering a strong response at the Tribeca, UrbanWorld and New York Latino International film festivals, Marisol Torres' debut feature "Boricua" has its first hometo...
Rich Seng may have come up with the next big concept for reality TV. The organizer of the monthly "Cherry Bomb" series of free DVD and CD compilations is in post on his de...
Systems integrator Swiderski Electronics was awarded the job of distributing the audiovisual feeds to scores of media outlets that will be covering "The Race at Case," the...
Scott Erlinder's gamble that there would be a national audience for his doc about Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast paid off when American Public Television (APT) picked up ...
The glitz and glamour of the Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 7-21) ratchets up to ultra high as it celebrates its 40th anniversary, founded by artistic director ...
At least on one level, Matt Liston's epic quest is close to fruition. Since 2002, Liston has been documenting his "Just Believe Campaign," a quixotic endeavor to land the Cubs...
"Outing Riley," Pete Jones' independent followup to his 2002 Project Greenlight movie "Stolen Summer," has its world premiere Oct. 10 at the Chicago International Film Fes...
Ruth Leitman's feature documentary, "Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling," is one of four Chicago-made features that will premiere d...
BOATHOUSE STUDIOS of Los Angeles started shooting its rock ?n' roll slasher comedy "Stump the Band" Sept. 20 in Spring Grove, Antioch, Gurnee, and in Wilmot, Wis. "Stump ...
Taking a rare break from a year-long festival tour that has taken him to Marrakech, Venice, Bangkok and beyond, Hakim Bellabes is back in town to screen his debut feature ...
The State of Illinois named former corporate producer Jan Hughes division manager of Illinois Information Services, a new department formed by combining public relations and inf...
After 18 years in an iconoclastic space on Grand Ave., Tom Kwilosz' ThereMedia moved its editorial/ animation services to an elegant brownstone at 11 E. Division, just bloc...
If anyone gives new meaning to the word "perseverance" it's Valerie Gobos. The unwavering associate producer (that's her front end credit on the movie) kept the faith for nine y...
INNOVATIVE PYEWACKET THEATRE TROUPE last year adapted Stephen King's "Misery" for the stage, and had a huge hit that won several Joseph Jefferson Citations. This year, artistic ...
JOIN LOCAL JAZZ GREATS. Ch. 25 has launched a new "Play on Cabaret" jazz series that airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. You're invited to be part of the taping of local jazz greats in a c...
MOVERS & SHAKERS. Editor Adam Soboscienski moves over from a nine-year stint at Red Car, bringing the editing team to seven. His credits include Coors Light, test market spots ...
When horror fans gather this October for the third annual Blood Flood Film Festival, they can take heart in the fact that all the gore and mayhem they're reveling in will ...
