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Lewis Lazare

Barr’s legacy: Ch. 7’s continuing #1 in news ratings

By Lewis Lazare May 23, 2012

Two weeks after Emily Barr abruptly resigned as general manager of ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, the station’s late news is set to retain its longtime No. 1 position among loc...

Lewis Lazare

Euro’s CCO Peterson excels with Reynolds Wrap spot

By Lewis Lazare May 22, 2012

Whimsical. What a lovely word. But trust us — when applied to television advertising — “whimsical” is among the toughest tricks to pull off with much success...

VFX expert Blake Nickle Radar’s senior post producer

By Ruth L Ratny May 21, 2012

VFX EXPERT BLAKE NICKLE who worked for L.A.’s Rhythm & Hues doing CGI and visual effects for hit features, has joined Radar as senior post producer. Nickle returned ...

REEL Ruth talks at WIF meeting 5/22; other 5/22-23 events

By Ruth L Ratny May 20, 2012

WOMEN IN FILM has invited me to be their guest speaker Tuesday, May 22 at its Annual Membership Meeting when it convenes at the Rock Bottom Brewery (where for many years we held...

Lewis Lazare

Numbers don’t lie: JCP turnaround attempt a fiasco

By Lewis Lazare May 18, 2012

Well that didn’t take long. The current push to turn around and reinvent J.C. Penney is fast proving to be one whopper of a fiasco. JCP, as it’s now referre...

Curtain Calls

New Collective seeks funding for non-profit shows

By Kerry Reid May 18, 2012

THE NEW CHICAGO COMMERCIAL COLLECTIVE – comprised of Chicago Dramatists managing director Brian Loevner and independent producers and arts educators/consultants Aurelia K. Fis...

Indie Focus

Comedy sitcom pilot screens May 21 at ComedySportz

By Mike Morgan May 18, 2012

THE PILOT, “LIFE SUPPORT,” a sitcom about a support group for people in support groups, starring some of Chicago’s funniest stand-ups, actors, and improvisers screens at M...

Veteran filmmaker’s doc honors vets on Memorial Day

By Ruth L Ratny May 18, 2012

About a year ago, Loyola film studies professor and Army veteran John C.P. Goheen embarked on a quest to honor military veterans by telling stories of war veterans filmed on the...

Maitland collecting oral history of film business

By Ruth L Ratny May 17, 2012

Utopic partner/editor Jan Maitland is embarking on an ambitious production of his own that will also be his legacy to future generations of Chicago filmmakers. He is colle...

Expansive new space, account, staff for HY Connect

By Ruth L Ratny May 17, 2012

One of the few independent agencies of substance, the autonomous Chicago office of HY Connect, has expanded its Michigan Avenue offices to accommodate larger staff and growth as...

Lewis Lazare

Modesto, Immesoete ditch Marc USA to run new agency

By Lewis Lazare May 17, 2012

When opportunity presents itself, Chicago advertising executives Mark Modesto and John Immesoete apparently believe you should go for it. And go for it they have. Barely seven m...

Extras sought for weekend ‘Guys Book Club’ shoot

By Ruth L Ratny May 16, 2012

If you’re looking for some industry-related fun this weekend, bring your friends and sign up to be an extra to fill a church on Saturday and a bar on Sunday, for George Zwierz...

Lewis Lazare

Oxytocin kills the fun in C-K amusement park spots

By Lewis Lazare May 15, 2012

When we heard Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago had picked up the Cedar Fair amusement parks advertising and public relations account, our first thought was “wow!” What a great ...

Three famous filmmakers here covering NATO protests

By Ruth L Ratny May 15, 2012

Three famous Chicago native filmmakers, who established their reputations during the shocking turbulence surrounding the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, are returning thi...

Cutters wins at AICE; Beast boosts Bradley

By Ruth L Ratny May 14, 2012

KUDOS TO CUTTERS for winning three top 2012 AICE awards at the ceremony held Thursday in Marina Del Ray Ritz Carlton. Editor Chris Hafner scored Best of Chicago and Best Automot...

Curtain Calls

Redmoon’s Jim Lasko receives Harvard Loeb Fellowship

By Kerry Reid May 14, 2012

JIM LASKO, REDMOON THEATRE’S co-artistic director, has received a prestigious 2013 Loeb Fellowship from Harvard University. The Loeb program brings together ten mid-career ind...

Filmmakers aim to elevate city as 3D production hub

By Ruth L Ratny May 14, 2012

In the spirit of “make no little plans,” a trio of filmmakers aim to be the catalyst to position Chicago as a 3D production hub, now that faster, more efficient 3D productio...

Fox’s ‘Mob Doctor’ TV drama set to shoot here July 16

By Ruth L Ratny May 11, 2012

Fox’s “Mob Doctor” becomes the fourth television series to film in Chicago this year, with the announcement that the network has picked up the drama for a full 12-episode ...

Julian Grant

Now shoot RAW cinema with two new cameras

By Julian Grant May 11, 2012

For a number of years now, indie filmmakers who could afford it would shoot with the prestigious RED camera to much acclaim. They had been promised a smaller, price-friend...

$50,000 in grants to 8 projects for online viewing

By Mike Morgan May 11, 2012

A total of $50,000 in grants were awarded to eight digital projects, out of 116 applications submitted for the Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation and administered by Ch...