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Lena Waithe attends Indeed’s Rising Voices premiere at Tribeca

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2022

Creator/producer of The Chi, Lena Waithe, and her company, Hillman Grad Productions celebrated Season Two of the Rising Voices filmmaker initiative at Tribeca Festival. ...

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Chicago native Keke Palmer shines in Disney’s new film ‘Lightyear’

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2022

The much-anticipated animated Disney/Pixar film Lightyear arrives in theaters this week and Chicago actress Keke Palmer is among the new crew who is now headed "to infinity and...

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Full Oscar coverage with exclusive interviews

By Reel Chicago Mar 30, 2022

Before the “Slap Heard ‘Round the World,” there was actually an award show going on. And it was going pretty great. Produced by Will Packer, the Academy of Motion Pictur...

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Ye barred from Grammy Awards due to his concerning online behavior

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2022

Grammy Award winner and billionaire formally known as Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has been barred from performing at the upcoming Grammy Awards due to his concerning o...

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Jussie Smollett: arrogance, selfishness and narcissism that is just disgraceful

By Reel Chicago Mar 11, 2022

“There’s a side of you that has this arrogance, and selfishness, and narcissism that is just disgraceful,” Cook County Judge James Linn said in his closing remarks to Jus...

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Bill Murray teams with Aziz Ansari in Searchlight comedy-drama

By Reel Chicago Feb 22, 2022

We never pass up a story about Chicago's favorite son, Bill Murray. And Bill Murray is trending again. Not for his globetrotting antics or reliving the same day in February ove...

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Where in the world is Bill Murray?

By Reel Chicago Feb 9, 2022

For the past few months our beloved Second City alum Bill Murray has been all over, making news and finding himself trending on social media. From Charleston, South Carolin...

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At age 41, Macualey Culkin is having a midlife crisis

By Reel Chicago Feb 8, 2022

Macaulay Culkin has been part of our pop culture ever since he was 10 years old. We were all hooked back in 1990, the moment we met the precocious Kevin McCallister (Macaul...

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Celebrity moms star in The Second City PSA ‘Get Vaccinated’

By Reel Chicago Dec 23, 2021

The Second City joined celebrity moms in a new public service announcement that encourages parents and their children ages five through adulthood to get vaccinated no...

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Guilty! UPDATE and trial timeline: Jussie Smollett is back in Chicago for trial

By Barbara Roche Dec 9, 2021

UPDATE and trial timeline at end of story. I swore I would never do another Jussie Smollett story. But he's baaaack. If it is true that there's no such thing as bad publ...

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Home Alone home is offered on airbnb and hosted by Buzz

By Reel Chicago Dec 3, 2021

If you’re lucky and fast enough, you can be left Home Alone by booking a one night stay for you and 3 of your friends, family members, or mischief makers at the home of the g...

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Macaulay Culkin living life to its fullest

By Joia DaVida Nov 12, 2021

Macaulay Culkin is trending, but not for hilarious social media shenanigans, or his latest project, but for his appearance at the Gucci Love Parade in Los Angeles last week. ...

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Cindy Williams in Chicago with one-woman show Me, Myself & Shirley

By Reel Chicago Nov 10, 2021

Best known for her iconic role as Shirley Feeney in the hit television series, Laverne & Shirley, Cindy Williams will take to the national stage starring in Me, Myself &am...

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Kanye’s mother, Donda West, is celebrated in new book

By Reel Chicago Jul 23, 2021

On the week of the Kanye West 'DONDA' album release comes a new book, Donda's Rules: The Scholarly Documents of Dr. Donda West (Mother of Kanye West). The b...

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It’s a win for Scripps Spelling Bee Champ and Bill Murray

By Reel Chicago Jul 9, 2021

The 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American winner on Thursday evening in the 96-year history of the competition . ...

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Ringo is spreading Peace and Love on his birthday 7-7-21

By Reel Chicago Jul 2, 2021

Ringo Starr posted a message to fans about his annual upcoming Peace and Love birthday initiative, a tradition he started in 2008 at Chicago's Hard Rock Cafe. When asked by ...

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Idris Elba signs multi-book deal with HarperCollins

Mar 16, 2021

Iconic and multi-award-winning actor, musician, filmmaker, and activist Idris Elba has signed a global multi-book deal with HarperCollins to publish a range of children's books...

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Dan Levy says ‘Ew’ to Schitt’s Creek pop up in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Feb 18, 2021

Fans of the beloved Emmy Award winning POP TV show Schitt’s Creek have been anxiously anticipating the Lincoln Park pop-up “Schitt Happens” within Replay, which specializ...

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Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?

By Reel Chicago Jan 27, 2021

35 years later, Ferris Bueller returns to Chicago for Chicago Public Library's Live From the Library. Matthew Broderick returns to Chicago virtually this morning live on CPL...

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Celebrity cast performs ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ table read

By Reel Chicago Dec 5, 2020

Karolyn Grimes, the original 6 year old Zuzu Bailey featured in the motion picture It's a Wonderful Life will relive the classical holiday story as she joins Ed Asner, Pet...