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Laoch: Defy the Odds to screen at Chicago Irish Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Feb 20, 2025

A compelling documentary film about Ireland’s only dwarf powerlifter, Laoch: Defy the Odds, makes its North American premiere at the Chicago Irish Film Festival on Satur...

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The Devil in the White City finds new life at 20th Century Studios

By Reel Chicago Jan 22, 2025

The long-gestating adaptation of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City has found yet another potential path forward, as 20th Century Studios picks up the project. Thi...

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Actor Shreyas Manju is studying filmmaking in Chicago

By Barbara Roche Jan 20, 2025

Bangalore-born Kannada actor Shreyas Manju, known for his roles in Padde Huli and Raana, is currently in the United States to enhance his acting skills. The son of renowned Kan...

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Iconic Home Alone house sells for $5.5 million

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2025

The Home Alone house, an enduring symbol of holiday nostalgia and cinematic magic, has officially sold for $5.5 million after going under contract in June 2024. Located on Linc...

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Sisters in Cinema creates mentorship program

By Reel Chicago Oct 11, 2024

Sisters in Cinema, established in 1997 as an online platform dedicated to African American women media creators, has joined forces with six Black women industry experts to offe...

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Chicago Film Archives celebrates 20th Anniversary at the Music Box

By Reel Chicago Sep 19, 2024

Chicago Film Archives celebrates its 20th year with a screening at the Music Box Theatre with some of the most enjoyable and fascinating films they have preserved over the year...

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Celebrating a timeless classic: I, Robot 20 years later

By Reel Chicago Jul 28, 2024

In the summer of 2004, audiences were introduced to a futuristic vision of the world through Alex Proyas's film I, Robot. Based loosely on the works of legendary science ficti...

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Still fetch 20 years later: Celebrating Mean Girls

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024

Two decades ago, on April 30, 2004, a high school comedy named Mean Girls hit theaters and quickly became a cultural touchstone. Directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey...

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Taking the Red Pill: Celebrating The Matrix 25 years later

By Colin Costello Jun 13, 2024

In 1999, Lilly and Lana Wachowski asked movie audiences to take a red pill and join them on a ground-breaking sci-fi journey, The Matrix. Thankfully audiences did and we woke ...

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Movie poster for ‘Civil War’ is being blasted by Chicagoans

By Barbara Roche Apr 23, 2024

What have they done to Marina Towers? A24's promotion for Civil War, currently #1 at the box-office, has created a backlash of comments on social media. The studio's decisi...

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Indigo Girls songs reimagined for Glitter & Doom, screening at Music Box

By Barbara Roche Mar 14, 2024

I love when the music on my playlist from the 70s and 80s is rediscovered by a new generation. Tracy Chapman is back on the charts. Joni Mitchell is back on tour. The Indigo Gi...

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Ferris Bueller spinoff film finds its director

By Reel Chicago Feb 20, 2024

Paramount Pictures is gearing up for the much-anticipated spinoff of the beloved 1980s classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and they've enlisted David Katzenberg to helm the proj...

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Emagine Theatre brings dementia friendly screenings to Batavia

By Reel Chicago Feb 9, 2024

Emagine Entertainment announces that they will be offering Dementia Friendly Screenings once a month at the Emagine Batavia Theatre providing those with dementia and their care...

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The Bear: Ebon Moss-Bachrach addresses Fantastic Four rumors

By Reel 360 Jan 22, 2024

Will Ebon Moss-Bachrach soon be trading, "Yes, Chef?" for "It's Clobbering Time?" In a recent interview with TheWrap, actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach was pressed about the swirling r...

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Was new Mean Girls movie mean to Lindsay Lohan?

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2024

What initially seemed like Lindsay Lohan's endorsement of the new Mean Girls movie took a turn, as reports suggest she is "hurt and disappointed" by a seemingly insensitive jok...

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AMC Theatres brings cutting edge laser projection to Chicago

By Reel Chicago Dec 14, 2023

AMC Theatres, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, announced the completion of the upgrade to laser projection technology at nearly all AMC loca...

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STORY director Ky Dickens’ doc gets theatrical release in LA and NY

By Reel Chicago Nov 16, 2023

Feature documentary Show Her the Money, directed by Ky Dickens, which exposes the systemic funding gap for female entrepreneurs, is set for theatrical release in Los Angeles an...

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Olivia Jensen’s animated Kiss ‘n’ Ride makes online premiere Nov 3

By Reel Chicago Nov 2, 2023

Kiss ‘n’ Ride, the new animated short film and romantic ode to love in Chicago, created by Chicago-based director Olivia Jensen, is set to release publicly on November 3rd....

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The Haddonfield Horror: Ranking Halloween Films

By Colin Costello Oct 27, 2023

Halloween is synonymous with horror, and no other franchise has embodied the essence of this spooky holiday quite like the Halloween movie series. Launched by director John Car...

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‘Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music’ comes to Chicago

By Reel Chicago Oct 23, 2023

Following a successful film festival run, the award-winning Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music is coming to Chicago for a one-time-only screening. The music docu...