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‘Candyman’ pushed to 2021, Nia DaCosta explains why

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

With Tenet's muted box office and Warner Bros' decision to move Wonder Woman 1984 to December 25, other studios are beginning to take note. Universal has decided to push the Jo...

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‘Echo Boomers’ picked up by Saban Films

By Laura Day Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

The Chicago Feature Echo Boomers has found its home with Saban Films. The company has acquired the North American distribution rights to Seth Savoy’s directorial debut before...

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70% of AMC Theatres to be open by Friday, September 4

By Reel Chicago Sep 4, 2020 0 Comment

By Friday, September 4, moviegoers can enjoy Warner Bros.’ TENET and all of this summer’s newest releases at approximately 420 AMC Theatres nationwide, which is approximate...

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Chadwick Boseman’s final film, ‘Ma Rainey’ delayed

By Reel Chicago Aug 29, 2020 0 Comment

Netflix has halted the release of the new Chicago-set drama, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Chadwick Boseman due to the shocking and devastating news of his death. The sta...

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‘The Batman’ to shoot in Chicago September 30?

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2020 0 Comment

To say DC FanDome was a hit with fans would be a mild assessment. As millions of DC fans tuned in from around the world to see the virtual event Saturday, they were treated to ...

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New images from Chicago-shot film, ‘Candyman’

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020 0 Comment

Yesterday, London-based magazine, Total Film, unveiled a couple of creepy Candyman covers yesterday, and the movie mag has now shared a trio of new promo st...

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Chicago Int’l Film Festival’s Industry Days goes virtual

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2020 0 Comment

The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, today announced this year’s Industry Days will be held virtually for a global audience, October 12-18...

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Filmmaker Chantel Chavon tackles racism, mental health

By Reel Chicago Jul 20, 2020 0 Comment

Up and coming Chicago-based filmmaker, Chantel Chavon, makes her directorial debut by tackling the connection between racism and mental illness head on in the short film, When ...

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Michael Shannon responds to Snyder’s ‘Justice League’

By Reel Chicago Jun 22, 2020 0 Comment

Back in 2013, Chicago fave actor, Michael Shannon, played General Zod in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. While the Chicago-shot film was divisive, it still grossed in the neighborh...

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Warner Bros. delays ‘Matrix’ sequel until 2022

By Reel Chicago Jun 12, 2020 0 Comment

Even with cities and their movie theaters cautiously reopening after being shut down for three months, studios are not risking box office failure with their big tentpole films....

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Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss on returning to ‘Matrix’

By Reel Chicago Jun 8, 2020 0 Comment

While the three original films - The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions - seemed to conclude the series - Neo and Trinity do die - there has been speculatio...

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Chicago’s Harry Lennix hints at Martian Manhunter role

By The Geek May 24, 2020 0 Comment

Last week, Warner Bros made big headlines by announcing the release of Zack Snyder's version of Justice League. In 2016, Snyder stepped away from the production and was replac...

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Chicago’s Gina Rodriguez talks up Velma and ‘Scoob!’

By Reel Chicago May 14, 2020 0 Comment

SCOOB!, a fully animated, full-length Scooby-Doo action adventure for the whole family, reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young ...

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‘John Wick’ directors help out with ‘Matrix 4’ stunts

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2020 0 Comment

When the Wachowskis' The Matrix premiered in 1999, it gave film audiences some of the most ground-breaking, jaw-dropping action sequences of the time. Who can forget in the op...

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Peele on why he chose Nia DaCosta for ‘Candyman’

By Reel Chicago Apr 14, 2020 0 Comment

When Universal and MGM announced the remake of Candyman, the 80s classic horror icon, many assumed (including our resident Geek at sister outlet Reel 360) that Jordan Peele (Ge...

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‘Dress to impress’ advised for Chicago’s Oscar Party

By Ruth L Ratny Feb 11, 2016 0 Comment

“THE HOTTEST OSCAR PARTY of the season” is how Stage 18 and Creative Cypher are hyping their total blow-out of an event, Chicago’s Oscar Party, Sunday, Feb. 28 ...

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Jim Carrey to play Joe Biden on 46th season of ‘SNL’

New York Times bestselling author and two-time Golden Globe Award winner Jim Carrey will take on the role of Vice President Joe Biden for the upcoming 46th season of Saturday Night Live. The series is also returning to the studio and is planning to have a limited in-studio audience at Rockefeller Center for the upcoming season. […]

AFI announces world premiere of ‘I’m Your Woman’

Monday, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the 34th edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will open with the World Premiere of the Amazon Original film I’m Your Woman. Directed by Julia Hart and written by Hart and Academy Award® nominee Jordan Horowitz, the 1970s set crime drama follows a woman who is forced […]

‘C.I.A.PE,’ ‘Joey and Ella’ complete production in OK

C.I.APE, LLC, and Joey and Ella, LLC, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), are proud to announce the completion of principal photography on two feature films, C.I.APE and Joey and Ella. The productions filmed back to back for six weeks in June and July in central Oklahoma. Both films were directed […]

Over 300 films to screen virtually at Hollyshorts

The official selections are rolling in for one of Reel 360’s favorite film festivals to attend – the 16th annual Oscar®-Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL. Dubbed as their “Sweet 16,” the organizers are thrilled to welcome the best shorts from across the globe to screen virtually from November 9-15, 2020 on the new streaming platform BITPIX. One of […]

Bob Industries signs two young filmmakers

Alissa Torvinen-Kouame and Randy Wilkins join Bob Industries for US commercial representation, having already made names for themselves in music videos, television, and film. Randy Wilkins is a three-time Emmy award-winning writer, director, cinematographer, and editor from the Bronx, New York. As a burgeoning filmmaker, Wilkins has come up the ranks as a Spike Lee […]

The Den Editorial is going back to Cali

The headline admittedly almost works. But the Reel 360 team had to try. Los Angeles-based The Den Editorial has announced they are adding talented editor Katie Cali to their roster. She brings her extensive creative experience to the growing team at The Den. Cali is known for drawing out the raw emotion of any given […]

HBO Max celebrates Latinx voices

Starting today is Latina Heritage Month. And HBO Max is celebrating the month with a wide selection of programming that celebrates Latinx filmmakers and actors. Available to stream on HBO Max, the network is offering a selection raning from original series and documentaries like Selena + Chef and Habla Now to laugh-out-loud comedy specials including Ha Festival: The Art of […]

Inspiration unites in new Dickies campaign from Sid Lee

As part of Dickies’ commitment to championing the dignity of work, the global workwear brand has launched its first ever multimedia marketing campaign on a global scale. Dickies partnered with global creative agency Sid Lee to produce United by Inspiration, United by Dickies which will launch through a multi-platform marketing campaign that personifies makers. Building upon Dickies’ 2019 North American Yours […]

HBO Max orders period comedy from Taika Waititi

HBO Max, has ordered the period comedy Our Flag Means Death to series. Oscar® winner and multi-Emmy® Award nominee Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Jojo Rabbit) will executive produce the series and direct the pilot. Series creator and showrunner David Jenkins (People of Earth) executive produces with Emmy® nominated producer Garrett Basch (The Night Of, […]

Lucky savors “collab” with Richards Group for NRA

Not that NRA. The National Restaurant Association. The Association’s new spot, via the Richards Group and production studio and post house Lucky, perfectly captures what we crave when we dine out – great food, of course, and a welcoming and fun atmosphere in which to enjoy it. As restaurants open up for more dining options, […]