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Daily Planet director Michael Gabriele teams with Sony Cine in horror short

By Reel Chicago Sep 22, 2022

Three young women find themselves trapped in a 1970s horror movie in Get Away, a short film conceived and directed by Michael Gabriele and produced by full-service Chicago vi...

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Barbara Roche-produced film, Storage, wins Best Short twice

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2022

Reel Chicago and Reel 360 News publisher, Barbara L. Roche, is one of the producers of Colin Francis Costello’s latest and terrifying short film, Storage. The film won Best U...

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Somewhere in America marks Chicagoan Brian Schodorf’s sixth feature

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2022

Somewhere in America, produced by Chicago based media company Schodorf Films, marks Chicago/Midwest Emmy-Award winning filmmaker, Brian Schodorf’s sixth feature length projec...

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Katharin Mraz preps her next feature and launches Ladie K, LLC

By Colin Costello May 12, 2022

Katharin Mraz, a Chicago-based film director, commercial producer, actress and model, has announced the launch of a new venture: Ladie K, LLC. The new entertainment compa...

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Take Me to the River, a live music and cinematic experience

Apr 14, 2022

Fans of New Orleans music and culture are in for a very special musical and cinematic experience as the new film Take Me To The River New Orleans is headed to Chicago on May 1...

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Our Top 10 Valentine’s Day Chicago films

By Joia DaVida Feb 11, 2022

Valentine's day is just around the corner and with the global pandemic, many couples are choosing to stream movies at home “and chill”. There are many romantic movies f...

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Empire’s Taraji P. Henson joins musical film adaption of The Color Purple

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2022

Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award nominee and star of Empire Taraji P. Henson has joined the upcoming film adaption of The Color Purple musical as sexy and sultry jazz singer S...

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Power of the Dog, Dune lead Chicago Indie Critics noms

By Reel Chicago Jan 3, 2022

The Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their sixth annual film awards. Leading all films with nine nominations is Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, directe...

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Chicago made ‘Christmas Again’ premieres on Disney Channel

By Reel Chicago Dec 3, 2021

Filmed on location in Chicago, Disney Channel Original Movie Christmas Again, premieres on Disney Channel and Disney+. Christmas Again was directed by Andy Fickman (Race to...

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Home Sweet Home Alone is released today. Here’s what the critics say

By Reel Chicago Nov 12, 2021

November 12 is now officially Disney+ day and the streaming service released a massive amount of content (more than 25 films, shorts, and TV shows.) Among those are, Shang-...

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Top 10 horror movies set or filmed in Chicago

By Joia DaVida Oct 29, 2021

Chicago has become the Hollywood of the Midwest, however, it has always been home to many incredible and entertaining stories, including horror stories. With Halloween comi...

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FACETS announces late night series: Alternative Horror Essentials

By Reel Chicago Sep 17, 2021

FACETS, newly reopened and welcoming back the Chicago film community, will present a new late night screening series starting Thursday, October 7, 2021. The series comes ...

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Conversations at the Edge: Fall Season at Gene Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Sep 17, 2021

Conversations at the Edge’s fall 2021 calendar begins Thursday, September 23 with a season of virtual and in-person screenings and talks by groundbreaking media artists. ...

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Full Spectrum Features announces selections for Chicagoland Shorts

By Reel Chicago Aug 31, 2021

Full Spectrum Features (FSF) announces the films and filmmakers selected to take part in Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 7, an annual short film collection featuring boundary-pushing, ...

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Jordan Peele’s Candyman shakes up the critics on opening day

By Reel Chicago Aug 27, 2021

The past year has been a chaotic one for movies as the Covid-19 pandemic has forced countless films to either move to VOD, release in a hybrid manner in theaters and VOD, or de...

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Home Alone reboot releases on Disney+ in time for the holidays

By Barbara Roche Aug 20, 2021

The reboot of Home Alone is coming exclusively to Disney+ as Home Sweet Home Alone on November 12, just in time for the holiday season. I had the extreme good fortune of wor...

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CANDYMAN: inside Chicago’s Cabrini-Green urban legend

By Reel Chicago Aug 16, 2021

Filmed in Chicago, Oscar winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on Chicago's Cabrini-Green blood-chilling urban legend: Candyman.  Filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little W...

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Chicago-based Sheridan Road Productions premieres ‘The Road Dance’

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021

The Road Dance, a WWI drama/love story, based on actual events, was developed and produced by Sheridan Road Productions, a Chicago-based development and production company. ...

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Star-studded doc honors life and career of Chicago’s Michael Madsen

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2021

There is an impressive group of Hollywood's A-List in the new documentary American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective. Among those who honor the life and career of Mich...

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Steven Spielberg sets multiple feature deal with Netflix

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2021

Steven Spielberg, a filmmaker synonymous with big-screen enchantment, has set a new deal with Netflix in which his production company, Amblin Partners, will make multiple featu...