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Sam Ciaramitaro’s photos of BLM Demonstrations

By Colin Costello Jun 15, 2020

Three-times Cannes Lion winner, Sam Ciaramitaro has become an accomplished director for Durable Goods and a producer with a distinct speciality for delivering poignant stories,...

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Chi native produces immigration stories in ‘#WeLAGente’

By Colin Costello Aug 14, 2019

When you attend the 15th annual Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts, you never know what treasure you will stumble upon. Make no mistake, whatever the block, it will be a thought-p...

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Jack in the Box introduces “Jackboxicus Major” for May 4

By Colin Costello May 4, 2018

May 4 is synonymous with Star Wars, and also marks "National Space Day." In celebration of these two pop culture moments, Jack in the Box is making history with fast food’s fi...

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Ridley Scott to curate Saatchi’s Cannes Director Showcase

By Colin Costello Apr 25, 2018

RSA Films recently announced that the director of Alien, The Martian and Gladiator has been tapped to curate this year’s New Directors' Showcase at the Cannes Lions Internatio...

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Bartoli, Hafner, Zumbrunnen to join AICE Hall of Fame

From AICE Apr 10, 2018

Beloved and respected editors with Hybrid, Cutters and Exile to be honored posthumously (Los Angeles, CA – April 10, 2018) Three West Coast-based editors ...

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Advertising creatives produce PSAs for stricter gun laws

Colin Costello Apr 5, 2018

Advertising can be a powerful tool when it wants to be. Years ago, one of my first assignments was to do a PSA for the Ad Council to address the riots in LA after the Rodney Kin...

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Merman’s Brad Turner helms IBM film ‘Outage’

By Colin Costello Mar 29, 2018

Mobile technology’s impact on humanity comes to life in IBM Mobile’s thrilling interactive film, Outage created in partnership with Los Angeles-based Merman and directed by ...

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SXSW: 72andSunny, Dropbox get active through murals

By Colin Costello Mar 26, 2018

If it's early March, then that means SXSW beckons for artists from film, TV, music and advertising to make an annual pilgrimage to Austin, Texas and explore, inspire and create....

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Global Green’s annual pre-Oscar celebration

By Colin Costello Mar 5, 2018

It wasn't a red carpet event. Try a green carpet. But what else would you expect since Global Green, a national environmental organization headquartered in Southern Californ...

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Oscars 2018: Colin Costello’s winning picks

By Colin Costello Mar 2, 2018

Awards season, which Reel Chicago has been covering all along, finally comes to its climax with the broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Amid the glamour, th...

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Wolfgang L.A., Jimmy Kimmel & other West Coast news

By Colin Costello Feb 27, 2018

TRUECar & Panda Express name Wolfgang of Los Angeles AOR Consider Venice Beach-based Wolfgang of L.A. on a roll. Since winning Halo Top in January, the agency/consultancy, fo...

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Battery creates campaign for Chris Rock Netflix show

By Colin Costello Feb 14, 2018

Thank you, Battery and Netflix, I wanted to get my girlfriend a rock for Valentine’s Day and you have now made that possible. LA-based Battery has created a nifty new globa...

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WGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro, weekend box office

By Colin Costello Feb 12, 2018

"Get Out" and "Call Me By Your Name" win at WGA Awards “I’m your host Patton Oswalt or as Guillermo del Toro puts it, ‘The Shape of Pudding,'” said the comedian as he...

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Angelina Jolie, DGA Awards, Box Office, SNL in the news

By Colin Costello Feb 5, 2018

Angelina Jolie wins at Annie's The Vince Lombardi trophy wasn’t the only award handed out this weekend. In Los Angeles, The Directors Guild of America and The Annie...

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SAG Awards, PGA Awards, Midnight Oil, Halo in the news

By Colin Costello Jan 23, 2018

SAG Awards tee up "Three Billboards" for Oscar run Sunday night, the SAG Awards made it very clear that Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a frontrunner for the Osc...

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Fiji vows to raise $100K for AFI female directors

By Colin Costello Jan 22, 2018

Despite Patty Jenkins directing one of the highest grossing films of 2017, Wonder Woman, or Dee Rees getting huge buzz for her debut film, Mudbound, or Greta Gerwig having the h...

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The 49th Annual NAACP Image Awards

By Colin Costello Jan 15, 2018

Last night, the non-televised portion of The 49th Annual NAACP Image Awards took place here in Pasadena. The celebration of outstanding work by African Americans in film, TV...

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New faces at Doner LA and Wonderful

By Colin Costello Jan 12, 2018

Doner LA beefs up McDonald’s team Doner LA announced four senior hires following the recent consolidation of McDonald’s retail and local marketing, where Doner was assign...

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Chicagocentric “Big Sick” wins Critics Choice Award

By Colin Costello Jan 12, 2018

Chicago once again proved that the city possesses a great wealth of talent as comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani and wife, writer Emily V. Gordon, took home Best Comedy for thei...

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Chicagoans shine at Golden Globes

By Colin Cosello Jan 9, 2018

Chicago-born Frances McDormand, Highland Park's Rachel Brosnahan and Oprah Winfrey stood out in a sea of black dresses which symbolized the #Metoo #Timesup movements by women in...