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Costello writes, Zaffarano helms comedy web series

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 30, 2015 0 Comment

A web series that former Chicago ad agency CD/screenwriter Colin Costello, now living in LA, helped develop and write has started principal photography and will debut onlin...

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Former Chicagoans in LA team to shoot a horror short

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 23, 2015 0 Comment

FORMER CHICAGOANS Colin Costello and George Artope’s short thriller, “Immurement,” will be produced by Bill Artope’s Wild Eye Entertainment starting in ...

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Desire to work with cars drove producer’s LA move

By Colin Costello Mar 2, 2015 0 Comment

In only two weeks after she moved to Los Angeles from Chicago, Monica Zaffarano, owner of A Zaffarano Productions print and productions, has booked her first job, a print job f...

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Ex-agency creative Manera’s ambitious feature debuts

Ruth L Ratny Sep 8, 2014 0 Comment

Heading for theatrical distribution this month is LA-based writer/director Jim Manera’s feature, “Who is John Galt?” based on the protagonist in Ayn Rand’s magnum...

National Hispanic Heritage Month is here
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, starting Sept. 15- Oct. 15, and we want to use this space to highlight some individuals who share their amazing contributions in the industry, along with what it means to be Latina/x in advertising. An Unlikely Path To Invention And Lifelong Learning by Joanna Peña-Bickley At the nascent stages of […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
The year 2020 has taken a heavy toll on us. News has just broke that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died on Friday, finally losing her bout with cancer. The Supreme Court made the announcement. She was 87. Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and in recent years served as the […]
Night four of Creative Emmy streams winners
The awards keep coming. Last night, The Television Academy hosted the fourth of its five 2020 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at Emmys.com. For the second consecutive night, Emmys were awarded to talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of Scripted Programming. The ceremony was hosted by […]
Second night of 2020 Creative Emmy Winners
The Television Academy hosted the second of its five 2020 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at Emmys.com. The ceremony awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of Variety Programming. The ceremony was hosted by Emmy-nominated host Nicole Byer and featured presenters from some of the […]
Night Three of Creative Emmy Winners announced
The Television Academy hosted the third of its five 2020 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at Emmys.com. The ceremony awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of Scripted Programming. The ceremony was hosted by Emmy-nominated host, the very funny Nicole Byer, and featured presenters from […]
First night of 2020 Creative Emmy Winners announced
The Television Academy tonight hosted the first of its five 2020 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards ceremonies honoring outstandingartistic and technical achievement in television on Emmys.com. The ceremony awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of Reality and Nonfiction. The ceremony was hosted by Emmy-nominated host Nicole Byer and featured presenters from some of […]
RightsTrade becomes international sponsor of AFM
Our friends at The American Film Market announced today that RightsTrade, the film and TV industry’s online sales platform, has signed on as a Premier Sponsor of AFM 2020 Online. This year’s market will take place wholly online over five days, Monday, November 9 – Friday, November 13. RightsTrade’s presence at AFM 2020 Online is […]
‘The Batman’ resumes production in time for Bat Day
Capes out. Cowls on. It’s time to celebrate all things Bat. After a brief hiatus (again) due to star Robert Pattinson testing positive for coronavirus, Matt Reeves’ production of The Batman is. back on. Today, Warner Bros. confirmed that cameras are again rolling. “Following a hiatus for COVID-19 quarantine precautions, filming has now resumed on […]
Burger King gets real with its Whopper
Today, Burger King restaurants are proud to announce the Whopper sandwich now features no colors, no flavors and no preservatives from artificial sources in all markets across the United States. It’s the Whopper and nothing but the Whopper. The milestone is one of various efforts and substantial changes BK has made to its menu to promote […]
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. […]