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REEL THINGS

CIMMfest’s “Evening with Spike Lee” salutes his career

By Mike Morgan Mar 26, 2015

Filmmaker Spike Lee’s career will be celebrated during the 7th annual CIMMfest as “An Evening of Music, Film & Wine with Spike Lee,” spanning from his breakthrough 198...

REEL MICHIGAN

House votes to kill Michigan film incentives Oct. 1

By Mike Morgan Mar 17, 2015

After more than six years of Michigan film incentives that brought millions of dollars and thousands of jobs to the distressed state, a bill to end the incentives Oct. 1 narro...

The Hideout gives a boost to bands heading to SXSW

By Mike Morgan Mar 12, 2015

A bonanza of bands will play this Saturday, March 14 for nearly 13 non-stop hours at the Hideout’s Annual SXSW Send Off Party for 10 local bands heading to Austin.The mini mu...

DePaul hosts ‘Art of Pitch’ panel with film, tv pros

By Mike Morgan Mar 5, 2015

“The Art of Pitching” is the panel discussion part of the first Pitch Day hosted by DePaul School of Cinematic Arts Friday, March 6, featuring faculty members who are also...

Quriosity captures the outdoors in Camping World spots

By Mike Morgan Feb 25, 2015

Camping World, the top source for everything RV and camping necessities and the outdoors, on Feb. 24 launches its “Say Hello” with three spots and a web video shot over fo...

CSN to hear best selling novelist at March 8 meeting

By Mike Morgan Feb 25, 2015

Bestselling novelist and writing instructor Mary Carter of Chicago’s famous The Writer’s Loft, will tackle the tricky key element of conflict in storytelling in her presen...

Bill Duke to direct, EP the “Mahalia Jackson” movie

By Mike Morgan Feb 23, 2015

Actor / director Bill Duke has signed to direct and executive produce “The Mahalia Jackson Story,” a music biopic of the woman who rose from her scrubwoman’s knees to be...

DCASE to host giant Lake FX creative summit in April

By Mike Morgan Feb 18, 2015

Three popular past DCASE events have been folded into one colossal event this spring to give creative professionals in film, music, fashion, culinary and performing arts a pla...

INDIE CINEMA

Mockumentary based on local film ‘horror stories’

By Mike Morgan Jan 23, 2015

A mockumentary, "The Great Chicago Filmmaker," by filmmaker Michael Jolls, screening Jan. 26 at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, aims the camera at burgeoning director...

Community engages in film to save Ebola orphan lives

By Mike Morgan Jan 6, 2015

Chicago freelance creative director, John Siebert, formerly a longtime DDB Chicago GCD/CD, enlisted Greg Allan’s Sonixphere and other local talent to produce a powerful 3-m...

‘Merry Gentleman’ producers lose suit against Keaton

By Mike Morgan Dec 23, 2014

It’s a very merry holiday for Michael Keaton. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman dismissed claims brought by a production company run by hedge fund manager Paul D...

‘Gentleman’ producers sue Keaton for contract breach

By Mike Morgan Dec 19, 2014

Michael Keaton might be an Oscar-winning actor for his role in “Birdman” when he goes to an LA court March 2 to answer charges of being a bad actor when it came to direct...

Obamas’ romance to be portrayed in 2015 Chicago film

By Mike Morgan Dec 9, 2014

It’s too soon to announce new movie and TV projects for 2015, although one feature that’s supposed to shoot here has popped up, which tourism agency Choose Chicago can be...

Nightingale intros Follow Focus screenings Dec. 7

By Mike Morgan Nov 30, 2014

“The Ladies Almanack,” a feature length experimental narrative film by local filmmaker Daviel Shy, will inaugurate Nightingale Cinema’s unique Follow Focus screening seri...