Chicago is adding another high-profile project to its 2026 production slate. The psychological techno-thriller Mia: See Clearly will shoot key sequences in the city next year, ...
Michael Mann is coming home. Well, for a little while. The iconic Chicago-born filmmaker has officially confirmed that Heat 2, his long-gestating follow-up to the 1995 crime cl...
Christopher Nolan’s commitment to practical filmmaking has become the stuff of legend, and a new interview only adds fuel to the fire. According to The Dark Knight special ef...
Macaulay Culkin has pitched an idea for a Home Alone sequel. The 45-year-old actor, who rose to fame as a child star playing Kevin McCallister in the 1990 Christmas classic and...
For generations of Chicagoans, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert weren’t just critics. They were ours, two newspapermen who helped turn this city into a national hub for film disc...
DoorDash is spotlighting the side-hustle hustle with its newest recruitment ad, a stylish and surprisingly cinematic grocery delivery spot created by Quality Meats in partnersh...
Let’s face it — the holidays may look magical on postcards, but in real life they play out a lot more like National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: squirrels in trees, ligh...
PARAGON has added some serious rocket fuel to its director roster, announcing that Dylan Bradshaw — the breakout winner of the 2025 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest- has ...
The AICP Awards concludes its annual tour with its Chicago event on November 20 at the Old Post Office. The Windy City stop puts the focus on brands this year, with a thoughtfu...
Dictionary Films has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Madeline Saloga, who has stepped into the role of Senior Producer as the Chicago-based company continues ...
With recruiting tougher than ever and most teens unaware that the Army National Guard is the frontline force in disaster response, Team DDB and TMA decided to stop explaini...
Froot Loops is stepping deeper into the culture this season, teaming up with Chicago designer Kristopher Kites to transform decades of hip-hop shoutouts into collectible, hand-...
A huge congratulations goes out to FCB Chicago and Rakish Entertainment, whose groundbreaking accessibility initiative “Caption with Intention” swept the 2025 Clio Entertai...
Director Ritesh Gupta, repped in the U.S. by Merman Branded, is back behind the camera for the NHL’s latest round of its celebrated “The Next Golden Era is Now” campaign ...
As Chicago Fire continues filming Season 14 throughout the city, the show’s extras casting team is preparing for an upcoming episode, with a casting call looking for real sib...
In a significant win for the state’s film and television community, the Illinois General Assembly passed a sweeping expansion of the Illinois Film Production Services Tax Inc...
Warner Bros. is officially bringing the Gremlins franchise back to the big screen, and this time, the mischievous Mogwai are in the hands of some very capable (and slightly cha...
Independent agency Quality Meats is headed back to the Big Game. After making its Super Bowl debut earlier this year with GoDaddy, a campaign that went on to win the Creative B...
Mars Wrigley and Energy BBDO are bringing a new kind of sensory overload to social media, and they’re letting TikTok fans lead the charge.
The latest chapter in the brand...
Just in time for the 35th anniversary of Home Alone, Home Instead and FCB Chicago have teamed up to bring audiences back to the McCallister household, with a touching twist the...
