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Showtime renews ‘Shameless’ for 10th season

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2019

Popular series says good-bye to Emmy Rossum and hello to Cameron Monaghan in tenth season renewal Here's some news to warm the Chicago production community. And it...

Super Bowl

Toyota changes the game in Super Bowl LIII commercial

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2019

Female football scholarship winner Antoinette “Toni” Harris redefines what it means to be a hybrid in new RAV4 spot Toyota returns to the 2019 Super Bowl with a...

Questions arise in Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2019

Area detectives and now the FBI continue to investigate the attack on the Empire actor Early Tuesday morning, Empire actor Jussie Smollett was attacked by what has...

NEW WORK

STORY captures magic in new GE spots by FCB

By Reel Chicago Jan 30, 2019

Accommodating a talented cast with a light touch, director Ron Lazzeretti sets a stage for the action to flow naturally STORY director Ron Lazzeretti uses real-life ...

Super Bowl

3% Movement: brand purpose will win Super Bowl

By Reel Chicago Jan 30, 2019

Together with Sprinklr, Twitter, and Papa John’s, the 3% Movement encourages fans to track purpose-driven campaigns by using the hashtag #3percentsb In its sixt...

BREAKING NEWS

‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett beaten by MAGA supporters

By Reel Chicago Jan 29, 2019

Details suggest the actor was targeted by racist and homophobic attackers during 2 a.m. assault CNN is reporting that Empire star Jussie Smollett was viciously attack...

Reel PR Wire

Ebert sends Black female storytellers to Sundance

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2019

Tiffany Walden, Niani Scott, and Whitney Spencer navigate the fast-paced, deadline-driven world of film review Three Chicago-based African American women storyteller...

REEL MOVES

Beth Carik is AbelsonTaylor’s new Human Resource VP

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2019

Versatile industry vet brings multiple agency expertise to independent health and wellness shop AbelsonTaylor, the world's largest independent medical advertising age...

Reel Indie

Tony Hawk helps spread “Concrete Dreams”

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2019

Chicago-made skatepark doc gains widespread distribution on legendary athlete’s YouTube channel Concrete Dreams, a documentary about public skateparks written and dir...

NEW WORK

Hidden Valley’s campaign of love from mcgarrybowen

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2019

360 campaign featured a level of irreverence that enticed Zach Braff to come on board as narrator and director Hidden Valley Ranch’s new campaign “You Either Love I...

REEL THINGS

Jason Peterson hangs new shingle

By Reel Chicago Jan 22, 2019

The controversial former CCO of Havas North America has opened a new agency called The Times Well, that didn't take very long. According to the Chicago Business ...

Super Bowl

Kristin Chenoweth unleashes the dogs for Avocados spot

By Reel Chicago Jan 22, 2019

The actor pulls off some of the best four-legged humor this side of "Best in Show" in new Super Bowl teaser from Energy BBDO Energy BBDO unleashed a Super Bowl tea...

REEL MOVES

Fusion92 promotes Meghan McCarthy to Senior VP

By Reel Chicago Jan 22, 2019

Data-driven marketer who pioneered the development of programmatic media has worked with more than 350 global publishers Indie digital agency, Fusion92, announced Me...

NEW WORK

AbelsonTaylor Launches Icons.Health channel

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2019

New venture features content that explores the intersection of healthcare and technology with innovators and entrepreneurs What do Microsoft, Aetna, Twitter, ...

REEL MOVES

LA Director Anthony Pietromonaco joins Seed’s Roster

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2019

Multi-talented “Renaissance man” joins the Chicago-based international production company Award winning visual and narrative director Anthony Pietromonaco has f...

Reel Ad of the Week

Unltd helps CTA turn the red line into the ‘Blood Line’

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2019

Non-profit Vitalant teams up with We Are Unlimited to help increase Chicago's blood supply Looks like We Are Unlimited will be doing just fine with a little less Mc...

Reel PR Wire

Fandango’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ sneak peek

By Reel Chicago Jan 15, 2019

Chicago fans and Fandango VIP members can see the final installment of the epic dragon trilogy on Feb 2 Fandango, the leading digital network for all things movies...

Reel Indie

Tessa Films’ “Work In Progress” to screen at Sundance

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2019

Chicago-made pilot is one of four “highly original series-kickoff episodes” that will be featured during the festival’s Indie Episodic Program Tessa Films' W...

REEL THINGS

“Chicago protest” double-bill lights up Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2019

“’63 Boycott” and “F*** Your Hair” will screen with filmmaker Q&As during special events on January 25, 26, 30 Later this month, the Siskel Film Center will o...

REEL MOVES

R+K advances in media buying and planning

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2019

"Destination-focused, integrated marketing communications agency" Rhea + Kaiser continues an era of growth that began last year. Rhea + Kaiser (R+K) has added Debbie ...