Ruth L. Ratny Archives · Page 52 of 56

Mayor to address adbiz at July 26 CAF luncheon

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 13, 2011

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will meet the advertising community for the first time on July 26, when he tells how the ad industry will benefit from the city’s new long-term business ini...

‘Harry Potter’ eagerly awaited by Michigan 3D artists

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 11, 2011

Up in Traverse City, Michigan, no one is more excited about next Friday’s release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 than a group of 3D visual effects artists the...

Tribune stations dish up ‘Best Bites’ reality TV

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 10, 2011

AMERICA’S BEST BITES is a new half-hour reality show from Tribune Broadcasting, where the hosts take tips from viewers via Facebook and Twitter and travel to those areas to sa...

Indie Focus

Comedy feature ‘Sister Mary’ premieres in St. Charles

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 6, 2011

FILMMAKER JAMES VALLO’S COMEDY, Sister Mary, has its world premiere Saturday, July 16 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., in St. Charles, followed by a party a...

LBP Stunts first film to showcase at Action On fest

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 5, 2011

The seven men and one woman members of LBP Stunts Chicago were surprised when their first shot at producing a martial arts film was accepted for screening at the Action On ...

Filmmaker Niko Franghias revives Greek Film Festival

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 4, 2011

Greeks in Chicago -- the third largest Greek population in the world, with an estimated 450,000 and second only to New York’s 500,000 –- celebrate their culture with a varie...

City gained $24 million from 2010 ‘Transformers’

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 2, 2011

A REASON WHY Illinois loves those big Hollywood films that show up every year or so. The Michael Bay-directed Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, dropped $24 million here last sum...

EP Kipp Christiansen settles in at One at Optimus

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 28, 2011

After traveling the world over as a freelance producer for many of the great spot directors, Kipp Christiansen has stowed his luggage to join One at Optimus as executive produce...

Christopher Meloni signs major ‘Man of Steel’ role

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 25, 2011

CHRISTOPHER MELONI, who quit his 12-year gig as Det. Stabler, co-star of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, is expected to have “an unspecified major role” in Man of Steel, the W...

Ad Shorts Night seeks entries till July 29

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 24, 2011

In the heart of many an ad professional who creates commercials for a living lurks the heart of an artist, striving for recognition by his peers of his Creative Expression.And t...

Calabash puts Blake and Meister on permanent staff

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 22, 2011

EXPECTING A BUSY SUMMER of work, the art staff of Calabash Animation expanded from seven to nine with the naming of Christopher Blake as CG production manager, a new position, a...

DP owner of RED Epic-M has love of storytelling

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 21, 2011

Chicago’s growing inventory of RED digital camera ownership has been enlarged by the recent purchase of the new RED Epic-M by director of photography Christopher Gearhart’s ...

Gaming’s top guy speaks to new developers group 6/23

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 21, 2011

A few months ago a rejuvenated Chicago Chapter of the International Game Developers Association kicked off its reboot with a party for its some 70 company members, and has been ...