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Macaulay Culkin reveals idea for Home Alone sequel
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Macaulay Culkin reveals idea for Home Alone sequel

By BANG Showbiz Nov 26, 2025
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...
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Celebrating three Chicago-made Thanksgiving films
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Celebrating three Chicago-made Thanksgiving films

By Barbara Roche Nov 26, 2025
Chicago has been the backdrop for several memorable holiday productions, and when it comes to Thanksgiving films, three titles consistently rise to the top. All are connected i...
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Macaulay Culkin’s sons still oblivious he played Kevin McCallister
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Macaulay Culkin’s sons still oblivious he played Kevin McCallister

By BANG Showbiz Nov 23, 2025
Macaulay Culkin’s sons still don’t realize their dad is the Kevin McCallister from Home Alone, even though the movie plays “often” in their house. And the 45-year-old a...
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50 years later, Siskel & Ebert are back in the balcony
  • CHICAGO MADE

50 years later, Siskel & Ebert are back in the balcony

By Reel Chicago Nov 23, 2025
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...
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DoorDash celebrates Dashers’ power passions
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DoorDash celebrates Dashers’ power passions

By Reel Chicago Nov 23, 2025
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...
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Chicago creatives celebrate AICP Awards Tour finale (picture gallery)
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Chicago creatives celebrate AICP Awards Tour finale (picture gallery)

By Barbara Roche Nov 22, 2025
Chicago hosted the final stop of the AICP Awards Tour on Thursday evening, bringing friends, co-workers, and colleagues together at the Old Post Office, for an evening that ble...
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From Oz to Wicked: How Chicago paved the road to Emerald City
  • CHICAGO MADE

From Oz to Wicked: How Chicago paved the road to Emerald City

By Barbara Roche Nov 20, 2025
Chicago is where the yellow brick road truly begins, shaping Oz, inspiring Emerald City, and paving the way for Wicked When Wicked: For Good arrives in theaters, audiences w...
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It’s Merry Chaos in Walgreens’ holiday campaign from Leo
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

It’s Merry Chaos in Walgreens’ holiday campaign from Leo

By Reel Chicago Nov 20, 2025
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...
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2025 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl winner signs with PARAGON
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2025 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl winner signs with PARAGON

By Reel Chicago Nov 20, 2025
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 ...
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Can Yellowstone pull off a downtown Chicago lookalike?
  • Streaming

Can Yellowstone pull off a downtown Chicago lookalike?

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2025
Can the newest spinoff of the Yellowstone series succeed in turning Dallas into downtown Chicago? A new Yellowstone spinoff centered on Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler is still ...
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Chicago drama Moses the Black lands in theaters January 30
  • CHICAGO MADE

Chicago drama Moses the Black lands in theaters January 30

By Barbara Roche Nov 19, 2025
Moses the Black arrives in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026, bringing a gritty, Chicago rooted story of reckoning and redemption to the big screen. The film comes fro...
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Chicago-made ‘Exes of Christmas Past’ now streaming 
  • CHICAGO MADE

Chicago-made ‘Exes of Christmas Past’ now streaming 

By Reel Chicago Nov 19, 2025
The holiday romance 'Exes of Christmas Past' began streaming November 16, 2025 on major free platforms. Holiday romance Exes of Christmas Past brings a Midwest twist to seas...
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Real life One Chicago crossover as cast members share a day off
  • ONE CHICAGO

Real life One Chicago crossover as cast members share a day off

By Barbara Roche Nov 18, 2025
A real life One Chicago crossover brings together cast members from Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire Marina Squerciati took a break from Intelligence this weekend and gathered ...
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AICP Midwest Chapter presents the 2025 AICP Awards
  • AICP

AICP Midwest Chapter presents the 2025 AICP Awards

By Reel Chicago Nov 18, 2025
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...
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Dictionary Films adds Madeline Saloga as Senior Producer
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Dictionary Films adds Madeline Saloga as Senior Producer

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2025
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 ...
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National Guard turns high school gyms into virtual crisis zones
  • CREATIVE

National Guard turns high school gyms into virtual crisis zones

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2025
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...
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IATSE 476 Film Workers’ Holiday Market returns to CineCity
  • UNION

IATSE 476 Film Workers’ Holiday Market returns to CineCity

By Barbara Roche Nov 15, 2025
Chicago’s film community is kicking off the holiday season with the return of the 3rd Annual Film Workers’ Holiday Market, hosted by the IATSE Local 476 Women’s Committee...
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Here’s what’s filming in Chicago as 2025 wraps
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Here’s what’s filming in Chicago as 2025 wraps

By Barbara Roche Nov 15, 2025
As 2025 enters its final stretch, cameras continue to roll across Chicago. Network series, streamers, indie features, and commercial shoots will be keeping crews busy through t...
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Pope names his four favorite films – one was made in Chicago
  • CHICAGO MADE

Pope names his four favorite films – one was made in Chicago

By Barbara Roche Nov 15, 2025
The Pope has invited a special audience with global filmmakers and actors, the Chicago-born pontiff highlights cinema’s power to inspire empathy and reveals his four all-time...
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Froot Loops x Chicago Jeweler turn Hip-Hop lyrics into wearable art
  • SOCIAL MEDIA

Froot Loops x Chicago Jeweler turn Hip-Hop lyrics into wearable art

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2025
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-...
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