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Reel Black List celebrates: Nick McCord, VP of Finance at Cramer-Krasselt
  • THE REEL BLACK LIST

Reel Black List celebrates: Nick McCord, VP of Finance at Cramer-Krasselt

By Nick McCord Feb 13, 2026
Editors’ Note: Black history is American history. Reel 360 News’ Reel Black List is a commitment to recognizing the impact of Black voices across film, telev...
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According to LC’s Vincent Geraghty, the best Super Bowl ad wasn’t an ad
  • Super Bowl

According to LC’s Vincent Geraghty, the best Super Bowl ad wasn’t an ad

By Amy Pais-Richer Feb 12, 2026
By the time this story runs, the Super Bowl commercial winners and losers will already have been declared. Rankings finalized. Hot takes archived. But advertising history sugge...
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Chicago Med alum Dominic Rains joins Power: Origins
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med alum Dominic Rains joins Power: Origins

By Barbara Roche Feb 12, 2026
Dominic Rains, known to NBC audiences as Dr. Crockett Marcel on Chicago Med, has officially joined the cast of Starz’s upcoming series Power: Origins. Rains has been cast ...
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Google tops Kellogg Super Bowl Ad rankings
  • Super Bowl

Google tops Kellogg Super Bowl Ad rankings

By Reel Chicago Feb 10, 2026
Google reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the 22nd annual Kellogg School Super Bowl Advertising Review, with its Gemini-powered spot “New Home” earning the highest marks from the ...
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ECD Matt Kuttan weighs in on last night’s Big Game spots
  • Super Bowl

ECD Matt Kuttan weighs in on last night’s Big Game spots

By Matt Kuttan Feb 9, 2026
Super Bowl LX is officially in the books, and the marketing machine did exactly what it always does. For weeks, our feeds were flooded with everything from fully baked cinemati...
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Two by Four’s Adam Von Ohlen weighs in on the Super Bowl ads
  • Super Bowl

Two by Four’s Adam Von Ohlen weighs in on the Super Bowl ads

By Adam Von Ohlen Feb 9, 2026
These days, you just can’t escape AI. And now you can’t when it comes to Super Bowl ads either. But hey, there were some good ones. For me, Claude’s spot stood out. It fe...
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Frontier makes good on the Super Bowl jet that got away
  • Super Bowl

Frontier makes good on the Super Bowl jet that got away

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2026
Thirty years ago, during the Big Game, a Pepsi loyalty promotion promised something so audacious it became legend: collect enough points and you could get a jet. One man believ...
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MANSCAPED makes Super Bowl debut with singing Hairballs
  • Super Bowl

MANSCAPED makes Super Bowl debut with singing Hairballs

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2026
MANSCAPED is officially taking its place on advertising’s biggest stage, and it’s doing so with puppets, power ballads, and a whole lot of unwanted hair. Talk about a ha...
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Jeep skips Big Game but steals the week with Big Mouth Billy Bass
  • Reel Ad of the Week

Jeep skips Big Game but steals the week with Big Mouth Billy Bass

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2026
Jeep may be sitting out the Super Bowl broadcast this year, but the brand is still making waves during Big Game week. Instead of a game-day media buy, Jeep has dropped an onlin...
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Lay’s celebrates the journey from farm to fam in two Big Game ads
  • Super Bowl

Lay’s celebrates the journey from farm to fam in two Big Game ads

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2026
Lay’s is showing up to the Super Bowl with a rare double play this year: two national ads and a fan-facing activation, from Highdive, all centered on the humble potato and th...
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NERDS x Andy Cohen debut Juicy Gummy Clusters in Big Game
  • Super Bowl

NERDS x Andy Cohen debut Juicy Gummy Clusters in Big Game

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2026
NERDS is returning to the Big Game for the third consecutive year, this time with a juicier twist. The Ferrara-owned candy brand is introducing NERDS Juicy Gummy Clusters, its ...
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It’s love at first bite with Sabrina Carpenter and Pringleleo
  • Super Bowl

It’s love at first bite with Sabrina Carpenter and Pringleleo

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2026
Sometimes love means taking matters into your own hands, and maybe stacking a few crisps along the way. For the biggest snacking moment of the year, Chicago-based Pringles is t...
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“Grubhub will eat the fees,” says George Clooney at dinner “feest”
  • Super Bowl

“Grubhub will eat the fees,” says George Clooney at dinner “feest”

By Reel Chicago Feb 2, 2026
Grubhub is making a bold play to reset expectations around restaurant delivery by tackling the issue consumers complain about most: fees. In its first-ever Big Game national...
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Ortega declares “Now It’s a Fiesta” with major brand relaunch
  • CREATIVE

Ortega declares “Now It’s a Fiesta” with major brand relaunch

By Reel Chicago Feb 2, 2026
While Old El Paso has long dominated the space, Ortega is making a play to shake things up. The B&G Foods flagship brand remains the top-selling taco sauce in the country a...
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Molly Ringwold is a hard no when it comes to John Hughes remakes
  • CELEBRITY

Molly Ringwold is a hard no when it comes to John Hughes remakes

By BANG Showbiz Feb 2, 2026
Molly Ringwald has made it clear she’s not interested in seeing the films of John Hughes remade and says the late writer-director felt the same way. The 57-year-old actor,...
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Walkabout Theater Company returns with Poor Poor Lear
  • Theatre

Walkabout Theater Company returns with Poor Poor Lear

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2026
After a period of restructuring and creative evolution, Walkabout Theater Company returns to Chicago with the production that launched the company more than two decades ago. Po...
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Catherine O’Hara to be honored with private service
  • In memoriam

Catherine O’Hara to be honored with private service

By BANG Showbiz Feb 1, 2026
Catherine O’Hara’s family will honor the late actress with a private celebration of life, according to details shared in an obituary released following her death. The Home ...
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Groundhog Day still trying to match up Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell
  • CHICAGO MADE

Groundhog Day still trying to match up Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell

By Barbara Roche Jan 30, 2026
Each year on February 2, the movie Groundhog Day reenters the cultural conversation, looping endlessly on television and streaming platforms as audiences revisit one of the mos...
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“Mama I thought we had time” Macauley Culkin, others pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara
  • In memoriam

“Mama I thought we had time” Macauley Culkin, others pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara

By Reel Chicago Jan 30, 2026
The death of Catherine O’Hara at age 71 has prompted an emotional outpouring from colleagues, collaborators and friends who worked alongside her across a career that spanned ...
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Rachel McAdams wasn’t prepared for the backlash to Mean Girls
  • CELEBRITY

Rachel McAdams wasn’t prepared for the backlash to Mean Girls

By Reel Chicago Jan 30, 2026
Rachel McAdams admits she had no idea just how much animosity audiences would feel toward her iconic Mean Girls character, Regina George. The actress, now 47, starred opposi...
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