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THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TOWN were those issued by Universal Studios for the Chicago preview of “Public Enemies” that screened in two theatres in the River East 21
DIRECTOR HAROLD RAMIS receives the “Just for Laughs” Lifetime Achievement Award at the red carpet screening of Columbia Pictures’ “Year One” at the Music Box, June 16.
THE SALE OF EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES at the Avenue Edit auction earlier month “did very well,” although auctioneer Paul Finn of the Boston-based auction house could
THE RADIO HALL OF FAME induction of controversial conservative broadcaster Dr. James Dobson of “Focus on the Family” stays, regardless of protests to
“Kate,” one of 78 “reporters” vying for five finalist positions, is the highest rated candidate in the competition, and the only “reporter” who actually has been reporting on presidential
MICHAEL CAPLAN previewed a screening of his documentary, “A Magical Vision,” a portrait of magician, philosopher and “celebrated teacher of the magic arts,” Eugene Berger June 5 at Film
Filmmaker Hurt McDermott is editing “Black Mail,” the first film in his two-picture deal for executive producer Andrzej Krukowski’s Akru Productions.
In development is the much
Despite the record heat, a record crowd of about 230 forward-thinking filmmakers showed up promptly at six when the doors opened atTuesday’s Midwest
DP MARC MILLER IS IRAQ-BOUND for a month of filming Jake Rademacher’s theatrical documentary, “Brothers at War.” They received Army permission and clearance Dec. 1 after many delays.
BUSY GUYS. Bob Teitel and George Tillman’s “Barbershop: The Series” will air this fall on Showtime, while HBO airs their “Soul of a Nation,” an exploration of
CHICAGO FILMMAKERS’ Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival June 16-18 opens with a program featuring a who’s who of avant-garde heavyweights:
Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Michelangelo Eye
WITH “SIX FEET UNDER” winding to the end of its final season, Emmy-winning writer Rick Cleveland wanted to find a way to pay tribute to Chicago, the town where he
From his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Guy Maddin has staked out his territory as the leading practitioner of a style that applies lyrical silent film grammar to aggressively disturbing themes.<!--
GERARD JAMROZ of Lincolnhead Productions completed postproduction on his debut feature “Chicago Poems.” The black and white, DV ensemble drama follows the intertwining stories of three couples: a boxer
CRAIG JAMES PIETROWIAK of Squid Brothers and Scott Preston of American Stonehenge Films are joining forces to co-produce two back-to-back HD features next year.
First up
SHERRY LANSING departs Paramount Pictures after 12 years in 2005 as a dual result of a management shakeup and the fact the last six pictures made under her tutelage were
MARTIN ON HIS OWN. Ace editor Alarick Martin amicably departed Spots BME after three-and-a- half years to work as an independent editor. “It was
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