Talking Pictures Festival founding directors Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger of Percolator Films are documentarians themselves. Their Beneath the Blindfold, about local and international torture survivors, premiered
The elation producers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz felt when their Kartemquin Films’ “The Interrupters” won the Spirit Awards Saturday for Best Documentary was surely mixed
Harlem Globetrotters owner Mannie Jackson is on a mission: to raise the historic profile of Reece “Goose” Tatum, a star for the team in the 40s and 50s and a
We said we’d keep you updated on the ratings story for the heavily-hyped NBC prime time series “Smash.” And we are.
“Smash” is the show — executive produced by film legend Steven
A PRE-FEST PARTY Feb. 23 launches Percolator Films’ 4th annual Talking Pictures Festival from 7-10 p.m. at the Hilton Orrington Hotel’s Indigo Lounge, 1710 Orrington Avenue in Evanston. Talking
Regina Taylor, the acclaimed actress/director/writer of films and stage, will be part of the Feature Film Seminar extravaganza that veteran filmmaker <a
Is “Smash” a smash hit? We know you’ve been wondering about that in the wake of the show’s debut and all the attendant hype.
Executive produced by movie legend Steven Spielberg,
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE is physically expanding with the acquisition of the Ethan Allen furniture store next door to their current building on Halsted St.<!-- AddThis Advanced
Marc Menet’s father was friends with Gregory Godzik at Taft High School in Norwood Park before Godzik disappeared in 1976. Godzik’s body was found two years later among 25 other
Award-winning playwright and filmmaker June Finfer, acclaimed for her documentaries on Chicago subjects, is writing and will direct a feature length documentary about Cook County Hospital,
A CHICAGO-SET PILOT is set to actually shoot here, although the shooting date is unknown at this time. Michael Dinner is the executive producer and director of the currently untitled
“Show Boat” has docked at Lyric Opera of Chicago. This vintage piece of American musical theater now upon the vast and wickedly demanding stage at Lyric Opera represents a major adjustment
DAVID GARFINKLE’S FIRST BROADWAY outing provided thrills, chills, and some unfortunate spills. But the Highland Park entertainment lawyer who was the original lead producer on Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
A FORMER GOLDEN GLOVES middleweight boxing champion is the subject of “Fearless Fernando Hernandez: A Fighter’s Journey,” a 30-minute tragedy-to-triumph documentary made in its entirety, music included, by still/video photographer
The campaign announcing Rush University Medical Center’s new state-of-the-art hospital — a departure from the style of the hospital’s previous campaigns — was created by health care specialists <a href="http://www.spmadvertising.com"
Step right up ladies and gents and get your front row seats! You too can see what promises to be one of the greatest and saddest spectacles in recent television
Andrew Cook, Chicago’s only non-union gaffer who comes equipped with his own trucks and gear, is celebrating his 25th business anniversary.
To help mark the occasion, The
SHOWTIME WILL AIR John Davies and Reid Brody’s acclaimed feature-length doc “Phunny Business: A Black Comedy,” Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m. in celebration of Black History
February gets underway with a burst of worthwhile screenings and other events, starting with a sneak preview Friday night, Feb. 3 of co-producers Boris Wexler and Julian Grant’s comedy feature
L.A. BASED ORIAN WILLIAMS, who produced the Joy Division biopic Control, has signed on to produce Winnetka native actor/director Alex Beh’s feature directorial debut, the
