When you get as old as dirt like I am, you just might have some wild stories to tell, like the time I traveled across country with John Hughes, John
Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald have teamed up with writer Bill Posley and Paramount to create a spin-off of John Hughes’ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
It’s of no surprise to Reel Chicago that Jeremy Allen White’s The Bear has been renewed for a second season by FX. The 8 episode first season of The Bear, follows
According to Parrot Analytics, FX’s Chicago based series The Bear scrambled its way into the top breakout shows rankings with a 114% increase in demand just days after it premiered
On June 23 Hulu and FX released the entire 8 episode series, The Bear, about a classically trained, world class chef, played by Shameless’ Jeremy Allen White, who takes over
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and with the global pandemic, many couples are choosing to stream movies at home “and chill”. There are many romantic movies filmed in
Macaulay Culkin has been part of our pop culture ever since he was 10 years old. We were all hooked back in 1990, the moment we met the precocious Kevin
November 12 is now officially Disney+ day and the streaming service released a massive amount of content (more than 25 films, shorts, and TV shows.) Among those are, Shang-Chi and
Macaulay Culkin is trending, but not for hilarious social media shenanigans, or his latest project, but for his appearance at the Gucci Love Parade in Los Angeles last week. The
The reboot of Home Alone is coming exclusively to Disney+ as Home Sweet Home Alone on November 12, just in time for the holiday season. I had the extreme good
Monaco Films is set to begin production on The Class this summer in Chicago. The coming of age high school drama will star Anthony Michael Hall and Broadway actress and pop icon Debbie
Written and directed by acclaimed singer-songwriter Jer Sklar, Music Box Theatre will screen Chicago comedy Tom of Your Life from May 7-13. Featuring an original soundtrack with 11 original songs from his local band The Blackstrap
There’s nothing like Christmas in Chicago and Hollywood filmmakers have produced several films set in Chi-town, the midwestern city who embraces many warm and small town traditions that make transplanted
As sure as Neal Page did not welcome Del Griffith, I can not say that I welcome a remake of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Consider this my tribute to the
A quintet of leaders gathered to announce another record-breaking year of film, television, and media production in Illinois this morning at Kennedy-King College’s 6,000 square foot sound stage in Englewood.
Chicago’s favorite romantic comedy is the John Hughes’ classic Sixteen Candles, according to a report issued this week by research company Comparitech. The 1984 coming-of-age comedy tells the story of
Film Editor Paul Hirsch achieved success long before he started working on Planes, Trains & Automobiles in 1987. Besides winning the Academy Award for his work on Star Wars nearly
Editor of ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Carrie,’ and ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ joins James Hughes for Q&A following a special screening of ‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ To celebrate the release of his
Here’s a little something to gently ease you out of the holidays If you’re like me, you’re starting to panic knowing that the Hallmark Christmas movies are about to come
Every single one of us got here by putting a woman through pain. That’s just a small part of the female sacrifice that keeps the world turning. There are also
