In an effort to get deserving inner-city youth off the streets and into the music studio, veteran composer Jeff Boyle’s Catfish Music is working to find music companies
The hour-long pilot for the TV series “This is Not Chiraq,” from creator William D. Pierce and directed by the team of Darryl Manuel
An estimated 1,000 guests showed up at the Cubby Bear Thursday night to cheer the six “Battle of the Advertising Bands”
SPIKE LEE has set up shop at Cinespace Studios to start prepping for his anti-violence comedy called “Chiraq,” to
Aaliyah Williams, the head of Russell Simmons’ new YouTube network, All Def Digital, is one of 15 all-stars speaking at the 8th
CRAMER-KRASSELT CHAIRMAN /CEO Peter Krivkovich candid internal memo Wednesday telling the staff why the agency fired two-year old client
Filmmaker Mark Harris of 1555 Filmworks is doing something bold and brave, without any sponsorship support to speak of, for the love and hope of his neighborhood, which happens to
The timing of Bucks Boys Productions’ big shoot in Chicago for Silk soy milk/Leo Burnett, will be remembered for its timing. “We started the shoot in January and wrapped Feb.
The career of Malik Yusef, Chicago’s spoken word poet, professionally known as “The Wordsmyth,” continues to ascend to the top of the game.
His work was recognized Sunday night at the
Awards went to Chicago’s most talented entertainers in 45 categories at the recent star-studded 30th Annual Chicago Music Awards (CMA) that celebrated the city’s vibrant music scene.
“Chicago is
Networking flashmob “Meeting Massive” opened the cutting edge Chicago Motion Graphics Festival, running through Saturday, which has expanded mightily over the past five years to become the premiere industry event
The Cramer-Krasselt duo of copywriter Andrei Chahine and art director Ryan Stotts are the winners of Optimus’ second annual “One Shot” contest.
The script’s subject,
Despite having recently cut back staff and office space, 3to1 studio’s Josh Reichlin claims that a philosophy of cheerleading on behalf of their clients is keeping them busier than
Frey Hoffman’s “The Untimely Demise of Hollywood Jerome,” the 2007 winner of the IFP/Chicago Production Fund, is a departure in both content and style from past winners of the fund.
THIRTY OPTIMUS “SPOTS”?not about the post house, but 30-second creative confections by all Optimus employees and not just editors?have been airing as commercials on Comcast.
Staffers
JOHN MALKOVICH stars in the indie production “Drunkboat” that shoots May 23-June 25. Writer/director is Chicago native and theatre director Bob Meyer who, like
Chicago is going to be the next place for hip-hop, predicted director Yusef Hood, whose hip-hop DVD documentary “State2daLake” was just released and his South Side Hood Films is working
It’s a big summer for Mark Harris. After writing several unproduced scripts for hire, his directing debut “Why Men Cheat” is in post-production at Day
Harold Dennis is an American actor with twenty years in the business and over one hundred and fifty film credits. Dennis enjoys playing complex characters with a myriad of conflicts
Former DDBer Kristin Barbour will have a homecoming of sorts as she has been named managing director of Camp + King’s new Chicago satellite office, created in part to serve
