“LEVERAGE,” a TV pilot from Dean Devlin’s TNT Entertainment goes into production Oct. 6-15 in Chicago, having won out over Portland, Vancouver and Montreal, thanks to the abundance of
MARK EGMON decided to step down as president of AICP’s Midwest chapter after an intense six years of service “to focus more intensely” on his growing branded entertainment company,
MARK EGMON decided to step down as president of AICP’s Midwest chapter after an intense six years of service “to focus more intensely” on his growing branded entertainment company,
The only Illinois-shot feature at the Sundance Film Festival this year was 26-year-old Brian Jun’s gritty family drama “Steel City,” shot in his native Alton.
“Steel
VINCE VAUGHN, whose every meal, drink and partying fills inches of column space, will give columnists serious delirium long after his film, “The Break Up,” wraps and the players return
An estimated 100-plus vendors, many of them women and minority businesses certified to do business with the city and state, attended the Minority Vendors Summit to learn about business opportunities
NATHYN MASTERS’ debut feature, the apocalyptic thriller “The Fourth Beast” about a former army ranger taking on the forces of the Antichrist, was released on DVD Feb. 15 by York
The 4th Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, aka Sketchfest, at the Theatre Building is running on all three 150-seat stages simultaneously from now through Jan. 16.
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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
BOATHOUSE STUDIOS of Los Angeles started shooting its rock ?n’ roll slasher comedy “Stump the Band” Sept. 20 in Spring Grove, Antioch, Gurnee, and
This is the second in a two-part survey of local documentarians, who they are, their background and credits. Ranging from national leaders like
Catherine Crouch is set to follow up her debut feature, “Stray Dogs,” with the lesbian military drama “Half Life.”
Set during the first Gulf War, “Half Life”
By Jonathan Abarbanel
A warm and cordial welcome to Jonathan Abarbanel, whose regular columns many of you will remember from the Original Screen magazine. The theatre
Steve Dahl has split with HD Ready Productions, the company he founded with music producer Joe Thomas to produce the new HD version of the “Soundstage” music series
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John Mahoney and Ian Gomez star in Terry Green’s “Almost
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