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YouTuber demands ‘Justice’ for Zack Snyder fans

By Colin Costello Jan 4, 2018

As social media has grown in relevance, so has the cacophony of voices supporting or disapproving their favorite films and TV series. A scroll through various YouTube videos of ...

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Burnett, Mayhem make new resolution for Allstate

By Colin Costello Jan 4, 2018

During a season when people make resolutions, why shouldn’t that pesky character from Allstate, Mayhem, make some as well? The character whom Leo Burnett pitched to Allsta...

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gyro creates first Sentry spot in over 30 years

By Colin Costello Jan 2, 2018

In 1984, Ronald Reagan was president. Marvin Gaye passed away. Terms of Endearment won the Oscar for Best Picture. The Celtics beat the Lakers in seven exciting games, and Princ...

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David&Goliath’s 9-mile “scroll” to an African school

By Colin Costello Jan 2, 2018

My daughters used to complain about having to get up a 5 a.m. to attend a high school that was two miles down the street. Compare their first world complaints to those of th...

Remembering the ones we lost in 2017

By Reel Chicago Dec 29, 2017

The English poet John Donne may not have been the first person to consider all humankind as one giant, existential being. But he did it so excellently that here, 400 years later...

2017 Year in Review

By Reel Chicago Dec 28, 2017

It seems like 2017 began with the February passing of Ruth Ratny, the founder of Reel Chicago. The film, music, advertising and production communities honored her memory wit...

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Best of “Reel Ad of the Week”

By Reel Chicago Dec 28, 2017

In 2017, we launched Reel Ad of the Week (RAW), a regular feature that showcases the commercials coming out of the Midwest and, perhaps more importantly, celebrates the people w...

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Burrell named AARP Supplier of the Year

By Daniel Patton Dec 28, 2017

Burrell Communications Group received 2017 “Supplier of the Year” honors from the American Association of Retired People (AARP) during a celebration at the Kimpton Hotel Mon...

Seasons greetings from the industry

By Daniel Patton Dec 22, 2017

Reel Chicago wishes all of our readers Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Joyful Kwanzaa, and an awesome belated Solstice. But we're not the only ones. Windy City ad, film, mu...

“Middle class” actors, writers, crew hit hard

By Daniel Patton and Colin Costello Dec 22, 2017

It’s official. President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (which we’ll call the “Tax Jobs Law”) during an Oval Office ceremony this morning. Next stop, holi...

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Craig Duncan joins board of newly merged AICE/AICP

By Colin Costello Dec 20, 2017

After joining AICP and AICE into a single association under the AICP brand, the newly formed organization announced that Craig Duncan, Managing Director and Partner of Cutters S...

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Fresh Films releases “Alternate Universe”

By Colin Costello Dec 20, 2017

More than a year after premiering at a White House educational event in Washington D.C., Augustana College-based Fresh Films has released its second feature, Alternate Universe:...

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Behind the scenes of “Pottersville”

By Daniel Patton Dec 20, 2017

Director Seth Henrikson and writer Dan Meyer transformed an introspective remark by actor Michael Shannon into a holiday film that began streaming December 15 on Netflix. Pot...

Hudson House launches in Chicago

By Colin Costello Dec 19, 2017

There’s a new production company in town. Today, Hudson House, a Chicago-based team, announced their official launch. The company brings together a team of film industry p...

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Escape Pod, Ogilvy, Box Office, Foo Fighters in the news

By Colin Costello Dec 18, 2017

Escape Pod launches freelance recruitment app Go Shortlist Today, Escape Pod announced the creation of a free online platform connecting the industry’s top creative freelan...

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Chaz Ebert cohosts “STEP” screening at DePaul

By Daniel Patton Dec 18, 2017

Chaz Ebert cohosted a sold-out screening of the award-winning documentary, STEP, with DePaul University at the school’s CDM Theatre on Saturday afternoon. Following a year...

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New holiday spots that are funny as #&%!

By Colin Costello Dec 15, 2017

Two new indecently hilarious spots hit the marketplace this week. The first is from O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul, an agency doing the kind of work that made me want to get into...

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Kraft & Leo B want you to #FamilyGreatly

By Colin Costello Dec 15, 2017

Today, I was telling a friend that I really want to be a better parent to my daughters, Chloe and Max. Around this time of year, I feel that I somewhat abandoned them when I got...

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Latest from Leo B, McDonald’s, and the box office

By Colin Costello Dec 14, 2017

Burnett celebrates the top-performing agencies in global network Last week in Chicago, Leo Burnett Worldwide hosted the 20th annual Leo Burnett “Agency of the Year.” This...

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