It’s where dreams are born and the flames of hope are fanned as filmmakers, distributors, writers, producers, actors and actresses descend upon the Santa Monica Loews for the ...
Rocket Film signs Dawn Rao and Sam Sloma
Rocket Films announced on Halloween that Chicagoans Dawn Rao and Sam Sloma will handle Midwest representation for the bicoastal produ...
David&Goliath for Kia
David&Goliath has dropped a new campaign for its successful Kia client and this time the brand is taking a new route. And guess what? The hamsters must ...
When Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television* creator Rawson Marshall Thurber (director of Central Intelligence, We're The Millers, and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) and his...
The AICP Next Awards will offer much more than a screening of new and experiential media on Monday night.
Beginning with cocktails and hor d'oeuvres at 6 p.m., the event’s...
Truth, love, and dignity are just a few of the issues addressed in the 20-minute short film, “The Tale of Four,” directed by Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Empire, Precious)...
Today’s Reel Thing keeps us in the Halloween spirit(s) with some creepy news from around the world of advertising and film.
Last week, we reported on Fox’s All City and t...
I’ve been in this situation way too many times. I’m streaming Netflix on my phone streaming Spotify and suddenly my once inviting Green Lantern-green battery icon changes co...
There are 1,440 minutes in the day. And if you’re Slotomania, a mobile Las Vegas-style slot game, there is a valid reason to play at any moment in the day.
Now how do you ...
Rory Mcllroy and Phil Mickelson would be proud. Two of Chicago’s most renowned Post-Production facilities, Earhole Music & Sound and Optimus, joined forces last weekend to lau...
Well, this is a fun way to end the week. Long-time animation company, Global Mechanic, has released three of six minute-long video shorts for PBS Kids.
With the overarching t...
Chicago's film industry will never forget Bob Volpe, who passed on October 24.
A U.S. Army veteran, Volpe worked for nearly three decades as a Property Master with Local 476 ...
Screenwriter Patrick Wimp gathered an abundance of background material before he began on Public Housing Unit, a story about three police officers who patrol the Chicago project...
Last month, Netflix was forced to remove an episode of the popular animated children’s series Maya the Bee after a viewing mom posted a screen grab on Facebook that allegedly ...
On Monday, Reel Chicago awarded a special edition "Ad of the Week" to an out-of-state agency for the first time in the colum's history.
We felt the impact that Fox’s in-ho...
Cutters Detroit promotes Grosjean
Executive Producer Mary Connolly and Managing Director Kurt Kulas announced last week that Cutters Studios Detroit office has promoted Justi...
I sure do love Halloween. Like, it’s a genuine let’s go on a date and I’ll spend money on you kind of love. Next to Christmas, it’s my favorite holiday of the year. Is i...
The south side of Chicago sure is getting some love from TV these days.
There is Showtime’s hit series, Shameless, Emmy Winner Lena Waithe’s The Chi has wrapped producti...
The 53rd Chicago International Film Festival announced its winners Friday night and one of the films awarded was a Cutters Studios post project by writer / director Stephen Cone...
In less than a week, Reel Chicago and October TV will celebrate the greatest month of the year with beer, brats, and four tents full of fun.
The first annual Reel Octoberfes...