NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’ starts filming here in mid-July
Good news for Chicago entertainment production! NBC Universal not unexpectedly ordered a full season of Dick Wolf’s “Chicago Fire.” The series will start shooting in mid-July and “will go at
Good news for Chicago entertainment production! NBC Universal not unexpectedly ordered a full season of Dick Wolf’s “Chicago Fire.” The series will start shooting in mid-July and “will go at
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CARRIE HOLECEK left Bridges Media and crossed over to Larry Bridges’ Red Car post facility to become its newly appointed managing director.
Red Car’s executive producer Jon Desir, who
One hundred to 200 guests who turn up at an industry event is standard, 300 is darn good – but the 650 people who work as crew members attending last
ROLL THOSE CAMERAS! Television production started last Thursday on Starz’ second season of “Boss” and the pilot of NBC’s “Chicago Fire,” from Dick Wolf Productions, both of them shooting at
BUSINESS HEATS UP NEXT WEEK when cameras start rolling for two pilots and a TV series. Both Dick Wolf’s “Chicago Fire” for NBC Universal and the second season of the
FOR THE 5TH YEAR, the Illinois Film Office is sponsoring its annual Shortcuts Short Film Contest that is open to Illinoisans 18 years old and older. Basic requirements: All genres
THE GUEST LIST for the 25th Windy West Party in L.A., bringing together Chicagoans in the Hollywood industry and Chicagoans flying in for the occasion, is growing longer as we
A special treat – besides the camaraderie and good food – will be in store for the 400 invitation-only guests expected to attend the 25th annual <span style="text-decoration:
SHOWTIME WILL AIR John Davies and Reid Brody’s acclaimed feature-length doc “Phunny Business: A Black Comedy,” Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m. in celebration of Black History
ILLINOIS RULES! To make up for painful omissions in Best Location lists compiled throughout the year, venerable international locations publication P3 Update Magazine named Illinois #2
GREG ALLAN’S SONIXPHERE tapped New York-based Clint Arent as director of East Coast business development, to focus on New York agencies. “An increasing amount of our
CHICAGO IS REPRESENTED in the 2012 Golden Globes awards, with two nominations for Starz network’s Chicago-set and produced “Boss.” The just-concluded (and what an ending that was) eight-episode series got
CHICAGO AREA good works companies won the biggest number of grants – a total of $500,000 — in the just-concluded 2011 Chase Community Giving program that asked the public to
A GUESSTIMATED 135 INDIVIDUALS went home with golden Emmy statuettes last Sunday, Nov. 6, at the 53rd annual Emmy Awards, the winners in more than 60 broadcast categories. About 30
Take advantage of the last of the big, important events in November, especially during the two weekends prior to Thanksgiving, including several film festivals, a tour of Cinespace studios and
EVERYONE HERE who worked on the Chicago-set, Chicago-filmed “Boss” – all the unions, the Cinespace owners, all of us who believe in our industry and want to see it thrive –
MULTI AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR SCOTT SMITH won the Illinois Film Office’s 4th annual Shortcuts short film contest with his 12-minute short, “A Certain Breed,” an humorous improv look at a
It should come as no surprise that NBC canceled the universally panned “The Playboy Club,” after only three episodes. NBC cited ratings that descended disastrously from 5 million viewers to
They say “three’s the charm,” and perhaps that will be true for the Kelsey Grammer starrer, “Boss,” after the disappointment of “Chicago Code’s” cancellation after one season and
CRITICAL REVIEWS of the debut episode of the Chicago-set NBC series The Playboy Club were, to say the least, disappointing. It attracted a painfully low 1.6/4 rating in the 18-49