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Over 4,000 signed up as extras in Spike Lee’s “Chiraq”

By Ruth L Ratny May 11, 2015

More than 4,000 people showed up at St. Sabina Academy and church on the South Side Saturday to sign up as extras in Spike Lee’s “Chiraq,” due to start shooting in the n...

Well done short tickles the palette of famous chefs

By Ruth L Ratny May 11, 2015

Food luminaries from around the world flocked to Chicago to applaud winners of the “Oscars of the Food World” – the 25th annual James Beard Foundation Awards gala — Ma...

Swiatek brothers go coastal to make hit music video

By Dan Patton May 8, 2015

In a true coast-to-coast collaboration, Chicago-based Leo Burnett ACD Paul Swiatek and his brother, LA-based filmmaker Mike Swiatek, recently worked with an 80-plus cast and cre...

Ackerman edited Kay Jewelers’ Mother’s Day spot

By Ruth L Ratny May 7, 2015

The Colonie’s partner Bob Ackerman is the storytelling editor behind Kay Jewelers spot for Stern Advertising that’s been mindful of the moments that make Mother’s Day sp...

INDIE CINEMA

Indiana filmmaker’s short about femme serial killer

By Mike Morgan May 7, 2015

A chilling true story of suspected serial husband killer Belle Gunness that happened more than 100 years ago in LaPorte, Indiana, is the subject of a short film by a combinat...

BBDO’s James & friends’ album a tribute to beer fave

By Dan Patton May 7, 2015

BBDO senior producer Kevin James brought together dozens of musicians for the third annual tradition of turning his birthday into a collective binge of musical inspiration nam...

REEL THINGS

Forget about the title; Lee’s film is an economy boost

By Ruth L Ratny May 7, 2015

SPIKE LEE’S $15 to $18 million feature that’s set to film June 1 to July 10 in Englewood and other South Side locations continues to be under fire by the city for its “C...

Another Country adds Peter Erazmus as 5th sound mixer

By Mike Morgan May 5, 2015

Cutters’ Another Country sound design studio added audio mixed/engineer Peter Erazmus, who becomes the sound company’s fifth engineer as part of its expansion. He joins th...

One at Optimus knocks Chevy spots out of the park

By Mike Morgan May 5, 2015

Two baseball action spots, with real baseball players for Chevy, the official truck of Major League Baseball, were produced by One at Optimus for Leo Burnett Detroit and are ai...

WTTW airs Picture Show’s Newt Minow tribute doc May 7

By Ruth L Ratny May 5, 2015

Milwaukee-born, Chicago lawyer and advocate Newton Minow, the last remaining member of the Kennedy administration, is the subject of an hourlong tribute doc, “Newton Minow:...

NBC makes it a trifecta with “Chicago Med” series here

By Ruth L Ratny May 2, 2015

There will be more than one doctor in the house when NBC’s “Chicago Med” series settles into Chicago this summer to film alongside two Dick Wolf’s two other Chicago-set...

McGurn gives Clutch Studios deeper range of services

By Ruth L Ratny May 1, 2015

With the acquisition earlier this month of veteran editor/director Kevin McGurn’s 200 Stories Tall post company, Clutch Motion Studios has been formed as a division of ph...

Editor Gilbert’s provocative short film screens May 4

By Mike Morgan May 1, 2015

Editor Gail Gilbert’s “Democracy” short action film that she wrote and directed will screen for members of the cast, crew and supporters Monday, May 4 at the Allia...

Events

Add these special film events to your May date book

By Ruth L Ratny May 1, 2015

Not only does the Merry Month of May bring beautiful weather, but it also brings forth many cinematic afternoons and evenings that entertain and inform. So start filling i...

Nine Cutters’ finalists competing for AICE Awards

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 30, 2015

Cutters Studios’ editors and designers in four of its offices made a big splash as finalists for the 2015 AICE Awards, ranking second only to Rock Paper Scissors in the numb...

Kartemquin New Docs Showcase seeks feedback

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 30, 2015

The Alaska-based co-producer of Keep Talking, one of four Kartemquin docs-in-progress, and an Alaskan tribal official will fly to Chicago to participate in Kartemquin’s 4th ...

STIR Post Audio ups Holmes to sound designer / mixer

By Mike Morgan Apr 30, 2015

STIR Post Audio has promoted Matt Holmes to sound designer/mixer from associate engineer, taking his place beside mixer Amber Tisue. “Our clients’ response to Matt’...

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