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Sinnotts rebrand company; host CoffeeCON II next May

by Ed M. Koziarski Jan 4, 2013

Kevin and Patricia Sinnott of Warrenville-based production company Sinnott Productions are gearing up for next spring’s year two of CoffeeCON, which they bill as the first cof...

New Canon EOS cameras, CN-E lenses at Magnanimous

by Ed M. Koziarski Jan 3, 2013

With new acquisitions in late November, Magnanimous Media now offers the full line of Canon’s Cinema EOS cameras and CN-E prime lenses. Magnanimous has offered the C300, the f...

Adman/screenwriter Colin Costello heads for L.A.

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 2, 2013

ADMAN AND SCREENWRITER COLIN COSTELLO is starting the New Year in a big way. His new home base as of Jan. 8 will be Los Angeles, where he will continue to build on his suc...

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Looby’s short ‘Lollywood’ doc screens at Slamdance

by Ed M. Koziarski Jan 2, 2013

TODD LOOBY’S short documentary Lollywood, about a teenage filmmaker and war orphan at Liberia Mission, Inc. screens Jan. 20 and 23 in the Slamdance Film Festival.Looby’s nar...

Rob Sepulveda Hopes 2013 is ‘The Year of the Ox’

By Lou Carlozo Dec 20, 2012

Indie horror is tricky to manage. You've got to conjure just the right mix of suspense and originality, seasoned with dashes of camp. Give up too much plot for gore, or characte...

Indie Focus

Paralympic sprinter Katy Sullivan stars in short film

by Ed M. Koziarski Dec 20, 2012

PARALYMPIC SPRINTER AND ACTRESS Katy Sullivan co-stars with Chicago veteran character actor Ron Dean in non-profit Blue Damen Pictures’ short film, Recalculating, directed by ...

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Lottery spots exemplify best of Chicago advertising

By Lewis Lazare Dec 20, 2012

It’s the eyes. Yes, the eyes for sure. How do we know the Illinois Lottery and its ad agency of record Downtown Partners/Chicago got this new round of very smart b...

SCC sings out to benefit WGN’s Neediest Kids Fund

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 19, 2012

Shafer Carter Condon’s CEO Tim Condon and managing partner/president David Selby are the agency’s successful, talented leaders, but who knew they could also sing? The ...

Antonucci departs Utopic as production unit changed

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 18, 2012

On the eve of integrated hybrid Utopic’s third anniversary, its spot production division has been "restructured," said Utopic digital partner Shannon Kemp, and founding ...

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Despite great work, C-K faces Porsche ad review

By Lewis Lazare Dec 18, 2012

No rhyme. No reason. Ridiculous. Disgusting. Welcome to the often impossible-to-fathom world of advertising. Especially the world of advertising as it seems to play ...

Agency duo’s spot entered in Doritos Superbowl contest

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 17, 2012

Today could be the lucky day for two agency guys, Tri3sec’s junior producer Mike Matthews and copywriter Brian Gregoire, who entered Doritos’ annual Crash the Superbowl Cont...

Springfield has US’ biggest period war equipment

By Kerry Devine Dec 17, 2012

Ironically, Steven Spielberg’s multi award-nominated Lincoln was shot in Petersburg, Va., and not in Lincoln’s Springfield, Illinois, although all of the wagons, carts, arti...

REEL to REAL

Me You & Her highlights a season of local music cheer

Lou Carlozo Dec 17, 2012

Welcome to REELtoREAL, where ReelChicago contributor, music producer and musician Lou Carlozo takes on the city’s vibrant recording and music scene. The three gals in Me ...

Restored Patio Theatre aims to be filmmakers venue

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 13, 2012

Filmmakers seeking screening venues might visit the classic Patio Theatre in the Northwest Side that has been meticulously restored to its lavish, gilded movie Golden Age splend...

A second Loop campus for expanding Tribeca Flashpoint

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 13, 2012

Fast-growing Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy, with an enrollment of 600, has expanded to its second Loop campus since opening at the Burnham Building at 28 N. Dearborn fou...

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