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LBP Stunts first film to showcase at Action On fest

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 5, 2011

The seven men and one woman members of LBP Stunts Chicago were surprised when their first shot at producing a martial arts film was accepted for screening at the Action On ...

Filmmaker Niko Franghias revives Greek Film Festival

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 4, 2011

Greeks in Chicago -- the third largest Greek population in the world, with an estimated 450,000 and second only to New York’s 500,000 –- celebrate their culture with a varie...

City gained $24 million from 2010 ‘Transformers’

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 2, 2011

A REASON WHY Illinois loves those big Hollywood films that show up every year or so. The Michael Bay-directed Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, dropped $24 million here last sum...

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No surprise: Ch. 7 still leads late news ratings race

By Lewis Lazare Jun 30, 2011

THE COMPLETE JUNE NIELSEN TV ratings book is out today. But with one day remaining in the book, top-ranked ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 sat comfortably atop the pack in the hotly-con...

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State auditor questions Lottery agency selection

By Lewis Lazare Jun 30, 2011

IT AIN’T OVER ‘til it’s over. Close followers of our extensive reporting last summer and fall on the protracted process to select the first ever private manager for ...

Heartwarming message in prize winning “Fancypants”

By Sarah Louise Klose Jun 28, 2011

To the surprise -- and total delight – of the Humble Pie Films’ producers, their low-budget indie Fancypants, was a hit right out of the gate. At its first festival en...

EP Kipp Christiansen settles in at One at Optimus

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 28, 2011

After traveling the world over as a freelance producer for many of the great spot directors, Kipp Christiansen has stowed his luggage to join One at Optimus as executive produce...

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70 year old Hoffman York rebrands for digital era as HY Connect

By Lewis Lazare Jun 28, 2011

AFTER A MORE than 70-year run as Hoffman York, the ad agency decided it was time for an image update. So the shop with offices in Chicago and Milwaukee has rebranded itsel...

Christopher Meloni signs major ‘Man of Steel’ role

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 25, 2011

CHRISTOPHER MELONI, who quit his 12-year gig as Det. Stabler, co-star of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, is expected to have “an unspecified major role” in Man of Steel, the W...

Ad Shorts Night seeks entries till July 29

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 24, 2011

In the heart of many an ad professional who creates commercials for a living lurks the heart of an artist, striving for recognition by his peers of his Creative Expression.And t...

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Viva Digital Kitchen, winner of Cannes Design Grand Prix

By Lewis Lazare Jun 23, 2011

DIGITAL KITCHEN has brought some Cannes glory to Chicago. The Chicago-based collective of more than 100 artists, designers and filmmakers walked off Wednesday with the Gra...

Calabash puts Blake and Meister on permanent staff

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 22, 2011

EXPECTING A BUSY SUMMER of work, the art staff of Calabash Animation expanded from seven to nine with the naming of Christopher Blake as CG production manager, a new position, a...

DP owner of RED Epic-M has love of storytelling

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 21, 2011

Chicago’s growing inventory of RED digital camera ownership has been enlarged by the recent purchase of the new RED Epic-M by director of photography Christopher Gearhart’s ...

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Euro rebounding with new leadership and new business

By Lewis Lazare Jun 21, 2011

IT’S A NEW DAY at Euro RSCG/Chicago. That might not sound like a big deal. But it really is, considering where Euro was as recently as last year when the agency looked ...

Gaming’s top guy speaks to new developers group 6/23

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 21, 2011

A few months ago a rejuvenated Chicago Chapter of the International Game Developers Association kicked off its reboot with a party for its some 70 company members, and has been ...