The level of TV production in Chicago has grown from a boom to an era Over the past week, HBO announced its first series to film at Cinespace Studios,
If your cookware company was about to release a print campaign with Mario Batali’s face plastered all over it, the day after he issued his infamous cinnamon roll apology for
Sheila R. Brown is a Chicago native who is Executive Director of the CineCares Foundation at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. Sheila developed a desire for professional success early in life.
Okema “Seven” Gunn has been an educator for several years in New York City and the Chicagoland area. She has a Bachelors degree in Psychology and Masters in Secondary Education
Chicago-born Frances McDormand, Highland Park’s Rachel Brosnahan and Oprah Winfrey stood out in a sea of black dresses which symbolized the #Metoo #Timesup movements by women in Hollywood during the
In January, entertainment lawyer Jerry Glover will enter the next phase of a career that began with a dream role in the Christmas Opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, when
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
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
National entertainment law firm Leavens, Strand & Glover announced today that Travis Life has been named a partner in the Chicago office. Life represents artists and arts-related businesses in drafting
Welcome to Reel Legal — a new column about the legal matters that affect ad agencies, filmmakers, television shows and more — written by attorneys from Leavens Strand & Glover,
National entertainment law firm Leavens, Strand & Glover announced today that Jed Enlow, former lawyer for the Steve Harvey daytime television show, is now a partner in its Chicago office.
Enlow
(Editor’s note: Chicago music giant Butch Stewart passed away in May. There will be a memorial held for him June 23, 24 and 25 at 1900 Greenwood Street in Evanston,
Composer and musician Vince Lawrence was officially recognized by the City of Chicago for his role in creating House Music during a ceremony at Millennium Park over the Memorial Day
Chicago musician, entrepreneur, father, husband and founder of JoyArtMusic Morris “Butch” Stewart passed away last week after a bout with cancer. He was 64.
Born in Evanston, IL, Stewart’s professional career
Barbara Roche officially became publisher of ReelChicago on April 1. Wielding decades of production and pre-production experience, Roche is the former cofounder and partner in Holzer Roche Casting, which
THE CHICAGO FILM SOCIETY, which changed its name from the Northwest Film Society, starts a new season of 15 vintage films Wednesday, Jan. 11, with the 1947 thriller “Nightmare Alley,”
What was once a sprawling 88,000-sq. ft. building, with a storied film history at 1058 W. Washington, will become McDonald’s massive 608,000-sq. ft. Chicago headquarters, when the new construction is
ACTRESS JULIANNA MARGULIES, whose 7-season series “The Good Wife” ended last Sunday, is on the book promotion route with her picture book, landing at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson
ONE BOOK ONE CHICAGO has selected award-winning Maria Finitzo / Kartemquin’s “In the Game” doc about a Latino
Given the awards and acclaim heaped on Steve James The Interrupters, Vagabond Audio’s Drew Weir didn’t find it too surprising when the documentary was
