Local celebs and political leaders are among the guests expected at the IPA Victory Party June 13 at Rockit Bar and Grill. The party celebrates IPA's influential role in ...
GEORGE ELDER'S CONCERT DOC, "Piaf: Her Story ? Her Songs," sung by French jazz singer Raquel Bitton, is set for June 19 release by Lionsgate to major national U.S. retailers...
Celebrating the roots of hip hop and its potential while critiquing the current state of the culture, Sonali Aggarwal's in-progress feature documentary takes a hard look at "Wha...
When the body 14-year-old Kyle Seney was found in the White River in Southern Indiana in 1997, the Indiana State Police launched an investigation that revealed years of abuse an...
While I was in Bali on a recent shoot, a sun-blistered fisherman suggested which red snapper I should buy for lunch from among the several he'd caught a few hours earlier from t...
Paragon Media, whose roots were planted deep in Chicago as a small niche custom-duplication business back when videotape was king, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. ...
Back in town after a three-year stint in L.A., Rob Federighi has hit the ground running with four very different projects in the works. He is producing the game show pilot "...
"CPS RIGHT NOW," a news magazine-style show about the people and activities of the Chicago Public Schools, is being directed and edited by S2's John Anderson. Two of the sh...
BAM Studio's Brian Reed is a persistent cuss. It took him five years, never doubting, to achieve his goal of getting major music libraries to join in his quest for a better del...
CHAD QUEEN of B Minus Productions starts shooting his debut feature "In the Loop" this June. It's the story of three longtime friends (Andrew Yearick, Jack Calhoun and Jacq...
Dan Halperin of Epiphany Pictures is producing Craig Harris' feature adaptation of Harris' 2003 TV drama "Skin Complex" that garnered five Midwest Emmys, among other awards. ...
Veteran stage and screen actor and theatre producer Mike Houlihan's debut feature as writer, producer and star is truly a family affair. Houlihan's son Paddy is director and ...
The only Illinois-shot feature at the Sundance Film Festival this year was 26-year-old Brian Jun's gritty family drama "Steel City," shot in his native Alton. "Steel City" s...
Lisa, a foodie buddy of mine, told me about Calvin's BBQ, 2922 W. Armitage, a tiny shack on the outskirts of Logan Square. She's always on the hunt for rough-hewn places ...
SUPERSTAR DIRECTOR TONY KAYE directed and shot a DDB McDonald's spot, "Rainy Day," which was edited by Cutters' partner Kathryn Hempel with visual effects provided by SOLdesign...
DP Tom Musto brings his two-day lighting seminar to the Chicago area in June with a guarantee that his formula for film style lighting for any kind of video and HD works every t...
SAG, AFTRA and the ad industry's Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations agreed to hire a consultant to address how actors in commercials will be paid when sp...
DRAFT AND FCB WILL MERGE and the combined Interpublic-owned agencies will be called Draft FCB. Chairman/CEO will be Howard Draft, founder/CEO of his eponymous agency. Jo...
In response to its customers' rapid transition of programs from videotape to DVD and the internet, Allied Vaughn now offers onsite Media On Demand services. Media On Demand ...
Filament Post adds wattage to its creative light with the return of executive producer Carol Schwermin Govern, who brings with her six years of intense L.A. experience in high-e...
