IN PRODUCTION. "Batman: The Intimidation Game" rolls into town July 26 for three weeks ? "The Amityville Horror," directed by Andrew Douglas starts shooting Aug. 2 at loca...

A hot new HD/SD Firewire Recorder is part of the $150,000 in equipment just added to Zacuto Rentals to keep pace with an increased demand. "We upped the number of all prod...

By having been in the right place at the right time, Wiggle Puppy Productions' director Mark Krieglstein and producer Sara Yule were hired to provide the documentary footage tha...

Almost-nationally-famous director Scott Smith made it all the way up the fiercely competitive line to become one of three Project Greenlight finalists ? but did not win the big ...

The on-again, off-again Central City X Studios is back on again with a vengeance. The Community Development Commission gave a stamp of approval Tuesday to a plan to build...

Director Bob Ebel has worked on many commercials over the years with DP Brian Clare and considers him a good friend. When Clare's health problems mounted, Ebel immediately step...

Researching the effects of methamphetamine abuse on central Illinois addicts for his forthcoming feature documentary, John Novotny kept encountering the same image from hi...

Local 476's late Frank Hobbs had a saying: "When the stages are busy, we all prosper." After a too-long Gobi Desert-like dry spell, the hope is that the proposed Central ...

The Illinois Production Alliance elected its second slate of officers since officially organizing in 2003, headed by president Eileen Willenborg, SAG/AFTRA executive director, f...

Six filmmakers who have created films on Macs and edited on Final Cut Pro will be featured in a new Film Week program of shorts, July 19-23, in the theater at The Apple St...

The CTA Lost & Found is waiting for the owner of a Portabrace bag left on the bus July 6 to claim his property. Some nice person turned it over to the CTA and Carrie, of the Los...