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Six Chicago indies make their local debut at Aug. 7-19 Black Harvest film festival

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 16, 2004

The Film Center's Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video marks its tenth year Aug. 7- 19 with an unprecedented six local productions making their Chicago de...

ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING?

Jul 14, 2004

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...

Independent Production Roundup

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 7, 2004

A BENEFIT FOR ANTHONY COLLAMATI'S 2004 IFP/Chicago Production Fund-winning short "The Apologies" will be held Thursday, July 8 at Trace, 3714 N. Clark, from 7 p.m. to midnig...

Screenwriter Mark Harris’ directing debut due for November video release

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 7, 2004

It's a big summer for Mark Harris. After writing several unproduced scripts for hire, his directing debut "Why Men Cheat" is in post-production at Day For Night Film in V...

With Hammer-type horror movies absent from theatres, Islas makes them himself

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 7, 2004

Ch. 20 editor Ricardo Islas continues his string of Hammer Films-inspired low-budget horror pictures when he shoots his lesbian vampire thriller this August. "Night Fan...

Joe Mantegna — a seventh inning surprise

Jul 7, 2004

by Jonathan Abarbanel JOE MANTEGNA made a surprise appearance at the Royal George Theatre last week, delighting the cast and audience of "Bleacher Bums," the show about die-h...

REELSCREEN: News and Notes

Jul 7, 2004

TEST SPOT GURU and Daily Planet founder Fred Berkover continues to ply his years of expertise with a new company partnered with Swell president Mike Topel. Tentatively n...

“MADtv’s” Weir, “SCTV’s” Alexander, 26 shorts at July 23 Comedy Film Festival

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 7, 2004

"Monsters and superheroes" are the rage at this year's Chicago Short Comedy Video and Film Festival, according to fest coordinator Willy Laszlo. "Each and every year ther...

TeamWorks’ Ch. 11 doc recalls 25th anniversary of Dahl’s Disco Demolition

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 7, 2004

It was 25 years ago July 12 that then-WLUP-FM DJ Steve Dahl helped seal the fate of the disco craze when he staged his notorious "Disco Demolition," exploding a crate of d...

Zack Parker plans filming $2 million gothic thriller in Indiana in September

Jul 7, 2004

Director Zack Parker will take his mostly Chicago crew to his native Richmond, Indiana this September for five weeks to shoot his second feature, the projected $2 million ...

DePaul starts indie film company to make movies while training students

Jul 7, 2004

DePaul University has put its resources behind "a motion picture company first and a classroom second" by launching a bona fide indie production company with the dual goal...

Elizabeth Crowley directed

Jul 7, 2004

"Trading Spaces'" Ty Penningtonin in a Craftsman tools spot for Sears and Steve Dragin was cameraman.

Ben Affleck calls: Scott Smith makes Project Greenlight’s final top three

Jun 30, 2004

What made waiting for the phone call from Project Greenlight so nerve wracking for director Scott Smith, who was waiting to hear whether he was still in the game, "was tha...

Waukegan holds July 4 filmmaking race

Jun 27, 2004

Waukegan holds its first 24h/7min Film Event over July 4th, in which 10 filmmaking teams race to complete a 7-minute film in 24 consecutive hours, starting at 9 a.m. Satur...

Fletcher Chicago was part of national history when its cameras covered Reagan’s funeral

Jun 24, 2004

Fletcher Chicago became part of national history when its small, unobtrusive robotic cameras were used as part of the international coverage of President Ronald Reagan's f...

No changes planned as Footlik assumes ownership of Reel Wheels’ mobile facilities

Jun 24, 2004

Reel Wheels continues to roll under the new ownership of Kevin Footlik who took possession June 1 of the company and equipment of the late Pete Souchuk, who was killed in ...

“RUNAWAY DIVAS”

Jun 24, 2004

Filmmaker Aleksandra Hodowany (right) is Miriam, a nervous actress whom Thea Emily Nelson as Cupcake interviews on her first day on the job as talent agent in the spoof of...

Peters to direct second feature in July in Champaign for under $500K budget

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2004

Robin Peters of production and multimedia company Dreamscape Design is set to direct his sophomore feature in Champaign this July, the thriller "Disconnect" for an under-$...

Independent film production update

Jun 24, 2004

"RUNAWAY DIVAS," Monika Szewerniak and Aleksandra Hodowany's locally made feature-length modeling industry satire has its world premiere Friday, July 30-Aug. 5 at the Gene...

McDonald’s CCO Marlena Peleo-Lazar is named 2004 Advertising Woman of the Year

Jun 24, 2004

McDonald's VP/chief creative officer Marlena Peleo- Lazar was named 2004 Advertising Woman of the Year by the Women's Advertising Club of Chicago and the Chicago Advertisin...

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Six Chicago indies make their local debut at Aug. 7-19 Black Harvest film festival

ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING?

Independent Production Roundup

Screenwriter Mark Harris’ directing debut due for November video release

With Hammer-type horror movies absent from theatres, Islas makes them himself

Joe Mantegna — a seventh inning surprise

REELSCREEN: News and Notes

“MADtv’s” Weir, “SCTV’s” Alexander, 26 shorts at July 23 Comedy Film Festival

TeamWorks’ Ch. 11 doc recalls 25th anniversary of Dahl’s Disco Demolition

Zack Parker plans filming $2 million gothic thriller in Indiana in September

DePaul starts indie film company to make movies while training students

Elizabeth Crowley directed

Ben Affleck calls: Scott Smith makes Project Greenlight’s final top three

Waukegan holds July 4 filmmaking race

Fletcher Chicago was part of national history when its cameras covered Reagan’s funeral

No changes planned as Footlik assumes ownership of Reel Wheels’ mobile facilities

“RUNAWAY DIVAS”

Peters to direct second feature in July in Champaign for under $500K budget

Independent film production update

McDonald’s CCO Marlena Peleo-Lazar is named 2004 Advertising Woman of the Year

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