Scott Smith's collection of 40 South Shore Railroad 1920s posters go on sale March 12 at August House Studio, 2113 W Roscoe. The colorful posters had decorated the walls of Smi...

The business of indie film production is revealed in the popular annual "From Concept to Distribution" series, conducted by savvy entertainment attorneys Bob Labate and Tim Kell...

Ted Allen, the food and wine specialist from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," is Chicago's newest TV star. Despite the recognition he's found on Bravo/NBC, he still make...

The city will be replete with A-list actors when the fifth in the "Batman" series films in Chicago starting in late July and running through August. "Batman Begins" is direc...

When Jeff Santo's 86-minute documentary about his father Ron Santo ended during a sneak preview at a Cubs convention at the Hilton in January, the SRO crowd of more than 1,000 g...

Women in the Director's Chair opens its 23rd annual film festival on March 13 with a reception honoring director Catherine Hardwicke and a screening of her acclaimed indie featu...

FLYING HIGH. IFO director Brenda Sexton returns from her sixth L.A. trip in 11 months reporting tremendous interest" in the wage tax credit bill from meetings set up by MPAA lob...

After 14 years renting a loft office in River West, Media Process Group will own its space when it moves into a loft condo at 1327 W. Washington Blvd. next October. Bob...

By Jonathan Abarbanel A spate of medical emergencies has affected at least three Off-Loop shows. I don't know what a spate is, either, but it never seems to be good. The S...

First, Orbis Productions and studio facility was sold a scant three months ago to Texan Mark Bunting, who announced the purchase with great fanfare. Now, it's gone, pouff! just ...

HUGOS HONOR MARIN. The 40th annual Hugo Awards national television competition will honor Carol Marin, broadcast ("60 Minutes," "48 Hours") and print journalist (Chicago Tribune...

Zacuto Rentals has added another $125,000 worth of Panasonic gear to its rental inventory, giving them 12 camera packages, including four HD Varicams, and the only D5 recorder i...

When the Tribune told Marc USA it wanted a review, Marc politely declined participating and the 8-year association was severed. The Trib account bills $8-$10 million. John...