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REELSCREEN: News & Notes 1/7/04

Jan 7, 2004

MARTIN ON HIS OWN. Ace editor Alarick Martin amicably departed Spots BME after three-and-a- half years to work as an independent editor. "It was time to move on," he said....

Earhole scores 8 Nokia Snoop Dogg spots, directed by Guy Ritchie

Jan 7, 2004

Tom Wiebe's new Earhole Studios started off with the proverbial bang. Its first job was original music for the big-budget Nokia phone spots that aired during the college ...

Story Companies’ Androw ascends to lead national AICP’s 479 members

Jan 7, 2004

Mark Androw has been traveling to New York and California on AICP business at least four times a year for the last 15 years serving on the national board in various influ...

1979 seems like yesterday

Jan 7, 2004

By Ruth L Ratny Twenty-five years ago, in January, 1979, I launched Screen the Weekly Newsletter. My friend, the astrologer Laurie Brady, advised an auspicious start wou...

Women, drag kings act in gender-bending sendup of

By Ed M. Koziarski Jan 7, 2004

When Michele Mahoney first saw Mike Nichols' classic "The Graduate" in its original 1967 release, she was both inspired and disappointed."I related to Ben (Dustin Hoffman), ...

Chicago out as DGA production center; locals to work in L.A. or N.Y.

Dec 16, 2003

In a move that surprised its 275 local members, the national Directors Guild of American wiped Chicago from its list of production centers, along with Wilmington, N. C. ? o...

The Original Up and Down the Avenue – 12/15/03

Dec 15, 2003

An impressive investment: Film & Tape Works took delivery of a new DaVinci 2K+ color corrector to work in conjunction with its Spirit Data Cine. It's official: Chicago St...

KGB Agent 57 transforms into 90/94 Pictures; shoots inaugural short

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 15, 2003

90/94 Pictures partners (from left) Henzel Francisco, John Heinze, Chad Larys, Kevin Bruce, Matthew Heinze, and Joe Mocarski.KGB Agent 57 Productions is putting their lab coats ...

Going to the theatre?

Dec 15, 2003

By Jonathan Abarbanel If you've got tickets for your favorite Off-Loop theater, better call first to make sure it's open. Days before Thanksgiving, Chicago's Department of ...

Post Effects teams with Central City, Black Enterprise Magazine for TV show

Dec 15, 2003

Central City Production's "The Minority Business Report," a staple of WGN syndication for 18 years, has been transformed into an updated, upscale weekly magazine show. "The...

MBC on Year’s Hiatus.

Dec 15, 2003

The Museum of Broadcast Communications closes Dec. 30 after 11 years in the Cultural Center in preparation for its move to its own, new 50,000-sq. ft. building at State and Kinz...

Features for 2004 show signs of life after worst movie/TV production year

Dec 15, 2003

IFO assistant director Bob Hudgins is "cautiously optimistic" about the possibility of three Hollywood features spending all or some time this winter. While "The Weather Man...

County Board postpones 2004 budget vote due to pressure, politics

Dec 15, 2003

As you know, the Cook County Board postponed the vote on the $48 million 2004 budget, which contains a proposed tax on leased equipment ? with dire consequences to the film indu...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 12/15/03

Dec 15, 2003

ACROSS THE HALL FOR MITIDIERO. Veteran editor Mickey Mitidiero and partner/business manager George Sosnowski closed their 21-year Lakeshore Productions and moved across the ha...

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