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Chicago partner-swapping feature has Dec. 6 Film Center premiere

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 4, 2003

Brandon Finney's Chicago-made "A Lover for My Husband" premieres Dec. 6 at the Film Center.It's been a long road for Brandon Finney, from the day in 1994 that he decided to make...

Eclectic filmmaker Jim Jarmusch tops multi-arts Movieside Film Fest

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 4, 2003

Jim Jarmusch appears at the Movieside Film Festival Dec. 13 with two of his films.In his first Chicago speaking engagement, indie stalwart Jim Jarmusch heads up a colorful arra...

Thanksgiving thieves take off with RAH’s $65,000 generator and trailer

Dec 4, 2003

While RAH Producers Center owner Bob Hudecek and his staff were home enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend, thieves who knew exactly what they were doing broke into RAH's yard and s...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 12/04/03

Dec 4, 2003

COMMA'S CHRISTMAS PACKAGES. Comma's Larry Pecorella and Bryan Rheude scored Hallmark's Christmas spots based on Tschaikovski's Dance of the Reed Flutes for Burnett creatives Tim...

Up and Down the Avenue – 12/04/03

Dec 4, 2003

Expect Mark Androw of the Stories Companies to preside over national AICP. Running unopposed, Androw will be only the second AICP president in its 30 year history not from L.A...

New Brown Flowers company starts production of short dark drama

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 4, 2003

Five cars are parked in remote areas of Chicago. There are two people in each car. "Everyone is hiding, doing something they're not supposed to be doing," said Rocky Russell, ...

TUFF has Senate president Jones’ attention on diversity needs

Dec 4, 2003

The United Filmmakers Foundation (TUFF) feels confident that the issue of diversity and fairness in hiring minorities will have a higher profile, now that it has the attention o...

Emmy winner travels with Indian tribe as embedded filmmaker on doc

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 1, 2003

Emmy winner James Fortier was the Muckleshoot Tribe's ?embedded filmmaker' for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey.James Fortier spent 14 days last July shooting out of a canoe, tr...

Startoons founder, Animaniacs director McClenahan speaks at Columbia College

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 1, 2003

Startoons founder Jon McClenahan directed the new German feature "Jester Till."Jon McClenahan, founder of the now-defunct Chicago animation studio Startoons, is back in town?spe...

Film Critics suspend awards show; call screeners ban “boneheaded idea”

Nov 19, 2003

The house lights are out on the what would have been the 16th annual Chicago Film Critics Awards. The critics voted 4-1 to suspend the show in protest of the ban on sending pre...

Texas TV tycoon Mark Bunting buys
Orbis with goal of ?growing it bigger’

Nov 19, 2003

TV star and producer Mark Bunting is Orbis' new owner. For the third time in its 20 year history, Orbis Broadcasting has been sold ? this time to an individual with ties to C...

Up and Down the Avenue – 11/19/03

Nov 19, 2003

John Crededio wasn't kidding about a lawsuit against the state's representative, Brenda Sexton. He hired one of the city's biggest legal guns to pursue his case. Stev...

Walking Shadows gears up for
‘post-contemporary’ Macbeth film

By Ed M. Koziarski Nov 19, 2003

Walking Shadows partners Kirk Sanders (left) and Jon GauntOn the verge of finishing "Broken Echoes," the film they intend to put them on the map, Walking Shadows Productions is ...

Discovery Health medical series taping new shows at U of C hospitals for 2004

By Ed M. Koziarski Nov 19, 2003

Discovery Health's reality series "Chicago's Lifeline" shoots through next year.Discovery Health Network's award-winning reality series, "Chicago's Lifeline," is augmenting its ...

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