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Chicago theater is big business

Jan 28, 2004

By Jonathan Abarbanel An exuberant John Calloway moderated a recent City Club of Chicago luncheon panel devoted to the business of live theater, the first City Club event foc...

Up and Down the Avenue – 01/28/04

Jan 28, 2004

"Weather Man" writer Steve Conrad is also co-producing with Todd Black and Penny Rose. Besides Nicolas Cage, it stars Hope Davis and Michael Caine. Filming starts here Feb. 2...

Tax credit looks like a hit; here’re nuts & bolts to make it work for you

Jan 28, 2004

It's to all our benefit to spread the word. Feel free to forward this explanation to as many producers as possible. The wage tax credit act (SB 785) enacted by the Illinoi...

“Barber Shop II” Feb. 3 screening benefits Columbia College program

Jan 28, 2004

Columbia College alums Bob Teitel and George Tillman Jr. continue their close relationship with the school by providing a sneak preview of their Chicago-made "Barber Shop II" as...

CUFF initiates Sloppy Seconds series with film by ‘Spielberg of Digital’

By Ed M. Koziarski Jan 28, 2004

The new Sloppy Seconds screening series from the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) kicks off Feb. 4 with Todd Verow's pioneering digital feature "Little Shots of Happines...

Animator’s train graphics aid restoration

Jan 28, 2004

Before: The derelict Dempster St. station in Skokie is ready for the wrecking ball.After: Cartoonist/animator J.J. Sedelmaier's input helped to beautifully restore the 1924. ...

Scott Smith closes downtown studio

Jan 28, 2004

Soft business, the shortage of features and concerts that were his core business, caused the shuttering of Scott Smith's Chicago Audio Works at The Media Center, 676 N. LaSalle ...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes

Jan 28, 2004

AFTRA ELECTION. New officers elected by 453 valid ballots from the membership are Dan Frick, president; David Gee, James Schneider and Richard Shazin, vice presidents; Eileen ...

Connecting the dots

Jan 28, 2004

by Carey Lundin, Co-Producer Indie feature "Sweet Home Chicago" I didn't go to Sundance just to watch movies. I went to soak up the creative spirit of the vanguard of filmma...

Dave Sikich holds

By Ed M. Koziarski Jan 28, 2004

Director Michael Ojeda (left) and producer Joel Goodman will attend the Feb. 27 world theatrical premiere of "Lana's Rain" at the Music Box."Lana's Rain" star Oksana Orlenko wo...

Six years in the making, low-budget horror feature ready for release

By Ed M. Koziarski Jan 28, 2004

He sold the farm to cover film costs and mortgaged his house to pay for postproduction, but John Swanson has made his movie ? a self-financed, under-$100,000 horror flick.The fi...

Actress Hall seriously hurt in accident

Jan 28, 2004

Chicago actress Irma P. Hall remains in serious condition at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn after a Saturday head-on collision. She has undergone open heart surgery for a pu...

Walgreen’s newsmagazine: a complex, network-scale, expertly made series

Jan 28, 2004

Walgreen's opening graphic was art directed by Swell's Nadia Hennrich. Dr. Lisa Thornton is the show host, and child/adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Bennett Leventhal provides a 2-...

Third Wave makes waves encoding 5.1 surround on Super Bowl commercials

Jan 28, 2004

These are busy days for Chicago's resident audio guru Hank Neuberger. Make that Super busy. He and Terry Fryer, his partner in recently formed Third Wave Productions, had an i...

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