VINCE VAUGHN IS GONE from Chicago, that is, he finally sold the three-story penthouse atop the Palmolive Building at 919 N. Michigan for a total $12.1 million, a little more
For the second year, Industry Days Oct. 20-23 during the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival brings together “an auspicious group of 38 top executives, financiers, and filmmakers from New York
NEW BOUTIQUE AGENCY HIGHDIVE is being launched by DDB Chicago award-winning creatives Mark Gross and Chad Broude, who leave the agency Wednesday. At Highdive they will focus for
The 12th annual Chicago 48 Hour Film Project wound up with a presentation to 27 winning teams, out of 53 entrants, whose short weekend-made films were deemed best by judges
Judges and audiences of the 12th Chicago 48 Hour Film Project have weighed in with their decisions on the 21 films that will receive “Best of Chicago” awards at the
Film producer Reid Brody’s comedy, “Who Gets the Dog?” is being released today, Sept. 13 on iTunes, worldwide digital platforms, Video on Demand and DVD by Samuel Goldwyn
Executive producer/writer Blake Anthony of Blake Anthony Inc. is in the process of purchasing a Utah-based distribution company that will combine production and distribution exclusively for black, Latino and Asian-made
NEW TV SHOW IN TOWN is Netflix’ one-hour dramatic series “Ozark,” being produced, directed and EP’d by Jason Bateman that will be the tenth entertainment project to film throughout Chicago
AFTER A FIVE MONTH REVIEW, Dallas-headquartered Epsilon won the estimated $24 million consolidated Del Monte Foods account from three incumbent agencies, to be handled by Epsilon’s Chicago-based team that includes
The 48 Hour Film Project is back in Chicago for the 12th year of weekend filmmaking and director / editor Jerry Vasilatos of Nitestar Productions is helming it for the
THE CHICAGO BEARS are redefining the way they connect with bilingual and bicultural Hispanic fans by signing with Paco Collective to head the team’s cross-cultural marketing.
This marks the Bears’ first
Premieres for new movies are SOP, but rarely if ever does a television series premiere in a movie theatre. But that’s what a new comedy series “Written Off”
Bradley Bischoff, a staff commercial editor at agency McGarryBowen’s in-house facility, has been steadily producing notable short films — leading
Another first for Chicago: DOC10, a documentary film festival presented by the Chicago Media Project –
HANDSOME, FIRM-JAWED PHILIP WINCHESTER (“The Player”) is the first actor to be cast in NBC-<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
Shortly after Christmas, I found myself seated in a darkened theatre, awaiting the start of the movie. There was a palpable tension in the
A TRIO OF EXPERTS within Resolution Productions Group is holding demonstrations of a new time and money-saving approach to commercials by using
FOX’S EMPIRE STARS Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard will host Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays — which the network is billing as a music and variety special to
Legendary blockbuster film writer/director Lana Wachowski, who rarely if ever makes a public appearance in Chicago, will actually be front and center on the stage
OGILVY IS THE NEW AGENCY for Chicago-headquartered Morton Salt, whose iconic logo and “Umbrella girl” mascot is in the process
