THE PILOT FOR “ATF” (short for the U. S. Justice Department’s Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Bureau) will be the third hourlong TV drama to film on Chicago locations,
Steppenwolf Films is the producing entity for “The Last Rites of Joe May,” a low budget indie starring home boy Dennis Farina that wrapped Dec. 19 after a four-weeks of
Firebrand South Side pastor Rev. Michael Pfleger is the latest documentary subject for Bob Hercules of Media Process Group, whose prior films tell the stories of then-Senator Barack Obama, community
THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TOWN were those issued by Universal Studios for the Chicago preview of “Public Enemies” that screened in two theatres in the River East 21
DIRECTOR HAROLD RAMIS receives the “Just for Laughs” Lifetime Achievement Award at the red carpet screening of Columbia Pictures’ “Year One” at the Music Box, June 16.
Kevin Cooper, producer of the 2003 Robert Duvall/Michael Caine/Haley Joel Osment family picture, “Second Hand Lions,” makes his feature directing debut with the canines-run-amok horror picture “Day of the Dogs,”
“NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET” began shooting last week at Elk Grove high school in that suburb, moving onto Hersey high in Arlington Heights. “Elm Street” producers cleverly
Former DePaul Digital Cinema professors Dave Stone, Vanessa Ament and Lou Kleinman are still reeling from the impact of the unexpected and unexplained decision by DePaul University officials to fire
DRAFTFCB ADDED TWO TOP CREATIVES, industry veterans Doug Behm and Jon Flannery as SVP/CDs to work on the agency’s KFC account.
Since
Color correction guru Bob Sliga was the only man in Chicago had a big smile on his face as he shoveled snow from the sidewalks of his Frankfort home a
Emmy-winning producer Joan O’Connor is suffering culture shock.
Recently returned here after spending two decades toiling in the Los Angeles reality TV trenches, she says, “The
Culminating in six years of development, Steppenwolf Films’ first film, “Diminished Capacity,” opened July 4 to generally good reviews by major film critics.
THE GOOD NEWS is that the Illinois Filmmakers Tax Credit has actually, finally, honestly passed the state Senate!! Now it’s due to go back to
Back in the early ?90s, video artist Brian Dressel was one of the key players in the Chicago rave party scene.
Through his work with video
Assistant editors showed they’re a cut above the ordinary at AICE’s 6th annual Trailer Park contest Aug. 9 at the Horseshoe bar to an enthusiastic crowd of about 200.
Hollywood film and TV director John Hancock has returned to his theatre roots. “The Brother,” the play he wrote and directed, previews Aug. 23 at the Theatre Building Chicago.
JWT’S CHICAGO OFFICE is on the brink of extinction after the loss of $180 million worth of Kraft business, an account this office has held for 70
CRIME FICTION, produced by the recent University of Chicago grads of Crime Fiction Pictures, has its world premiere in the 13th Annual Slamdance Film Festival, running Jan. 18-27.
A THREE-MAN TEAM will head DraftFCB’s ?broadcast & emerging content department’ as its called. They are FCB producers Chris Bing and Ron Lazzeretti,
Not long after ReelChicago asked if I had any thoughts on changing technology’s impact on postproduction, I came across an interview with director David Fincher. He casually mentioned
