Juan Frausto’s fourth feature, the immigration drama “La Migra,” has its world premiere April 8 at the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
“La Migra” (Mexican slang for
Naperville native Bob Odenkirk returns this spring to direct his second feature, “You Are Going to Prison!” He will shoot April 18-May 22, at the Joliet State Prison and
Ben Berkowitz and Ben Redgrave are fresh from a Sundance Film Festival that saw them make strides on their diverse feature projects.
At Sundance they attended
Brothers Joe and Harry Gantz, of HBO’s “Taxicab Confessions” will shoot a reality show pilot here in mid-March they aim will lead to a Showtime series starting this spring.
The 4th Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, aka Sketchfest, at the Theatre Building is running on all three 150-seat stages simultaneously from now through Jan. 16.
One
The decade-long partnership between producer Michael Cullen and restaurateur Joe Carlucci has come to an end, and apparently not amicably. The two are co-owners of the choice property at
A memorial service for multifaceted musician/composer Shelly Elias will be held Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University.
A Chicago
It was five days before Richard Dresser’s play “Wonderful World” would open at the Athenaeum Theatre, and director Paul Cotter had the day off.
It was Sunday, Aug. 15 and Cotter
CRAIG JAMES PIETROWIAK of Squid Brothers and Scott Preston of American Stonehenge Films are joining forces to co-produce two back-to-back HD features next year.
First up
“Outing Riley,” Pete Jones’ independent followup to his 2002 Project Greenlight movie “Stolen Summer,” has its world premiere Oct. 10 at the Chicago International
INNOVATIVE PYEWACKET THEATRE TROUPE last year adapted Stephen King’s “Misery” for the stage, and had a huge hit that won several Joseph Jefferson Citations. This year, artistic director Kate Harris
Researching the effects of methamphetamine abuse on central Illinois addicts for his forthcoming feature documentary, John Novotny kept encountering the same image from his
The Chicago animation scene is dominated by commercial broadcast, many top firms being divisions of larger post houses or production companies, like Superior Street’s
Elizabeth Donius, whose experience strides indie films and TV docs, was named executive director of IFP/ Chicago by the board of directors after a three-month
David Miller of Mindlight Films, who runs the Sangamon St. Studios in the former Orbis facility, is producing “Finding Preet,” an HD romantic comedy
This is the second in a two-part survey of local documentarians, who they are, their background and credits. Ranging from national leaders like
Roberto Blanchard is rolling out the first of a three- film slate May 1 when he premieres his family baseball drama “The Magic of Summer” at the
Rising local director’s
Juan Frausto finally has his foot in the Hollywood door. His third film, “Once Upon a Time in the Hood,” plays in the 20th Annual Chicago Latino International Film
Actress Ellie Weingardt attended the recent HBO Comedy Film Fest in Aspen where the locally-produced comedy feature, “Bad Meat,” has its world premiere. Weingardt (above with writer/director Scott Dikkers)
Catherine Crouch is set to follow up her debut feature, “Stray Dogs,” with the lesbian military drama “Half Life.”
Set during the first Gulf War, “Half Life”
