Perseverance, fresh approaches and talent, of course, are always the cornerstones of an enduring, successful career. Those qualities are exemplified and illuminated in Women in Film’s choices for this
JEFF GARLIN’S “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With,” based on his one-man Second City show, set in Chicago and many of the exteriors and interiors shot here and some
WHO HE IS: Classically-trained “lower cost alternative” composer Greg Nicolett, 25, garnered Emmy certification in 2003 as an arranger for Brian Keane Music’s score for HBO’s “Legendary Nights” boxing series.
WHO SHE IS: As the effervescent executive director of IFP/Chicago since May 2004, leading the large, local independent film sector, connecting people and opportunities and offering on-going professional development.
CHRIS GARDNER, whose determination to succeed was amazingly chronicled in the movie “Pursuit to Happyness,” appears in a Wal-Mart spot celebrating Black History Month.
Frey Hoffman’s “The Untimely Demise of Hollywood Jerome,” the 2007 winner of the IFP/Chicago Production Fund, is a departure in both content and style from past winners of the fund.
Matt Liston’s feature-length “Chasing October: A Fan’s Crusade,” about a crazy fan who will do anything to get the Cubs into the World Series debuts Aug. 31 at the Music
Echelon Entertainment 2 has signed with Mark Harris of 1555 Filmworks to release Harris’ standup comedy film “Barber Shop Jokes Live in Chicago.”
“We’ll distribute the
DP Jens Bojehegn will be on the other side of the camera when he hosts a segment about his historical Old Town house to be featured on HGTV’s popular “Small
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star Jeff Garlin premieres his feature directorial debut, Chicago-and-L.A.-shot “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With,” at the Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 25-May 7.
Harry and Joe Gantz are on their way back to Chicago to shoot the eight-part Showtime series “A More Perfect Union” based on the pilot they made here last March.
“PRISON BREAK” has broken through the ratings so strongly that Fox TV has given the go-ahead for nine more episodes for a total of 22. The producers are
BUSY GUYS. Bob Teitel and George Tillman’s “Barbershop: The Series” will air this fall on Showtime, while HBO airs their “Soul of a Nation,” an exploration of
GONE WITHOUT A TRACE? Just a year ago this month Brooke English and Lee Litis with great flourish announced their Dreamation Studio was moving into a huge Buffalo
THE ONLY U.S. MEDIA LION awarded at Cannes this year went to Oprah for the much talked-about giveaway of more than 200 Pontiac G6 cars to Oprah Winfrey’s studio
Veteran TV show producer Jamie Ceaser is working in L.A. for the next two months producing “Movie Club with John Ridley” that airs Fridays on AMC. She was brought
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.
