The indie romantic comedy 31 Candles is now reaching audiences through a national theatrical rollout, marking a notable release for producer Hannah Welever, a familiar name to many of us
Chicago’s creative fingerprint is all over the Art Directors Guild’s 30th Annual Excellence in Production Design nominations, with locally rooted work spanning commercials, prestige television, and feature film, earning national
The holidays look a little different in Dick Wolf’s television universe, but the heart is still there. This season, Wolf Entertainment is leaning into tradition, reflection, and hard-earned moments of
Chicago P.D. actress Amy Morton, who plays the formidable and no-nonsense Sergeant Trudy Platt since the series’ first season, will be honored by Women of the Shield at a special
FACETS and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Chicago-made holiday classic Home Alone (1990) with a special free screening
The 83rd Golden Globe nominations dropped this morning. While this year’s race is dominated by global heavyweights like Sentimental Value and One Battle After Another, Chicago still carved out its
Michael Mann is coming home. Well, for a little while. The iconic Chicago-born filmmaker has officially confirmed that Heat 2, his long-gestating follow-up to the 1995 crime classic, will film
Moses the Black arrives in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026, bringing a gritty, Chicago rooted story of reckoning and redemption to the big screen. The film comes from Simeon
A real life One Chicago crossover brings together cast members from Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire Marina Squerciati took a break from Intelligence this weekend and gathered a few familiar
As 2025 enters its final stretch, cameras continue to roll across Chicago. Network series, streamers, indie features, and commercial shoots will be keeping crews busy through the last quarter of
The Pope has invited a special audience with global filmmakers and actors, the Chicago-born pontiff highlights cinema’s power to inspire empathy and reveals his four all-time favorite movies. Pope Leo
We’re just hearing about the death of Rob Riley, Chicago actor, writer, director, improviser, singer, and teacher, a quintessential Chicago multi-hyphenate whose career embodied the city’s “workhorse” ethos across comedy
Jeremy Allen White’s voice couldn’t handle a rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. in the new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. The 34-year-old actor portrays The Boss
Illinois news anchor Beni Rae Harmony has resigned from her post at a Springfield ABC affiliate, claiming she faced retaliation for an emotional on-air tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Chicago’s Quality Meats takes a delightfully weird turn for Graza’s first glass bottles, delivering a surreal OOH debut and a pair of tabletop films that make olive oil feel like
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Netflix has picked up Saturn Return, a Chicago-set romance starring Charles Melton, Rachel Brosnahan, and Will Poulter. Plan B’s Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner are producing alongside Emily Wolfe.
Jeremy Allen White found it “daunting” to perform in front of Bruce Springsteen. The 34-year-old actor transformed into The Boss, circa 1982, in the biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, which is
Bob Odenkirk would “of course” be on board for a new series of Better Call Saul. The 62-year-old Berwyn native first played lawyer Jimmy McGill and his corrupt alter ego
The longest-running underground film festival in the world, the Chicago Underground Film Festival builds on its history of discovering and presenting the most genre-defying, groundbreaking, and unique films emerging from the indie
