The third feature film from independent production company Urban Pictures premieres April 1 at Inner City Entertainment’s Lawndale Theater.
Devin Wesley stars as a former cop who single-handedly takes on
A law suit started by an actress, who had not been paid a $700 fee for four months and brought against Park Ridge talent agency McBlaine & Associates, was settled
Recognizing the revenue potential from licensing content assets from its immense 50-year old library, Ch. 11 hired licensing expert Barry O’Connell and formed a new department exclusively for stock footage
After searching for a new theatre for their improv shows and classrooms for almost four years, Annoyance Production founders Mick Napier and Jennifer Estlin leased “ideal theatre space” at 4840
Ted Allen, the food and wine specialist from “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” is Chicago’s newest TV star. Despite the recognition he’s found on
After 14 years renting a loft office in River West, Media Process Group will own its space when it moves into a loft condo at 1327
Zacuto Rentals has added another $125,000 worth of Panasonic gear to its rental inventory, giving them 12 camera packages, including four HD Varicams, and the only D5 recorder in the
HUGOS HONOR MARIN. The 40th annual Hugo Awards national television competition will honor Carol Marin, broadcast (“60 Minutes,” “48 Hours”) and print journalist (Chicago Tribune), with a career achievement award
Well into development on their second major game release, Studio Gigante ? the former “Mortal Kombat” development team ? moved to 13,000-sq. ft. space at 4621 N. Ravenswood, triple the
First, Orbis Productions and studio facility was sold a scant three months ago to Texan Mark Bunting, who announced the purchase with great fanfare. Now, it’s gone, pouff! just like
After a year’s hiatus, Terra Nova’s X Silver Images Film Festival returns as a streamlined Silver Images Film and Video Awards March 3 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
For a decade,
Hardy souls braved freezing temperatures to attend a series of IFP/Midwest-sponsored screenings at Columbia College that presented films in 15 candidates vying for this year’s Independent Spirit Awards.
Freelance editor Ryan Koscielniak has a plan to turn his passion for travel into a concept he can sell to television. Through his RyBred Films, he is producing the
These are busy days for Chicago’s resident audio guru Hank Neuberger. Make that Super busy. He and Terry Fryer, his partner in recently formed Third Wave Productions, had
Epiphany Pictures got a boost in the long development of their dream project “Sweet Home Chicago” with the signing of new 4th Row Films of New
A high note sounded for the music business with Tom Wiebe’s purchase of Pat Yacono’s Playroom and the official Dec. 1 opening of Earhole, the new name of the newly
Overall, the year coming to a close was nothing to cheer about. For most, October was a pretty good month, November was scary, but December, bless its cold and
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| Jim Jarmusch appears at the Movieside Film Festival Dec. 13 with two of his films. |
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REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 11/19/03POST PEOPLE PRODUCE INDIE. Former Lakeshore Production colleagues, I-Cubed producer Samantha Steveson and freelance editor Gregory Poulimas, started shooting their indie feature in 2001 and, with the help of I-Cubed,              |