Two of the four coveted Audience Choice Awards of the 50th Chicago Film Festival went to Chicago filmmakers now living on the West Coast. Kartemquin director
MICHAEL MOORE AND MICHAEL SHANNON light up our celeb scene over the next few weeks while they’re in Chicago. Tonight, Moore will present the
TIMELY DOC HEAD GAMES, about the epidemic of concussions in football and other sports produced by Steve
“I was able to take care of anything, and I mean anything,” Gary Goehl says in a promotional video for <span
Ironically, Steven Spielberg’s multi award-nominated Lincoln was shot in Petersburg, Va., and not in Lincoln’s Springfield, Illinois, although all of the wagons, carts, artillery and most of the horses
Lead agency Two by Four seven Platinum Sponsors and a small army of dedicated adfolk from 10 agencies who worked since last summer planning the
Late Monday afternoon, J.C. Penney announced its president Michael Francis was immediately departing the company. Francis was wished well in an official statement. And that was that.
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Hollywood transplants to the Chicago area, DeAnna and Kevin Cooper, have produced Chicago’s first stereoscopic 3D feature and possibly the first 3D comedy anywhere so far. The family comedy, <a
Whimsical. What a lovely word. But trust us — when applied to television advertising — “whimsical” is among the toughest tricks to pull off with much success. And yet. Euro
About a year ago, Loyola film studies professor and Army veteran John C.P. Goheen embarked on a quest to honor military veterans by telling stories of war veterans filmed on
Filmmaker Edward T. McDougal’s inspiring historical feature, “Dog Jack,” opens theatrically nationwide in celebration of February’s Black History Month — a year after the distributor discovered
Winner of the grand prize of the recent Chicago Screenwriters Network’s third annual script contest was former U.S. Marine, Adedapo Akisanya, for his drama, Beneath the Rock.
He was
This winter, Malachi Leopold of Left Brain/Right Brain Productions is rolling out the 24-episode entrepreneurship web series, “Trep Life,” which he says offers a “unique, 360-degree view of what it
For $55, you can absorb the wisdom and insights of 23 successful business owners at “Rocked the Recession” Friday, Dec. 10, a full day overflowing with ideas and opportunities that
HUNGRY MAN of New York, famous for its creative directors and take on comedy commercials, has won the Commitment to Excellence Award for TV commercials from the 2010
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
GAVIN MacLEOD, fondly remembered as “The Love Boat’s” skipper and Mary Tyler Moore’s fellow TV newswriter, will be the special guest June 8 at the screening
For the past 20 years, “media goddess” Laurie Scheer has been at the forefront of ever-changing Hollywood needs and relaying them to an army of devoted followers through her online
The NAACP has nominated Alex LeMay’s “Desert Bayou” for an Image Award for best documentary, just in time for the film’s DVD release on Jan. 29. Fox will broadcast
HANK NEUBERGER, Chicago’s sound guru, is currently in Palm Springs where he will head a 90-member crew, including lots of Chicago guys, to produce a three day
