
“Batman vs. Superman” due to film here in November
FILM FLAM. After six months of filming in the Detroit area, “Batman vs. Superman” is tentatively scheduled to film in Illinois
FILM FLAM. After six months of filming in the Detroit area, “Batman vs. Superman” is tentatively scheduled to film in Illinois
Marlena Peleo-Lazar, McDonald’s chief creative officer and a 14-year veteran of the Oak Brook-based company, has resigned amid pressure of
Three agencies – two of them here in Chicago – were tapped to compete in a MillerCoors formal review to come up with advertising ideas that will elevate its Miller
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION HERE is adding to the satisfying flow of entertainment projects getting underway now for the next six to eight months, with the
ADD “RESTAURATEUR” to the lengthy resume of Steve Platcow, CEO of RPM Advertising.<span style="text-decoration:
Chicago’s Optimus is connecting the talents and services of New York’s Nice Shoes, an industry-leading color grading and
FCB was the agency choice of Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism arm, to promote the city as a tourist destination throughout the world. Starcom
RUMORS FLYING all over about the alleged closing here of visual effects Method Studios, a
ADMAN AND SCREENWRITER COLIN COSTELLO is starting the New Year in a big way. His new home base as of Jan. 8 will be Los Angeles, where he will continue
ENERGY BBDO ON FRIDAY moves out of three floors at the 410 N. Michigan Wrigley Building, after an 80 year tenancy begun by its predecessor agency, to updated new offices
Let us, for a moment, turn our attention to Charles Barkley.
We all know who he is. He’s a former pro basketball player who found a life after life on the
YOU NEVER KNOW who’s going to show up at the Chicago International Film Festival, which is part of the fun of attending. On Friday night, actor Vince Vaughn showed up
NEW TO FOUNDATION CONTENT is senior producer Tamara Bridges Rothschild who just joined Monday, Oct. 8 after a five year stint in New York as a
Let’s hear it for the little guys. If it wasn’t for the little guys — by that we mean the smaller shops that are part of the warp and woof
It was a great party. Tasty passed hors d’oeuvres. Wine in genuine glass goblets. Fun speech. And a lively group of people. Indeed, the best we could have hoped for
While many unlikely cities throughout the world have been used as substitutes for Chicago locations for movies and commercials (and not always convincingly) STORY’S recent reverse location for a major
“Scrooge & Marley,” a modern and gay version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” signed Tony and Emmy-winning actress Judith Light as the film’s narrator and recorded her
Newly formed Cavalry – the Chicago agency WPP Group recently formed to exclusively handle Coors beer brands – hired DDB SVP/group creative director Jim Larmon as its first chief creative
It was a lovely evening for a graduation. It really was.
Nearly 100 people gathered on the verandah at the Museum of Contemporary Art Wednesday night for the formal graduation of
The news couldn’t have been more devastating. At 10:30 Tuesday morning DraftFCB/Chicago president Michael Fassnacht picked up his phone and discovered MillerCoors chief marketing officer Andy England was on the