“Transformers” director Michael Bay will return to Chicago later this year to produce the fifth installment of his franchise, he told WGN’s Dean Richards. But
Eight legendary “garage bands” that came out of Chicago in the ‘60s and ‘70s will reunite at WTTW for a once-in-a-lifetime public
Co-producers/directors Lynn Millspaugh and Derek Souders of Broad Street Films had no expectation of winning a prize in the 48 Hour Film
LEO BURNETT trumped the Chicago International Film Festival TV awards by scoring 18 – or almost half — of
Satirical, comedic “The Onion” and its commercial affiliate, “Onion Labs” will receive the first Commitment to Excellence
SPIKE LEE has set up shop at Cinespace Studios to start prepping for his anti-violence comedy called “Chiraq,” to
For Kevin Pang and Mark Helenowski having their first documentary accepted for a world premiere at SXSW
February Black History Month in Chicago starts off Sunday, Feb. 1 with a program of three rare films (one shot on Super
Talks are ongoing between Comcast SportsNet Chicago (CSN) and WLS/7 to have Comcast produce the 25 Chicago Cubs games that
Before Mayor Jane Byrne, there was no Chicago film industry. That was mainly because Mayor Richard J.
WGN/9 production director Bob Vorwald will receive the coveted Jerome Holtzman Award for service to local baseball history Jan. 25,
Three new spots that herald the opening of the Chicago Bulls 2014-2015 season are part of the team’s “Chicago Basketball is Home”
THIS BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, Columbia College’s Feb. 12 Cinema Slapdown (coincidentally Lincoln’s Birthday) debates the “The Help,” an authentic reflection of the Southern African American
When a record number of Comcast SportsNet Chicago (CSC)regular-season hockey viewers (5.40 rating) watched the Blackhawks Tuesday, they also witnessed a new CSN Chicago production
Kevin and Patricia Sinnott of Warrenville-based production company Sinnott Productions are gearing up for next spring’s year two of CoffeeCON, which they bill as the first coffee convention
If only it were so easy. For four years — four long years — Jeff Kiernan has been trying to do the seemingly impossible. Some might compare it to the
October traditionally is the most eventfully-active month of the year as our calendar proves. We will continue to add events as quickly as they announced so, as they say, “stay
Missed paychecks and production fees will ripple through Chicago-area video companies unless the National Hockey League lockout of players comes to an unexpectedly quick conclusion. The NHL has already canceled
Two weeks after Emily Barr abruptly resigned as general manager of ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, the station’s late news is set to retain its longtime No. 1 position among local newscasts in
With one day to go in the Nielsen March TV ratings book, the results in the local late news ratings competition show ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 continues to hold on the No.
