Lakeshore Productions’ internationally-flavored feature “Wicker Park” has opened in theatres to lukewarm reviews. The movie is an adaptation of a French screenplay originally set in Paris, but relocated to Chicago.
MARK ARMSTRONG’S hip-hop comedy feature “Chickenhead Bound” from Dusablean Enterprises wrapped principal photography Aug. 12. Premiere screening is planned for Thanksgiving. Nlz
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JOE MANTEGNA made a surprise appearance at the Royal George Theatre last week, delighting the cast and audience of “Bleacher Bums,” the show about
The Community Film Workshop of Chicago hasn’t been around as long as, say, Columbia College, but it sure has done its share of video training since it opened back in
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR. Michigan Avenue gets a welcome dash of international glitz and know-how with the arrival of Graham Woodall, JWT’s new ECD, who heads creative and production. The native
This is the second in a two-part survey of local documentarians, who they are, their background and credits. Ranging from national leaders like
Drawing on a rich tradition of bluntness and iconoclasm, Chicago is home to a wealth of documentarians, from TV powerhouses like Towers and Kurtis Productions to national theatrical and TV
A giant of the B-movie, Jack Hill, who started his career in the early ’60s at Roger Corman’s legendary American International Pictures, will be in town
John Zwierzko, a.k.a. Johnny Z returned to JWT as a producer, engineer and sound designer. A 22-year agency veteran, he nonetheless was canned during a wave of firings
Famous regional stars of regional animated films and commercials will highlight the 2004 Midwest Animators Conference April 23-24 at the Double Trees Guest Suites in Downers Grove.
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Director Michael Ojeda (left) and producer Joel Goodman will attend the Feb. 27 world theatrical premiere
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Chicago director’s Indian feature garners international acclaimChicago filmmaker Satish Menon walked across a stage in New York a few weeks ago and received an award from fellow Indian expatriate Salman Rushdie.
Walking Shadows gears up for
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Olken’s human trafficking expos? in
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Rappers Mr. Cheeks and Trina star in “A Miami Tail,” now out on video from Lion’s Gate.<!--
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Doc exploring artistic vs. corporate expression premieres at Underground Film FestBefore the recent spate of allegations about the adverse health effects of their products, Kraft Food Holdings had another adversary, in the unlikely guise of Wicker Park cartoonist Networking in Chicago, part two
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