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'Workout Face'
In the third execution of a campaign that launched with "Breathe" in the A1 spot of the Super Bowl, Michelob Ultra continues with FCB and their in-house production team at Lord+Thomas to create a fresh strategy that is unique in ...
HEADLINES
Chicago's New TV Series for NBC
Yet another TV pilot has been picked up to series and is currently shooting in Chicago... and this one is 100% homegrown. Filming for eight ...
READ MOREChicago Pilot Showcase Tuesday; SNL, Second City, iO Talent Starring
Midwest-made TV pilots take center stage at First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival this Tuesday, October 4th, with festivities beginning at Landmark's Century ...
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Call Sheet
Chicago's New TV Series for NBC
Yet another TV pilot has been picked up to series and is currently shooting in Chicago... and this one is 100% homegrown. Filming for eight ...
READ MOREFive Questions With SCREEN
LeoB Sr Producer Topher Cochrane Answers Five Questions
This Wednesday the new documentary CHASING BUBBLES lands at the Logan Theater (click here for tix) but before it does, the film's co-director and Leo ...
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Beyond the Spot: Jack C. Newell
In the latest installment of our popular feature, Jack C. Newell, director/artist/educator and a man that defies description, talks about what drew him into filmmaking ...
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Loading Doc: Defending Gacy, Election Season, and the Latest from Kartemquin
How can a lawyer defend a serial killer? That was the basic question that Sam Amirante confronted back in 1978, after he had left the ...
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Bridget Carmody BAM Studios New Executive Producer
Chicago-based BAM Studios has named Bridget Carmody as their new executive producer, the company announced this week. Carmody recently relocated to Chicago from Los Angeles ...
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PHOTO BOOTH: Reeling Film Fest
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, running thru September 29th, is the second longest-running film festival of its kind, and prides itself on showcasing ...
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FOR GRACE Directors Kevin Pang and Mark Helenowski
“An essential film for anyone with a dream and the will to pursue it” - Toronto Film Scene Tuesday, February 2nd is a monumental day ...
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EASY Set to Premiere on Netflix
EASY is set to premiere Thursday, September 22 exclusively through Netflix. This anthology series from creator Joe Swanberg explores diverse Chicago characters as they fumble ...
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Will QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Be Renewed?
WILL USA’S QUEEN OF THE SOUTH BE RENEWED?: USA’s gritty drama about a female Mexican drug lord operating out of Texas premiered this summer to ...
READ MOREStreet Legal
Jared Leto v. TMZ: The Copyright Battle Continues
Late last year, TMZ got their hands on a video of Jared Leto bashing Taylor Swift. Leto didn’t like the bad press he received from ...
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An Observation
My wife is good at dropping hints when she wants me to do something. She plans far ahead. In April she asked if I was ...
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