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Longtime Conan O’Brien sidekick Andy Richter recently stepped behind the camera to direct a series of ads for the Illinois Lottery. Produced by STORY for Downtown Partners Chicago, the ads are sequels to an earlier group of spots that Richter ...
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Disney's Chicago Birthplace Restoration Launched
On an out-of-the-way corner of the Northwest Side Chicago Neighborhood of Hermosa in 1901, a young man named Walter Elias Disney was born. That house, ...
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For our latest installment of Five Questions With SCREEN, Jon Desir, executive producer for VFX/Design at Optimus, sits down and tackles some answers. SCREEN: What ...
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Ex-Chicago Bear Nabs Publicity For Indie Horror Flick
If you're looking for some free publicity for your independent feature, it helps to have NFL players in starring roles. Ex-Chicago Bear Brandon Lloyd starring ...
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MUSCLE SHOALS DP Anthony Arendt
Mick Jagger, Bono, Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards... the music documentary MUSCLE SHOALS has em all. Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama ...
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Megan Maples Answers Five Questions
On the heels of the Cutters Studios Bloodbath last week (1800 guests, by the way) we thought it would be interesting to check in with ...
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MIND GAMES PREMIERE SET: Mark your calendars! ABC has announced the midseason premiere date for its new series MIND GAMES, starring Steve Zahn and Christian ...
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Lifetime Pilot Shooting In Austin
DELIVERANCE CREEK PILOT CURRENTLY SHOOTING IN AUSTIN: Shooting is underway in Austin and surrounding areas on the Lifetime pilot DELIVERANCE CREEK. “Creek” will be a ...
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AICE’s High
The Assocation of Independent Creative Editors honored the people who made the best music videos and television commercials of the year at the 2013 AICE ...
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An Amazing Thanksgiving
When I directed The Word of Promise audio bible, I had the opportunity to direct 600 actors from around the world. Many stars participated in ...
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