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Chicagoans shine at Golden Globes

By Colin Cosello Jan 9, 2018

Chicago-born Frances McDormand, Highland Park's Rachel Brosnahan and Oprah Winfrey stood out in a sea of black dresses which symbolized the #Metoo #Timesup movements by women in...

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Yessian CD Andy Grush co-scores film with Danny Elfman

By Colin Costello Jan 9, 2018

Former DDB CCO Bob Scarpelli once told me, “All good ideas eventually find a home.” That is certainly the case with the exciting two-year-old horror film, Before I Wake, whi...

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Reel LA: Doner, Deutsch, PGA, WGA in the news

By Colin Costello Jan 5, 2018

Doner LA feasts on Del Monte Doner LA is starting off its 2018 pretty much the same way it ended its 2017 – with a win. The shop has now been named lead agency for Cali...

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YouTuber demands ‘Justice’ for Zack Snyder fans

By Colin Costello Jan 4, 2018

As social media has grown in relevance, so has the cacophony of voices supporting or disapproving their favorite films and TV series. A scroll through various YouTube videos of ...

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David&Goliath’s 9-mile “scroll” to an African school

By Colin Costello Jan 2, 2018

My daughters used to complain about having to get up a 5 a.m. to attend a high school that was two miles down the street. Compare their first world complaints to those of th...

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Traveling Picture Show, David&Goliath, Story, Cary Ruby

By Colin Costello Dec 14, 2017

Traveling Picture Show volunteers at food bank It's a holiday tradition for Reel Chicago to cover the good things that Windy City ad agencies and production companies are doi...

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Parseghian and Ginos to charge Battery

By Colin Costello Dec 11, 2017

LA-based agency Battery announced Friday the appointment of Mike Parseghian as Head of Brand and Becky Ginos as Associate Creative Director. As Head of Brand, Parseghian wil...

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AFI Closes with tribute to Aaron Sorkin

By Colin Costello Nov 21, 2017

The 50th annual American Film Institute Festival came to a resounding close last Thursday night with a moving tribute at The Chinese Theater for writer/director Aaron Sorkin and...

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AFI Fest opens with premiere of ‘Mudbound’

By Colin Costello Nov 10, 2017

The thing currently shaking Los Angeles right now is not the 3.6 quake we felt this morning. For me it was the opening of the AFI Fest presented by Audi. It is truly the prem...

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Considering Thailand for your next shoot?

By Colin Costello Nov 6, 2017

Whether you’re in commercial production or a Chicago indie film producer looking to get more out of your skimpy $3m budget, perhaps it’s time to think outside of the box whe...

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American Film Market opens for shoppers of film and TV

Nov 3, 2017

It’s where dreams are born and the flames of hope are fanned as filmmakers, distributors, writers, producers, actors and actresses descend upon the Santa Monica Loews for the ...

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Kia, The Rock, Finish Line in the news

By Colin Costello Nov 2, 2017

David&Goliath for Kia David&Goliath has dropped a new campaign for its successful Kia client and this time the brand is taking a new route. And guess what? The hamsters must ...

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MullenLowe, NFL, Johnson, Elizabeth in the news

By Colin Costello Oct 18, 2017

MullenLowe L.A. wins Whole Foods According to Ad Age, Amazon finally finished shopping for a new creative agency for its newly acquired Whole Foods Market. The report says, t...

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Adam Green surprises with new “Hatchet” sequel

By Colin Costello Aug 29, 2017

Well, didn’t see that coming. But where else would you expect to find Twisted Sister’s Dee Snyder, Ron Jeremy in Crocs and Dread Central’s Uncle Creepie than the 10th Anni...

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LA Filmmaker keeps roots in Chicago in docu-series

By Colin Costello Aug 9, 2017

When former Chicago Screenwriters Network member and filmmaker Erin R. Dooley decided to make a collaborative self-help film project while walking the The Wicklow Way, an 85-mil...