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Columnist: Colin Costello

Colin Costello is a biracial award-winning Creative Director, Senior Copywriter and Content Creator who loves to explore the human condition through advertising and content creation.

He’s has conceived and written for a wide range of clients including most recently, Honcho Hard Seltzer, Disney, Marvel and AT&T. Because of his background, Colin understands that ‘emotion’ is one of the most important communication tools of them all. His website showcases the range of solutions he’s helped create with amazing global teams, over the years – from reinventing The Los Angeles Dodgers’ image to working with the Gatorade Sports Lab in Barrington, IL to reach brown and Black audiences.

Colin has been writing for Reel 360 since joining Reel Chicago in 2014. Colin started as a Social Media Manager, but then soon moved up to contributing writer. Colin eventually was given his own column covering the Los Angeles advertising and film scene called Reel LA.

When Reel LA became Reel 360, Colin Costello was the natural choice to become West Coast Editor.

INTERVIEW: VFX Oscar Winner Paul Lambert
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INTERVIEW: VFX Oscar Winner Paul Lambert

By Colin Costello Mar 29, 2022
Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert won the Oscar for “Best Visual Effects” on Sunday evening for the critically acclaimed film Dune...
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Reel 360’s 5 Super Bowl ads that hit and 3 that missed
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Reel 360’s 5 Super Bowl ads that hit and 3 that missed

By Colin Costello Feb 14, 2022
We've survived another day and night of Hard Seltzers (Does anyone drink beer anymore?) wings, and stuffing our faces with more chips than can be found in any chip or snack ais...
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Power of the Dog leads 94th Oscar nominations with 12
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Power of the Dog leads 94th Oscar nominations with 12

By Colin Costello Feb 8, 2022
Emmy-winning actor-comedian Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace, The Help) and Emmy-nominated actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish, The High Note) announced the 94th Osc...
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Reel 360’s Oscar nomination predictions
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Reel 360’s Oscar nomination predictions

By Colin Costello Feb 7, 2022
So, it comes down to this. Two hundred seventy-six feature films are eligible for a 2021 Oscar nomination, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. Tom...
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A look at Disney, Marvel and 20th Century Oscar hopefuls
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A look at Disney, Marvel and 20th Century Oscar hopefuls

By Megan Penn Jan 28, 2022
We're a few weeks out from the Oscar nominations, but we are getting other nominations from the, DGA, PGA, AGD and WGA which are giving us clues as to what may be nominated fo...
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Actor Jon goes Hamm on Apple TV+
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Actor Jon goes Hamm on Apple TV+

By Colin Costello Jan 25, 2022
Jon Hamm has played many memorable roles - uh, Don Draper anyone? And don't forget Kristen Wiig's douchey boyfriend, in the 2011 smash hit Bridesmaids. Or Hamm as determined FB...
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GS&P asks the question, “What if the Insurrectionists had been Black?”
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GS&P asks the question, “What if the Insurrectionists had been Black?”

By Colin Costello Jan 6, 2022
It's a question every person of color, Black people, has asked repeatedly since January 6, 2021. We joke about it as well, especially when we see pictures of militias, made up ...
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2021 in Review: The Best of Reel 360 Interviews
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2021 in Review: The Best of Reel 360 Interviews

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021
For many of us, 2021 began the same way 2020 ended - still stuck indoors. For our midwest sister outlet, Reel Chicago, forced hibernation was mainly due to inclimate weather an...
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Interview: Havas CEO Stephanie Nerlich looks ahead to 2022 and beyond
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Interview: Havas CEO Stephanie Nerlich looks ahead to 2022 and beyond

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021
To say it has been another unprecedented year would be a severe understatement, especially in advertising where agencies continue to be affected by 2019, 2020 and now 2021. Des...
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2021 in Review: The best ad campaigns
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2021 in Review: The best ad campaigns

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021
So, here we are at the end of another year. In 2021, we experienced more freedom from the pandemic during the spring and summer as cases lowered, but here we are, back in a kin...
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2021 in Review: Celebrating those who left us
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2021 in Review: Celebrating those who left us

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021
They made us laugh. They made us love. They made us sing. They made us cry. They made us think. Some entertained. Some were just there when we needed them. Some showered us wit...
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2021 in Review: The biggest stories of Reel 360
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2021 in Review: The biggest stories of Reel 360

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021
Some of the words which come to mind when describing 2021 include frustrating, maddening, wow (in a bad sense), terrifying, astounding, and wow again in a very good sense. When...
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Six reasons why Marvel and Kevin Feige made me believe in Santa
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Six reasons why Marvel and Kevin Feige made me believe in Santa

By Colin Costello Dec 24, 2021
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a hardcore superhero fan. Even more so, I am a hardcore DC Comics fan. For an entire childhood through 40 some years of puberty, I believed...
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Ghostbusters’ directors save Snowman in iPhone 13 Pro holiday spot
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Ghostbusters’ directors save Snowman in iPhone 13 Pro holiday spot

By Colin Costello Dec 22, 2021
This spot will make you melt. The latest addition to Apple’s Shot on iPhone series, 'Saving Simon' shows why iPhone 13 Pro is the perfect tool to capture and preserve beautif...
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A Chat with SixTwentySix directors Miles and AJ
  • The Craft

A Chat with SixTwentySix directors Miles and AJ

By Colin Costello Nov 30, 2021
With Thanksgiving now in the past, Christmas is our future. Literally. And Future, one of hip-hop's hottest rappers, is here to help us find the perfect gift, from Samsung...
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VFX Legion conjures up effects for Disney+ series Just Beyond
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VFX Legion conjures up effects for Disney+ series Just Beyond

By Colin Costello Nov 29, 2021
When you think of Disney+, you immediately gravitate toward the Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar collections. But there is a healthy offering of other series worth watching. One of ...
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A chat with Director / Writer / Producer Layne Marie Williams
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A chat with Director / Writer / Producer Layne Marie Williams

By Colin Costello Nov 1, 2021
After meeting Director / Writer / Producer Layne Marie Williams at a Stage 18 event, Dallas McGee, owner and Executive Producer of production company turned creative agency Pin...
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Our top 21 horror films of the 21st century
  • Film

Our top 21 horror films of the 21st century

By Colin Costello Oct 29, 2021
On September 11, 2001, we were all witnesses to what will go down in our lifetime as the most horrific event caught on video, film and audio. Of course, I'm talking 19 terr...
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Cartwright launches Trae Young’s signature shoe for adidas
  • Reel Ad of the Week

Cartwright launches Trae Young’s signature shoe for adidas

By Colin Costello Oct 22, 2021
Trae Young’s stand-out achievements (he sure was a pain in the ass to my beloved Philadelphia 76ers) and unconventional moves on the basketball court are celebrated in a new ...
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Jess Coulter’s Skincare unmasks the fear of aging
  • Reviews

Jess Coulter’s Skincare unmasks the fear of aging

By Colin Costello Oct 15, 2021
The Reel 360 Team loves Halloween and loves, even more, 20th Digital's popular Bite-Size Halloween series - streaming on Huluween. We got a peek at award-winning filmmaker Jess...
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