CHICAGO SUBURB OF GLEN ELLYN CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF “LUCAS” ON APRIL 30TH! April 25, 2016 Did you work on "LUCAS" when it was filmed around Chicago and Glen Ellyn back in 1985? Or are you just a BIG FAN of the movie? Then come help the Glen Ellyn Historical Society celebrate the movie that started the careers of Jeremy Piven, Winona Ryder, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and former resident Tom Hodges!
Jeff Garlin, Billy Dec, Bo Burnham In Chicago Movie “Adventures in the Sin Bin!” October 18, 2013 Hey all! Let's have more movies film in Chicago! How?! Support the risk, taking super talents like everyone behind this movie, out today! Enjoy this funny behind the scenes video I am in w/Jeff Garlin, Bo Burnham & more...along with this great note below from Director Billy Federighi! Support Chicago! - Billy Dec
Local Production Company Folded Rose Filming New Movie in Chicago, Support Via Kickstarter July 10, 2013 You Don’t Have to go to LA to Find Filmmaking Talent There is such a wealth of filmmaking and acting talent right here in Chicago. I have paired up with my producing partner Scott K. Foley to put all that talent to work. This summer in Chicago we will be making the feature film Jessica.
Movie Review of ‘Holy Motors: An Odyssey Into the City of Light’ February 27, 2013 Holy Motors marks the return of French auteur Leos Carax after a 13-year hiatus since his last film. And he arrives in grand fashion, positing an exuberant, surreal tale that’s quite unlike any other film in recent years. Any attempt to accurately and succinctly convey the narrative would prove futile, and perhaps beside the point. Mr. Carax presents an avant-garde patchwork of scenes, whose only commonalities are the lead character, the distinct visual fingerprints of its director, and a pervading sense of despair.
Special Screening of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry At Museum Of Contemporary Art April 18, 2012 Calling all art and film buffs! This Friday April 20th there is a special screening of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry directed by Alison Klayman at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The film is traveling the country dominating film festivals one after another, and Chicago’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival is next up. If you don’t know who Ai Weiwei is you have got to check this out, and if you do I’m sure you can’t wait to see this. Ai Weiwei is considered China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic.
Send A Local Chicago Band To SXSW With Reggies Rock Club January 31, 2012 What does a local Chicago legendary rock venue and a thriving Texas arts festival have in common? After the Reggies SXSW Throwdown, quite a bit! Started in Austin in 1987 South By Southwest has grown into a week long music, film, and culture festival attended by nearly 20,000 people every year. Their lineup, consisting of musical acts, films, speakers, and others, features a great collection of current hot names but also tons of great up and coming artists.
Bueller? Bueller? Cubs fans? – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Screening At Wrigley Field September 28, 2011 Back in 1986, a high school wise guy came to Chicago and stirred things up a bit. People danced in the streets and Wrigley Field was taken over by three juvenile delinquents - all for a day off. Now, 25 years later, the legend of Ferris Bueller lives on.
Billy Dec TV / WEB / FILM / HOSTING / ACTING reel (2011) January 31, 2011 Just updated my reel for 2011 in case wanted to see it.. Enjoy!
Think you have a great idea for a movie? January 31, 2011 After writing, shooting & airing our lil "short movie" / avatar invite this week, the tough challenges of it all really took me by surprise, and made me respect the industry all the more. It also made me take note of this seminar I thought I'd share.
Movies, premieres, parties, celebrities, gifting suites.. Chicago at sundance! January 21, 2011 Checkout this quick video mix of a cool event I was at last year while at sundance called Variety Magazine's "Top 10 directors to watch!" as you can see, I mention how the premieres, celebrity parties,...
