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Illinois' film industry sets new record for production spending
Illinois' film industry set a new record last year, with production companies spending $703 million: the highest total in state history, Gov. JB Pritzker announced. 'Fourteen years ago today, actually, we were filming the pilot of Chicago Fire in…
Illinois' film industry sets new record for production spending
Illinois' film industry set a new record as production companies spent more than $700 million in the state in 2025. Rose Schmidt has the story.
Chicago's Film Industry Is Booming, Leading To Record Production Spending In Illinois
CHICAGO — Film production companies in Illinois spent a record $703 million in 2025, reflecting a growing film and TV industry in Chicago and beyond, lawmakers and industry leaders announced Thursday. This marks a 25 percent increase in film…
Kelly and Sharon Osbourne film lighthearted video
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Sharon and Kelly Osbourne delighted their fans as they filmed a funny skit for Omaze in a bid to raise money for Prince William 's homelessness charity. The mother and daughter's promotional video…
Peaky Blinders fans divided over film as they slam 'weak' ending
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal has arrived globally on Netflix. The movie follows Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy), who is forced out of retirement to save his son Duke Shelby (Barry Keoghan) after the youngster gets caught up in a Nazi plot…
We bought dream home on APITS - but got a nasty shock after filming
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Not sure what to watch tonight? Discover our brand new TV GUIDE now! A couple on A Place In The Sun refused to sign the contract after getting a nasty shock once filming had wrapped up. The latest…
Hong Kong International Film Festival brings out the big guns for its 50th year
After the dust settles following the March madness of Art Basel, Art Central and the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is due to celebrate its semi-centennial this April – a milestone that serves as a…
Peaky Blinders film has a hidden title card you probably missed
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has finally landed on Netflix after it. The film sees Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) returning to the streets of Birmingham for one last reckoning after his son Duke Shelby (Barry Keoghan) is embroiled in a…
Look at This Treasure Trove of Unseen Photos From the Filming of 'Return of the Jedi
Just when you thought every shred of vintage Star Wars memorabilia had seen the light of day, here comes an auction featuring set photographs that have gone unseen by outsiders for multiple decades. Propstore is featuring a two-part collection of…
Joe Duggar filmed on beach trip two years before abuse allegations
Rediscovered footage shows Joe Duggar on vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida two years before he allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in the same town, the Daily Mail can reveal. The video has resurfaced after Duggar, 31, was…
Maddie Ziegler's new action film 'Pretty Lethal' features a new blend of dance and combat fighting: 'Ballet-Fu
When actress Maddie Ziegler first read the script for the film Pretty Lethal, which premiered at SXSW over the weekend, she was immediately drawn to it because of its authenticity—even if, sure, the ballerinas are also seen scrappily…
Alia Bhatt, Yami Gautam, Preity Zinta To Star in OTT Films
Amazon Prime Video has many interesting web series and original films on its 2026 slate. A look at the films coming up. Alia Bhatt turns producer with Don't Be Shy. Preity Zinta makes a comeback with Kunal Kemmu's Vibe. Yami Gautam gives us a…
Where was 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' filmed? The real-life filming locations behind the Netflix crime movie
For the seventh and final time, Tommy Shelby is saddling up to take control of Birmingham's criminal underworld in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. World War II is raging, Luftwaffe bombs are falling and his unhinged nephew is running rackets too…
'The Silence of the Lambs' Is the Most Unsettling '90s Film Ever Made
Many have a relentless fascination with serial killers. Whether real-life stories or imagined, there is an endless onslaught of material on the subject. In 1988, the novel The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris was published, and in 1991, it hit…
New film unpacks the most explosive day in Lake Tahoe history
There's no other festival in the country quite like South by Southwest, the yearly conference of tech, movies and film that's essentially become a citywide holiday in Austin, Texas. After years of taking over downtown Austin venues for a 10-day…
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