Barbara Roche

1 day ago | reelchicago.com | Barbara Roche

Chicago-based Field Notes, makers of memo books, notebooks and other writing gear, will host the Field Notes Film Festival on Monday, June 23. The festival will feature a selection of short films the company has produced to accompany the launch of nearly all of its quarterly limited editions sets since 2009. All of the films to be featured were produced and directed by Steve Delahoyde, founder and president of Delahoyde Projects.

1 day ago | reelchicago.com | Barbara Roche

Marvel Studios has officially released the first teaser trailer and poster for the long-awaited Ironheart, the highly anticipated Disney+ series spotlighting tech genius Riri Williams—and yes, Chicago is front and center. Set to premiere June 24, 2025, with the first three episodes, Ironheart follows Riri (Dominique Thorne), a brilliant young inventor who returns to her hometown of Chicago after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

2 days ago | reelchicago.com | Barbara Roche

As the world celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American pope, born in Dalton, Illinois—Old National Bank celebrated in its own way: on Chicago’s Kennedy Expressway. In a clever twist of hometown pride and papal reverence, Old National Bank’s permanent digital billboard lit up with the message:“Deep Dish. Now available in Rome.”followed by“Congratulations Pope Leo XIV.

2 days ago | reelchicago.com | Barbara Roche

Grab your Xanax. Season four of The Bear, the hit FX series with deep Chicago roots, will premiere in its entirety on Hulu starting Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. CT. Internationally, the series will continue to stream on Disney+. The full-season drop continues the show’s binge-friendly tradition, a holdover from the FX on Hulu days.

3 days ago | reelchicago.com | Barbara Roche

Prime Video is heading back to the shop. Ahead of its annual upfront presentation, the streamer has officially ordered a new series adaptation of Barbershop, with comedian and actor Jermaine Fowler (Ricky Stanicky, Superior Donuts) in the lead role. Marshall Todd, co-writer of the original 2002 hit film, will return to write and executive produce, joined by Max Searle (Neon, Dave) as co-showrunner and EP.