Film Producers Jason Elkins and Brian Poszgai

Producers Jason Elkins and Brian Poszgai are basing production in Chicago and Northwest Indiana for their new independent film project "Keep It In The Family."

OFFBEAT: Highland man-turned-Hollywood producer ready for next project

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Campaign to save independent theaters adds Hobart landmark

HOBART | The Art Theater tops the list of independent theaters a national campaign is helping to keep alive, a campaign spokesman said.

"To Survive" Feature Film Shooting in August 2012

Writer and director Stephen Folker's new feature film "To Survive" is about a group struggling to live through the collapse of society. It starts filming in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday.

Horror comedy filmmakers possessed by NWI's charm, stage a scene at Whihala

Gary International Black Film Festival set for Friday

The Steel City is ready for its close-up. The first Gary International Black Film Festival unreels Friday in a city of faded marquees and derelict cinemas.