CFM News Archive
Tafriha, Lee & Suzanne At Comic Con 2007
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN'S LEE ARENBERG TALKS ABOUT PIRATES, DRIVING SCHOOL
AND MORE
by Suzanne Philips
assisted by Tafriha Ahmed
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know the enormous impact that the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise has had on our culture. And you will undoubtedly recognize actor Lee Arenberg, who plays the pirate Pintel in the trilogy. CFM tracked Lee down at the Walt Disney booth at last week's Comic-Con to find out his thoughts on the success of the films and what he has in store next. More
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Andre Benjamin,
Andre 3000 from the group Outkast, at Comic Con to promote his upcoming
Cartoon Network show, "Class of 3000".
Photos by Suzanne Philips
By Suzanne Philips
DESPERATE
HOUSEWIVES STAR JAMES DENTON TACKLES SCI-FI IN “MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION”
Actor
James Denton, who fans know as Mike Delfino on the hit show “Desperate
Housewives”, is making his Science Fiction debut on the ABC limited series
“Masters of Science Fiction” which airs on Saturdays in August. Denton stars
in the final installment entitled “The Discarded” along with John Hurt and
Brian Dennehy about a group of minorities who are set adrift in outer space
because of their differences. Denton’s character is very reluctantly sent to
make a pact with the discarded people when those “normal” people on Earth
realize they need something from them. The show is directed by Jonathan
Frakes of Star Trek fame and is written by legendary Sci-Fi writer Harlan
Ellison.
During a recent teleconference, Denton spoke about the project and explained
that he came into the project “kind of through the back door”.
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WARNER BROS. PICTURES TAKES ON “GET SMART” AT COMIC CON
By Suzanne Philips
Warner
Bros. Pictures was out in force at the 2007 Comic Con in San Diego. They
brought stars and footage from the upcoming film GET SMART, which opens next
year to share sneak peeks of the film and talk about what makes this film so
good.
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Steve Carell
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NEW FINAL CUT OF
"BLADE RUNNER" COMING TO DVD - STARS INVADE COMIC CON 2007 TO PROMOTE
by Suzanne Philips
Sir
Ridley Scott came to the 2007 Comic-Con with several of the actors from the
legendary film BLADE RUNNER to promote the upcoming December release of
BLADE RUNNER - THE FINAL CUT.
Sean Young at Comic Con 2007
This ultimate 5 disk
package comes in a silver briefcase and contains 5 different versions of the
film, 47 minutes of additional footage and a 3 1/2 hour documentary called
DANGEROUS DAYS about the making of the film.
This Ultimate edition will be released on December 18th just in time for the holidays. You can pre-order your copy at www.amazon.com.
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CLIVE OWEN COMES
TO COMIC CON 2007 TO PROMOTE NEW FILM
Clive Owen at 2007 Comic Con to promote his new film SHOOT EM UP which opens September 7th in the U.S.
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SKINWALKERS
“We’re going to Mayberry and Andy Griffith is a Werewolf!”
by Suzanne Philips
The
above line by Creature Creator Stan Winston sums up the new film
SKINWALKERS, which opens on August 10th. Skinwalkers, or Werewolves, are
living with a curse that allows them the power to change from human to wolf
and move at the speed of lightning.
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RORY COCHRANE AND MARY MCCORMACK SHOW US A FRIGHTENING VISION OF LOS ANGELES IN THE UPCOMING FILM
“RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR”.
By Suzanne Philips
Multiple
“dirty bombs” are set off in Los Angeles, spreading a deadly poison through
the skies. Martial Law takes over and all residents not directly in the
danger zone are forced to seal themselves up in their houses. Brad (Rory
Cochrane) is forced to seal his wife Lexi (Mary McCormack) outside as she
might be infected.
This scary premise sets up the film RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR, and the cast was on
hand at the 2007 Comic Con to give us some sneak peaks and talk about making
this powerful film. More
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D3PUBLISHER OF
AMERICA ANNOUNCES COMPANION COMIC BOOK FOR ITS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD
PERSON ACTION VIDEO GAME DARK SECTOR™
Comic To Feature The Talents of Fan Favorites Bill Sienkiewicz And David
Wohl.
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ACTRESS KAREN
CLICHE INTRODUCES US TO THE NEW WORLD OF FLASH GORDON
by Suzanne Philips
The
Sci-Fi Channel is set to turn on a new generation of fans this week with the
premiere of the series "Flash Gordon". Beautiful Canadian star Karen Cliche
took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to talk with CFMNews about the
project.
Read the interview here.
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News From
Comic Con 2007
Suzanne with Johnny Whitworth
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GHOST WHISPERER AND STAR JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
COMES TO SAN DIEGO FOR COMIC-CON
by Suzanne Philips
Jennifer
Love Hewitt came to San Diego to talk about the upcoming season of "Ghost
Whisperer" and it's season premiere on September 28th.
"Ghost Whisperer" came to Comic Con last year and as a result, their
audience of Male viewers increased dramatically. Lots of new plot pieces
have been added to the show and fans are really enjoying the love story of
Melinda and Jim (Hewitt and David Conrad).
Jennifer Love Hewitt recently won a Saturn award for her performance in the
show and was really excited about being honored for her work on the project.
"Ghost Whisperer" airs Fridays at 8pm on CBS.
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CFM INTERVIEWS BRANDON MOLALE - ONE OF THE
STARS OF THE UPCOMING FILM "BALLS OF FURY"
by Suzanne Philips
assisted by Danielle Russell
You probably have seen Brandon Molale in one of his multitude of screen
credits - RENO 911!, DODGEBALL, THE LONGEST YARD - but CFM wanted to sit
down with Brandon at the busy Comic-Con convention last weekend in San Diego
to find out what we can expect next from this very busy actor....
CFM: Tell me a little about your background
BM: I moved to Los Angeles in 1998, I played football for many years,
played for Fresno State. I moved to Los Angeles NOT to be an actor, I had my
own training business, I wanted to live down toward the beach. I am from the
bay area. Within a month or two of moving down here I met some guys who were
doing this football movie THE WATERBOY. They thought I would be perfect for
it, and my first ever job in the business was doing football stunts on this
huge movie. I started out like anybody else does in this business - a
non-union extra and lowest man on the totem pole and now I start my 27th
movie next month. So I know what it is like to keep pounding away at the
pavement as a working actor. Keep going and hope to God that you enjoy doing
what you are doing because sometimes it is a tough road but I have been very
blessed to be a working actor.
CFM: What is coming out next for you.
BM: The big thing here at Comic-Con is BALLS OF FURY, which is coming out
August 31st. I have known Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant for years. They
almost killed me a couple years ago when I played Cadet Dupree. I was the
bad ass cadet that everyone had to beat, and I got run over by a car. When
we were filming, I really took one for the team and because of that I like
to say they felt bad and they felt obligated to use me again. Or they were
intimidated by my size and they thought "we better give this guy some more
parts or he will kill me". I am back on RENO 911! for season 5, BALLS OF
FURY, I have a part in the Joel Silver pilot MOONLIGHT, working with Eddie
Murphy and Rob Schneider and just did my first horror film with Steven
Weber, FARMHOUSE, which was a lot of fun. I wanted to explore that side
because I have done a lot of comedies and this is really dark and people
have never really seen me like that before. It is diversity for me, you
never really get to see that side of me. I want to show people that I am not
some big, dumb oath that is getting knocked around, I am a good actor. I
want to keep doing all these different kinds of projects.
CFM: in BALLS OF FURY who do you play in the film?
BM: I play a male courtesan that Christopher Walken has enslaved in
his underground lair. If you like RENO 911!, if you like slapstick comedies,
you will like this film.
BM: There is a big rumor going around that myself and Duane "The
Rock" Johnson are up for the film SHAZAM and people keep asking me what is
going on with it. I keep telling people, I want to play this part. I believe
that I am the right person for Captain Marvel. If it is offered to me I will
accept. I believe that I can bring the right type of inner kid that I
believe that Captain Marvel may struggle with. Becoming the big superhero
that he is, then going back to being the Billy Batson character. I am a big
kid at heart. I am a big inner geek here at Comic-Con. I played with GI
Joe's and I collected all the comic books. I may be older now and I may have
grown up, but I am still a kid at heart. I believe that is what is really
going to set me apart to play this role. I think that true comic book fans
will accept that what I can bring to this character is exactly what Captain
Marvel has inside of him. If it is there and offered to me that I want to
play the role. I would like to see Duane play Black Adam (a big nemesis of
Captain Marvel) and I play Captain Marvel. I worked with him in THE RUN DOWN
and I would love to work with him again.
Check out Brandon in BALLS OF FURY opening August 31st!
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Will Wheaton, star of STAR TREK-THE NEXT GENERATION speaks at the 2007 Comic Con in San Diego.
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THE MONSTER SQUAD - CULT FAVORITE FINDS NEW
HOME ON DVD ON IT'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
by Suzanne Philips
It's a
good year for Monsters and specifically for the cult classic THE MONSTER SQU
AD. This 1980's film about a group of monsters,
led by Count Dracula, who are searching for a powerful amulet which would
allow evil to rule the world, has long been a staple of horror fans the
world over. People are passionate about this movie and fans have long been
shouting for a DVD version so that they can retire their worn out VHS
copies.
Well, fans now have their wish in spades. THE MONSTER SQUAD: 20TH
ANNIVERSARY EDITION has just been released by Lionsgate films and this
2-disk set is packed with extras:
* A five-part retrospective with new interviews
with Fred Dekker, Andre Gower,
Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank and more
* Deleted scenes
* Animated Storyboard sequence
* Two separate audio commentaries
* Still Gallery
and more!
The
DVD set hit the stores on July 24th, and already fans are having problems
finding a copy for themselves as many stores have sold out.
At the 2007 Comic-Con in San Diego, Writer/Director Fred Dekker, actors
Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank and Stephen Macht joined with a
packed audience for a screening of the film. The line went around the block
and fans lined up hours before just to show their support for what is for
many of them, their favorite film of all time.
The production team sat down to discuss the film and shed some insight into
just what makes this project so special.
FRED DEKKER (writer/director): (on the second time success of the film)
At the time, Parents thought that it would be too scary for their kids, so
we ended up with no audience. And then it went on Cable, and kids the age of
the squad started to catch up on it and then they sort of grew this
affection for it and started renting it and it just sort of grew this
affection and nostalgia. I knew the movie worked with an audience because
whenever we showed the movie to an audience they really responded, the
problem was getting them into the seats in the first place.
About a year and a half ago I started to get inklings that people had this
love and affection for this movie that I really didn't know about and it's
been really great.
I have always loved blending genres, I get kind of bored if something is
just kind of the same all the way through. I like laughs in my horror films
and I like moments of poignancy in my dramas. MONSTER SQUAD is a genre of
movie that has historically not succeeded. It is a tightrope to balance.
Audience get confused sometimes when you ask them to laugh and be scared at
the same time.
On the DVD release, the deleted scenes are less than we thought they would
be. Most of them have to do with the marital difficulties of the parents
(Stephen Macht and Mary Ellen Trainor). Thee is a whole section of the movie
that we shot that we have no idea where it is. It is from the prologue where
Van Helsing and his minions where they actually find Dracula and stake him.
The producer was adamant that we keep the prologue as short as possible so
it got cut.
ASHLEY BANK (Phoebe): Being here is great, it's like a big high
school reunion. You get to see everyone again and it's kind of like being
back in filming again. Most of my memories are specifically of filming (she
was 5 at the time), the others probably remember more of the off-set stuff.
I was terrified of Dracula (Duncan Regehr), I could not be around him. It
actually worked because the monsters didn't actually spend time with us on
set. I think that was partially because our hours on set were limited. Their
coverage with us was actually done without us.
I realized the film had a second life when we went to a recent screening in
Austin (2 sold out shows for fans on Easter Sunday). I had randomly gotten
in touch with Andre (Gower) out of the blue and ran across his email address
and he told me about the event in Austin and I was like "What? Cool!". I
hadn't seen the film for ages and Andre and Fred and I were talking after
the screening in Austin and were had forgotten how good the film is.
Watching it in a packed house with people cheering you realize what a good
film it actually is.
RYAN LAMBERT (Rudy): I remember the overall experience of making the
movie was an incredible time. I had no idea this movement surrounding the
film was happening. I was surprised when I got a call to go down for a
screening in Austin and I was like "For What? Monster Squad? You watch
that?" and they said "Everyone is watching it". We really didn't realize how
big the movie was till Austin. I was literally stunned. I felt good for
Fred, felt good for the movie.
ANDRE GOWER (Sean): I think we were all really good in this film.
Call us a rag-tag group but I think it was a really cohesive group of
younger actors who really brought it. There was a lot of work done in this
movie and everyone really had their element and their characters and that is
what I think resonates with the fans. They can all connect with one of these
characters - the cool kid, the little sister, the fat kid. Everyone was one
of those growing up so they can really connect with the film. Instead of the
typical slasher film where the kids walk into the house at the wrong time
and are the victims, we're the heroes going into the house at the wrong time
and coming out successful. MONSTER SQUAD fans never disappeared, they just
didn't have anywhere to go, and now with the screenings around the country
and the DVD, they do.
So what are you waiting for? If you are a fan, you need to get this DVD to
replace your VHS copy. If you have never seen the film, you know you are
curious. The DVD retails for $19.98 and check for it at your local retailer
before it's gone!
DVD cover copyright Lionsgate 2007
Andre Gower photo copyright Suzanne Philips CFMNews.com
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ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE
JEROME BIXBY'S
THE MAN FROM EARTH
Anchor Bay Entertainment, a part of the Starz Home Entertainment division,
has acquired the rights to JEROME BIXBY'S THE MAN FROM EARTH which is based
on the final work from acclaimed Sci-Fi writer Jerome Bixby, who also was
the original writer for the "Star Trek" and "The Twilight Zone" series. The
film has a great ensemble cast including Ellen Crawford("ER"), Richard
Riehle(OFFICE SPACE) and William Katt ("The Greatest American Hero".
The film will be premiering at the Rhode Island International Film Festival
this August. Stay tuned for more info on when you can catch this
one-of-a-kind film near you!
Gerard Way Attends Comic Con
Gerard Way, lead singer of My Chemical Romance is the creator of The
Umbrella Academy, one of four comics appearing in the inaugural August issue
of MySpace Dark Horse Presents, a new online comic book announced at
Comic-Con and created as a partnership by MySpace and Dark Horse Comics to
revive the beloved anthology.
To check out The Umbrella Academy, and other comics in the anthology, including SugarShock by Joss Whedon,
Check out this
Website.
Photos courtesy of edelman.digital entertainment, rights & technology
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS
A STORY - COMIC CON 2007
INTERVIEW WITH OWNER LEE COHEN
by Suzanne Philips
assisted by Kelsey Leonard
CFM: You have a lot of events at your store, book readings, art displays,
etc. What do you hope to accomplish most?
LEE COHEN: We want people to see the artwork we have and meet the authors,
we try to do different types of events. August 9th we have Harlan Ellison.
We are tying in with American Cinematheque who are showing a documentary on
him at the Aero Theatre.
CFM: What kids of artwork do you feature in the store?
LC: We have film art, editorial art, children's book art, fantasy art -
names like Tim Burton, Clive Barker,Ray Harryhausen - really every great
illustrator today and classic illustrators too.
CFM: How can someone purchase something that they see online that they like?
LC: They can come into the gallery in Santa Monica, the can visit us online
at Every Picture.com or they can call us
at 310-451-2700.
Check their website often for upcoming events!
photo: Lee Cohen - Every Picture Tells A Story
by Suzanne Philips
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ULTIMATE CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -
INTERVIEW WITH
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CORINNE
MARRINAN
by Suzanne Philips
assisted by Kelsey Leonard
Associate
Producer Corinne Marrinan has seen it all. Having been with CSI: CRIME SCENE
INVESTIGATION from the beginning and going on to work on both CSI: MIAMI and
CSI:NY, she is uniquely qualified to write about the shows. She has just
released her second book on the subject, entitled "Ultimate CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation." I spoke with Corinne at the recent Comic-Con convention and
found out some great information on the book and the shows.
CFM: How did you get involved with the show?
CM: I knew Billy Peterson from Chicago, and had been a stage manager for the
theatre. When the show was starting, he asked if I wanted to come out and
work on the show and help out, he figured it would last for a couple of
episodes and I have been working on it ever since. I am pretty much the
luckiest girl in Hollywood right now.
CFM: Is this book a companion piece to your last book (CSI: CRIME SCENE
INVESTIGATION COMPANION for which Marrinan wrote the case files)?
CM: The last book was a was about each episode and what happened in each
episode, this is much more a fiction within a fiction in a way. Because we
treat it as though these characters are real people and these are their
lives and this is the science that they practice and these are some of their
cases and their case files so it is a little bit more of an extension of the
fantasy and the fantasy of the show. The other book featured had writers,
producers, designers talking about the show and how the show was made. Which
for the first three seasons of the show, I think that was great because this
was a new way of doing things, a new look for television and people wanted
to know how that was achieved. Now, people kind of get it now, people have
imitated it, and this covers seasons 1-6 but doesn't outline every episode
the way the other one did. We chose different episodes that had a certain
character on it or for DNA we selected a different episode for that.
CFM: Each show has a different look and visual style to it. Do you think
there will be another show spin off or what direction do you see the show
going in:
CM: I don't know of any plans for any further spin offs. The tone and look
of the show is very important and Jerry Bruckheimer is obviously a master of
everything and comes from an advertising background and has a hand in the
merchandising and look of the show. Miami is very modern and colorful and
daytime and Vegas is nighttime and gritty and lots of blacks. They do the
film process differently and show colors differently. So you can turn it on
and within seconds you know which one you are watching. The formulas are
similar. Although Miami is more of a cop show, because in Miami the CSI's
are actually cops and there is a difference in how that show is done.
CFM: Have you learned a lot about Forensics?
CM: Oh Yea, I had a theatre degree and in this book Steve Parker who is a
forensic scientist in England, he checked my facts and he wrote the pages
that had to do with Blood Spatter evidence, for example and I wrote the
parts that had to do with the show. He made me look smarter than I am. We
have a lot of experts who work on the show and they really keep us honest
all the time and it is amazing to me that after all these years that a lot
of "artsy" type people can sit around and have a conversation about "Of
course the mass spectrometer couldn't do that" you know? I mean there is
always more to learn in this field, though, because it is always changing
and involving. It is a really exciting field and I hear that kids are
enjoying the science of it. We just did this CSI: the Experience that is
touring in museums, it is in Boston now. I worked on that pretty closely and
to see that kids are really interested and excited by it. And it's not the
murder and the gore they are excited by it, but the puzzle solving and the
mystery of it.
You can check out this amazing book ULTIMATE CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION by Corinne Marrinan and Steve Parker, with a foreword by Jerry Bruckheimer. at your local bookstore or contact dk publishing at www.dk.com
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PROFILES IN HISTORY - LARGE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA AUCTION TO BE HELD
AUGUST 2-3, 2007
by Suzanne Philips
PROFILES IN HISTORY, specializing in authentic screen used props, costumes
and more, will be holding a huge memorabilia auction on August 2nd and 3rd,
2007. Over 1,000 items that have come from people working in the
Entertainment Industry will be auctioned off and includes items from
Hollywood's Golden Age to the present day.
Just a sample of the many items that will be sold includes items from :
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (TV)
BATMAN & ROBIN
STAR WARS
VAN HELSING
ELVIS PRESLEY
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
LAND OF THE LOST
LOST IN SPACE
and many more of your favorites!
Bidding begins at noon on both days and bids can be placed in person, via
mail or fax or via Ebay live.
For more information or to obtain a catalogue of items up for auction,
contact PROFILES IN HISTORY at
www.profilesinhistory.com.
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PLANETWIDE MEDIA LAUNCHES COMIC BOOK CREATOR 2.0 SOFTWARE
by Suzanne Philips
www.mycomicbookcreator.com">
Planetwide Media, specializing in personalized media software, has released
it's
Windows Vista
compatible COMIC BOOK CREATOR 2.0 software.
The program allows users to create and publish their own stories using
captures from their online game play, licensee images from the numerous
libraries in partnership with Planetwide (SPEED RACER, MARVEL, CHARLOTTE'S
WEB, etc.) and users can also use their own digital photos or DVD's to
create their own personal books.
An easy drag and drop technique exists and users are able to add text, sound
effects and even animation to complete their comics. Software is very
user-friendly and simple to use. Software users will also have the advantage
of publishing their own creations on Hypercomics.com to share online.
COMIC BOOK CREATOR 2.0 retails for $49.99 and can be found at selected
retailers in the U.S. and Canada or log onto
the
Comic Book Creator website for
more information.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY AT COMIC-CON
FEATURING TOP FANTASY
ARTISTS, JULY 25-29
Los Angeles, June 4, 2007-- Every Picture Tells A Story, the leading
gallery devoted to children’s book art and children’s literature, will be in
booth #4721 at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con in the Fantasy Art area, from
July 25 to 29, at the San Diego Convention Center. They will be showcasing
original art and prints from Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Greg
Hildebrandt, John Kricfalusi, Berkeley Breathed, Maurice Sendak, as well as
works from the 1933 “King Kong” film and Disney Studios. They will also be
introducing new limited edition prints from “King Kong,” Ray Bradbury and
Ray Harryhausen, who will be appearing at the booth on Saturday, July 28
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN AT WORLD'S END WORLD PREMIERE
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007
DISNEYLAND PARK, CALIFORNIA
The premiere for the last film in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trilogy, AT
WORLD'S END, held it's world premiere on Saturday, May 19th, 2007 at
Disneyland Park in California. As with the last premiere, the park rolled
out a huge red carpet that stretched all the way down Main Street and ended
at the gates of Frontierland.
Orland
Bloom photo courtesy of
Christine Avalos
At the start of the premiere, stilt walkers, jugglers, acrobats and
musicians came out dressed as pirates to entertain the crowd. In attendance
from the film were Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport, Lee Arenberg,
Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Rush, Jonathan Pryce, Keith Richards, Kevin McNally,
David Bailie, Naomi Harris, Martin Klebba and more. Other stars that came
out for the event were Jon Voight, Kobe Bryant, Dancing with the stars
celebs Carrie Ann Inaba, Joey Fatone, Ian Ziering, Apollo Anton Ono, Cuba
Gooding Jr., Chad Michael Murray, and a host of people from The Disney
Channel.
Unfortunately, Disney really dropped the ball this year.
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Viggo Mortensen -
American Cinematheque Salute to Recent Spanish Cinema - ALATRISTE
Egyptian Theatre
Hollywood, CA
Saturday, March 17, 2007
The American Cinematheque kicked off it's Salute to Recent Spanish Cinema
last night at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood with a double feature of
ALATRISTE and
SALVADOR. Stars
Viggo Mortensen and
Unax Ugalde were on hand
to introduce the film and answer questions after the film was over. Also on
hand were Dennis Hopper, Hank Mortensen (Viggo's son), actor/musician
John Doe, and Mark Ordesky (Executive Producer LORD OF THE RINGS).
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ONE RING CELEBRATION
- DAVID WENHAM
Saturday, March 10, 2007
By Suzanne Philips
David Wenham arrived
onstage to the catcalls and applause of the mostly female audience during
his panel. He was wearing a long sleeved black button up shirt and jeans.
David sat in the directors chair for the majority of the panel, and answered
questions from fans on both sides of the stage. He said he felt as though he
was doing an episode of "Inside the Actor's Studio".
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ONE RING CELEBRATION - BILLY BOYD
APPEARANCE
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Article and Photos by Suzanne Philips
This year's ONE RING CELEBRATION (ORC) put on by Creation Entertainment and
The One Ring.net was
held in a much smaller venue at the Burbank Airport Marriott in Burbank,
California. The number of attendees was significantly less than prior years
(estimated at about 200-300 on Saturday.) but guests seemed to be in
agreement that they liked the new venue and Creation seemed to be more aware
of the fans and attendees felt like it was more relaxed than at previous
events.
More Billy Photos