Little Britain USA is coming back to HBO for a second season but may not continue filming in Wilmington. In other news out of Wilmington, here is a set report from One Tree Hill.
Tomorrow night, Slamdance opens with I Sell Dead starring Dominic Monaghan.
This article is a little creepy and I hate the name of the site, but if it is all true, fascinating! They left off the upcoming Old Dogs, starring John Travolta who recently lost his son Jett, Bernie Mac who passed away last year, and Robin Williams whose wife filed for divorce after 19 years.
EW has an interview with Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. The Hollywood Reporter has a review of Zack and Miri Make a Porno which premiered last night. The National Post takes a look at Miracle at St Anna. Monster and Critics has photos from Friday night’s premieres. Daily Film Dose has a review of Genova. The Risky Business Blog will have continual coverage throughout the fest. Jen is speaking out about filming 30 Rockwhile in Toronto, wonder if she’ll run into Brad while she’s there?
September’s biggest event is The Toronto International Film Festival, beginning September 4th and running through the 13th, the fest will be headlined by Burn After Reading assuring it will be a star-studded week. Other festival highlights include Zack and Miri Make a Porno, New York, I Love You, The Wrestler, and Ghost Town, all of which were covered on OLV while they were filming. Tickets can be purchased by the public on the TIFF site at any point during the festival and like other fests there may be stand by tickets available at the door.
Kevin Smith will also be bringing Zack and Miri to Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX on September 18th.
We were sad to hear Bernie Mac died over the weekend. We saw Mac on the set of Old Dogs last fall filming with co-stars John Travolta and Robin Williams and from what we could tell he seemed like a great guy.
Here are a few cool pics from the New Mexico set of My One and Only.
A new TV version of Wuthering Heights is being filmed in Yorkshire, England.
Extras in Connecticut are needed this weekend for an upcoming film, here are the details:
“This is a film about William Meredith the Pulitzer Prize winning poet (former poet laurite)
from Connecticut. It is a story about friendship and perseverance. The film is a true story based on the book “MARATHON” by Richard Harteis. We are in need of runners and persons in the crowd for the Marathon scene on August 2 in Downtown New London,Connecticut.
Those extras will need 80’s style running clothing.preferably shorts and t shirt.
contact Associate Producer Alexander Andriulli via email-
alexjamesphoto@yahoo.com” (Thanks Ann!)
Movieset.com has behind-the-scenes clips from the making of City Island. The site looks cool but then we found this review where they declare they “provides fans with the authentic behind-the-scenes experience they want, without interfering in the production process.” We have a slightly different philosophy I guess. We believe that most people (especially our readers) are respectful enough to actually go to a movie location and get an authentic behind-the-scenes experience without interfering in the production process!
Finally, below is a compilation video of coverage of the premiere of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in NYC. (Thanks Ann!)
Here’s more from the Pittsburgh set of Zack and Miri.
Public Enemies set to film in Columbus, Wisconsin in addition to Madison and Baraboo.
On a side note, we are so excited for Tilda Swinton who won last night’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar! We met Tilda at Sundance and on the NYC set of Burn After Reading, she deserves it!