“Over 20 students from the Public Academy for Performing Arts star in this Public Service Announcement for the New Mexico Film Industry, the New Mexico Film Office, [and] the New Mexico Public Education Department.” – PAPA
Yesterday – It’s been many, many yesterdays since we’ve been telling you that Robert Pattinson would soon hit Nuevo México and it looks like he’s been tippy-toeing around. The face that regularly launches tweens and house fraus alike into a manic frenzy was spotted in the City Different (Santa Fe) over the weekend. He and his co-stars in the forthcoming Unbound Captives are likely prize candidates for ushering in the new dawn of Paparazzi scouting going on in NM…
Today – It is official that the eagerly awaited Passion Play starring Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Rhys Ifans, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month (Sept. 9-19).
Mañana – It is being reported that Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage will star in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s upcoming Bollywood gangster movie Broken Horses coming soon to New Mexico. As we have previously published Mickey Rourke is also slated to star.
Some ppl. call him Big, some ppl. call him Mr., I call him peace, love & happiness in human form (a.k.a. the walking equivalent of maximum strength paxil), but most of all I’m lucky to call him friend!
Intimate Myspace worthy pics rampant among teens in texts and twitpics…appropriate for these mature stars?
Lisa Rinna (left) takes her animal print bikini for a whirl in front of her own bathroom mirror in answer to NM’s Own Demi Moore who self published this racy twitpic (right) earlier this week…
New Mexico has no shortage of talent and this lovely lady is an exceptional example of that rule.
I know, I know – another beautiful New Mexican, but beauty is just one of her attributes.
On the catwalk, in front of the lens, under the lights or signing, this model, actress, interpreter is Diana Gaitiria and we’d be remiss not to take notice.
And you may have done just that during her top ranked bid for a popular national insurance campaign, or in one of her many featured photo shoots or fashion shows.
If you hadn’t seen her yet, make note because this desert star can’t help but shine!
Among the many who are passionate about this novel is local investigative reporter extraordinaire and fan, Jeremy Jojola who was recently able to sit down with New Mexican author Rudolfo Anaya who shares his feelings about his classic work, Bless Me Ultima moving onto film.
Here’s hoping we catch at least a glimpse of each of thee above (Jojola à la Transformers and Anaya à la Stan Lee in Spider-Man), and many, many more locals in front of and behind the camera.
Local “people hoping to be cast in the film can send their photo to castinnewmexico@yahoo.com” – KOB.com
Casting for feature roles as previously reported here.
Build your reel – Get your slasher on for copy, credit and meals.
“GWG Motion Picture Company, an up-and-coming Albuquerque independent film company, is currently looking to fill several different speaking roles for a horror/sci-fi short film scheduled to shoot later this summer. We are looking for male and female actors, ages 18-25, who are not afraid of running, screaming and getting tons of fake blood splattered on them. We have virtually no budget for this picture, but you will get meals during filming, and receive a DVD of the film when it is finished.
Auditions will be held the week of September 5th. Filming is currently being scheduled for September 24-28. Please send resumes, head shots and contact information to lastsummercasting@gmail.com.
Please include the following information: sex, age, phone number, and email address. We will contact you with audition dates and times.
Plot:
Last Summer is [a] film about a group of friends who embark on a weekend camping trip that turns horrifying when zombies show up, only to find that the most unlikely member of their group eerily has powers that no zombie can match”
Feature roles being cast:
JASON (LEAD): Male, age 19, Anglo/Hispanic, brown hair, very handsome and muscular, star football player for military academy (Quarterback), articulate and well-spoken, classy dresser, loves the outdoors, very loyal to his friends, has been with Brandy for years, a bit reckless, heavy partier.
BRANDY (LEAD): Female, age 18, any race, brown hair, still in high school, attractive in a conservative way, very smart, anti-social, slightly troubled, and sweet, has been with Jason for years.
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Thx. Kristelle
Or they’re coming anyway and looking to hire from within. We’re all for creating more work for natives, HOWEVER…
Ahhemm, incoming madame Governess perhaps t’is time to look into what/how this shall be regulated. Oui? Ou non?
Personally I’ve long been awaiting it as an inevitability, torn between the positive exposure of our great state, preserving the privacy and integrity of our home grown productions and the possibility of spawning the pure evil, sprung from photog seeking/feeding media wh-ores.
We’ve said it before – there will eventually be the need for regulation here as in the Governator’s state – better sooner than later? Chime in & chime up NM.
and p.s. before you call me out for calling the kettle a big ol’ bag of pot…click
Tonight at Malarky’s, Slow Burn “Albuquerque’s Ultimate Party Rock Band” take the stage for a second night bringing “booze, babes, raffles, prizes & auctions” together with the raucous clang of hard rock topped off with the sweetness of triumph over adversity.
The sexy ladies of the Duke City Darlins join Slow Burn in this one of a kind event where the music and good times are the passion play aiming to slam the lid on “intimate partner domestic violence”.
Join them to raise funds and awareness for S.A.F.E. House New Mexico, who “provide temporary shelter, services, and education for women and their children who are in a state of crisis as a result of physical, sexual, emotional or economic abuse, and to assist in developing other services to meet related needs of women as the Association may see fit in the future.”
Get out and GET OUT!
S.A.F.E. House Statewide Hotline: 1-800-773-3645
Contact for more info. and to DONATE.
We can (and will) write the book on what NOT to do as the NEW Hollywood a.k.a. Homiewood, Tamalewood, Nuevowood, etc., etc.
Front cover Lindsay Lohan, back cover Paris Hilton…Ziiiing!!!
It’s a native New Mexican who gets my Tequila Shot of the Week, hailing from the Alien capital of the world…(if you don’t know by now – well then you just don’t know me at all, and I expect a “I’m sowwy” note delivered by Tues.)…MRS. Kutcher herself, cause’ ~sweet cakes needs to come’ on back!
Disney, isney, isney is casting TWO sets of Twins for the new Zack & Cody flick (Two for the Road, formerly Zack and Cody: the Suite Life on Deck) filming in British Columbia.
They’re looking for any ethnicity twins click here for submission deets.
J Thunder Studios (No Country, The Eye, 3:10 to Yuma, In the Valley of Elah, The Burning Plain, Crazy Heart, Terminator Salvation, Year One, Breaking Bad {pilot}) is holding an Open Casting Call for a Feature, promotional trailer manana
Where: Title Wave Books in Albuquerque [1408 Eubank NE Albuquerque
When: 9:00 – 11:45am
Specific principal roles per the New Mexico Film Office:
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Another bully picking on cutie – National Post
This actor to take a bite outta these films – Right Celebrity
Parasite bag returned – Hollywood News
No brass knuckles allowed on planes Vijay – Dallas Morning News
Another one flees the clink – People.com
Taking her turn to offend liberty – MTV
“We don’t brake for Breaking Dawn actor” – CBC News
Edward broken – Post Chronicle
La Loca hits a kid in a stroller, but “not hard” – Zimbio
Cavity inducing celebrity baby pics – TMZ
Grandpa must be so proud…
Listen to the teaser here…
The New Mexican of the week is ALL OF US:
Oy! It’s an ELECTION year & New Mexico will have its first Governess come November!!! It will be Diane Denish or that other lady, (I keed, I keed) but either way the facts are out there for the taking…The candidates have their own sites and there are political bloggers in town that have tons of great info. to help inform and inspire us! So get your VOTE ON, we all gotta do it and make it count!
Here are some hot links FYI:
NM FBIHOP, NM Independent, Joe Monahan, Only in New Mexico, Eye on Albuquerque, NM Politics, Democracy for New Mexico, Susana Palin Martinez, Diane Denish, Send us yours!
Check your voter registration status here.
Money Matters: If you haven’t already utilized ‘em Albuquerque on the Cheap and Groupon are discount sites to help ya’ with all your Q Spot spending!!!
And now how to spend your Labor Day weekend:
ALL weekend is the 23rd Annual New Mexico Wine Festival Sept. 4, 5, and 6th over in Bernalillo.
The biggest wine fest in the state is a great Summer wrap party – music, arts, food and of course great wine. It’s always a hot crowd, fun peeps, good times…
ROCK OUT in the Q East to West:
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It’s been a long time since Demi Moore was a but a child from Roswell New Mexico. She’s experienced quite the trajectile ride from Area 51 to center stage/screen, global dogooding, to gyrating on rappers and her youthful hubs.
But something the Dems ain’t done es una película de Nuevo México. Yes, from the time she absconded to and conquered La, la land, to her infamous purchases of small town America and commendable humanitarian efforts…N. Mex hasn’t seen much of ‘er.
Let’s git’ wit Mrs. Kutcher (@mrskutcher) and ask her when she’s coming home, who does she want for her home state’s first Governess, when she’s gonna make a flick here, etc., etc.
Because we is good people – from So. Nem. to North 40 and everywhere in-between, whose booming film industry could really use a boost from her wattage – a little love from the Roswellian could result in more j-o-b-s which she could help parlay in to more philanthropic ways from we her neglected homies.
Before you hate on me (y’all didn’t even know she did half this stuff till I tol’ you) for bein’ hater I ain’t hatin’ I’m just callin’ a sister back home.
The Dems is currently betwixt Chi-town, Motor City and Gay Paree shooting the sure to be cinematic gold LOL: Laughing Out Loud with Miley Cyrus (who filmed her BIG Hannah Montana movie in her home state of Tennessee…hmmmm).
Maybe Dems, Kutch and the affable Willis can star in the sure to be remade Threesome, N. Mex Style…a.k.a. two slabs of beef with extra cheese!
And p.s. if Moore has any trouble finding us…NPH can show her the way 
Sheryl Roberts Casting (The Dry Land, Crash, In Plain Sight) is casting the feature film (allegedly titled) “Psyche” (sounds like a code name to me…)
What: PAID ROLES in this NON-UNION film.
Who: Specific looking types. Previous acting experience is not necessary.
“If you feel you look right for a part, please submit.
We are looking for people with a strong desire to play the role. Our coaches will work with you.
The film will premiere at the Century Rio 24 Theater in Albuquerque. Every actor will receive a DVD and will have their credit listed.
When: Starting September 3rd. Locations are in and around Albuquerque. We will make arrangements to film children on the weekend.
Send your Pictures/Headshots to Jennifer at:
laschicas003@hotmail.com ASAP!!!!
Kindly specify which part you are submitting for.
YOU MUST INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN BOOK YOU IMMEDIATELY!!!
WE ARE CASTING IMMEDIATELY!!! Shooting dates have been moved up!!!”
- Sheryl Roberts Casting
According to the New Mexico Film Office the following roles are casting NOW:
Josephine’s Mother (age 45-50) – Prefer Boston accent, possibly New York, dark hair and dark eyes.
Peter* (age 6)- Caucasian, light blue eyes, dirty blond/light brown hair. Always blamed for everything.
Peter’s brother* (age 9-10) – Caucasian, Light blue eyes, can have darker brown hair. Picks on Peter and always wants the attention.
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The stage production of Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me Ultima begins its New Mexico run in October through November. Click here for the full schedule presented by The Vortex Theatre and The National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Auditions
Albuquerque: As we told you here The Box Performance Space/Improv Theater will be holding open auditions for their production of Guys and Dolls Jr. this week for performances in October. Click for full audition deets.
Santa Fe: The Santa Fe Playhouse is now casting “Empty Bed Blues,”
by British Playwright, Stephen Lowe
directed by Dan Gerrity.
Saturday, Sept 4th at 4:30 PM; Sunday, Sept 5th at 5:00 PM.
Character descriptions and story synopsis here.
Post inspired by NM stage+ actors Manny Baca, Neil Patrick Harris, Jesse Tyler Ferguson et al…
Oscar winner Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses Band release Junky Star today.
Here’s what the Washington Post had to say about the NM native:
“Junky Star, also produced by [T-Bone] Burnett, isn’t the showy, big-budget career-solidifier it might have been; luckily, it’s precisely the sort of underplayed album Bingham might have made if his Hollywood detour had never happened.
Bingham wraps his hoarse, well-worn voice — the aural equivalent of Marlboros and Levis 501s — around a collection of barroom folk songs that, musically and thematically, cast back to vintage Dylan and, more specifically, “Nebraska”-era Springsteen.” – Allison Stewart
Full review here.
Toni Collette did not take home a statue this year but was awarded the Emmy last year for lead actress in a drama series for the United States of Tara (Edie Falco got the award this year for Nurse Jackie). Collette is currently in town filming Fright Night.
Resident designer, part time director and “rancher” Tom Ford dressed the event’s host, Jimmy Fallon among other nominees, winners and presenters.
Temporary New Mexican Joan Allen, was up for lead actress in her NM film Georgia O’Keeffe which was nominated for Best TV Movie, Art Direction, Best Casting, Best Directing, Best Hairstyling, Best Makeup, Best Music Composition and Best Costumes. – HELLO!
Local actor Eric Martinez of NM’s ABC series’ In Plain Sight, Scoundrels (and much more) was on the carpet with our focus of the night Steven Michael Quezada.
You memmer him, he and his gorgeous familia – who shared their awesome pics with all of us. Oh of course you know his name…as does THREE time consecutive winner for lead actor in a drama series Bryan (standing ovation from TOM HANKS) Cranston!!! (as heard above)
For more…read on
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With a blog post almost as vast and colorful as our NM vistas, actress Olivia Wilde waxes romantic over the beauty and goodness of our capital city.
The Cowboys and Aliens star regularly tweeted little glimpses of her observations and experiences these many months of filming in the Land of Enchantment and she bids us adieu in this quaint novella where she wraps with:
“I have really enjoyed my experience in Santa Fe, and there is so much more I could write about (maybe I will) but for now, consider this a love letter to the above mentioned ingredients to my happy summer in my latest home away from home.”
Thank you Miss Wilde for the love letter that leaves us so much warmer and fuzzier than the the online morning after cab fair on the nightstand that is a Tweety-bye-bye.
Don’t forget to join our quest to get the likes of Cowboys back to NM for a local premiere gala!
Via On Location Casting:
“Fright Night (Toni Collette [fresh off the Emmy red carpet], Imogen Poot, Colin Farrell) for TUESDAY 8/31/10: Asian High Rollers, Cooks, Busboys, Old Tan “George Hamilton” Guys, Frat Boys, Conventioneers, Upscale High Roller Men with suits, HOT Sexy Nightclub People, Security Guards, HOT Cougars. MUST be in OLC database. Possible multiple days (9/1 and 9/2). Call time likely 5am and must be available ALL day at Hard Rock Casino. If available, post here.”
Again, get registered in the OLC database (BASIC REGISTRATION IS FREE, upload 1-2 photos and info, profile upgrade is optional) – Link
Original Theatrical Trailer:
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