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“Life Support Medical” Commercial Casting, Albuquerque, NM

Three Commercials for “Life Support Medical”

Sheryl Roberts is casting three commercials for Life Support Medical. These are three separate commercials.

We are casting for the following roles:

Male, Late 40′s, Medium build – JOGGER (Any Ethnicity)

Female, 50′s-early 60′s – SISTER (Any Ethnicity)

Female, 50′s – DAUGHTER (Any Ethnicity)

These commercials are NON-UNION.

Pay Rate is $300 per day. Each role works one day.

Transportation costs, hotel, and meals will be provided by the production company.

Shoot dates are May 24-27.

Auditions will take place in Albuquerque, NM next Thursday, May 9th and are by appointment only.

Please submit headshot and resume ASAP with all pertinent information included to

thecastingganginc@gmail.com. Please put “Life Support Medical” as the subject of your email.

Actors who are selected will be sent the sides immediately so time is of the essence.

Talent will be cast at the first call. There will not be callbacks so it is important that the talent know their lines.

For more information please call The Casting Gang at 505-795-8563.

Tags: Albuquerque, Commercial Casting, Paid Commericial Casting

$5 Pet Adoptions in Albuquerque TODAY

via KOAT:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Albuquerque’s animal welfare department is putting out a new plan hoping to get more dogs adopted.

All day on Friday, April 26, any dog more than 1-year-old will be just $5. The price includes spay and neuter services, a microchip and registration.

Desiree Cawley, the director at the animal welfare department, told Action 7 News this is the first time they’ve offered anything like this. She said they are simply so overpopulated, they need to make more room.

Animal welfare reported more than 500 dogs in their shelters, more than they had at the same time last year. They said even though they’ve done commercials, put up posters and held event after event, they keep getting more and more dogs.

“We don’t know why it’s happening,” Cawley said.

Most of the dogs they have are strays. Some of them were surrendered by their owners.

Both the Eastside and Westside shelters will have extended hours on Friday. Cawley said they will be open 10:30 to 8 p.m. so that people at work still have an opportunity to come by.

Related Links: New Mexico Animal Welfare Dept. | Hours/Contact Info./Map

Tags: $5 Pet Adoptions, Albuquerque, Animal Humane, Cat, Dog, Pets, Rescue

18 – 28 y/o Model Call: Santa Fe & Albuquerque, New Mexico

From Midthunder Casting:

CASTING CALL FOR MODELS! Feel free to come and also share this with your friends IF YOU’RE APPROPRIATE for the CASTING. If you have an agent they will receive an additional 20% above your rate of $600. Here’s the info:

Casting call
MODELS for professional PHOTO SHOOT

Men and Women 18-28 years old
Young, attractive ALL TYPES

Where / When:

Tuesday April 9, 5-7pm in SANTA FE
Inn at Santa Fe 8376 Cerrillos Rd / Santa Fe, NM 87507
OR
Wedensday April 10, 4-7pm in ALBUQUERQUE
Far Horizon Studio 304 Washington SE / Albuquerque, NM 87108

Pay: $600 + 20% agency fee

Shoot date is: April 25 2013

What we are seeking:
+A mix of students and working professionals living in urban and suburban areas of the Midwest. ALL ETHNICITIES
+Overall the look and feel of the cast could be described as “hipster light.” Interesting but approachable; healthy and vibrant.
+The cast should feel “real” and not like a bunch of super wholesome cookie-cutter models, but not too grungy or heavily tattooed either.
+native “New Mexicans” **BE YOURSELF!**
+ Just show up. No experience necessary

Tags: Albuquerque, Midthunder Casting, Model Casting Call, Photo Shoot, Santa Fe

E-Cycle Albuquerque: Environmentally safe, secure, easy, and FREE

UPDATE 3/10/13: THANK YOU TO ALL who made their way to this environmentally important event! It was a huge success! Hundreds of people showed-up to properly throw out their electronic waste – in doing so, truckloads of poisonous material will not make its way into our landfills! GREAT WORK BY ALL INVOLVED!

E-Waste Recycling Event
Eldorado High School
11300 Montgomery Blvd NEAlbuquerque, NM 87111
(East side access from Juan Tabo)
Saturday, March 9, 2013
10 am – 1 pm

This event is intended to provide community members, faculty, families and local businesses the opportunity to bring their e-scrap for recycling at a convenient time and location.

Electronics accepted for recycling include:

Computers/Monitors/Laptops/Servers/Printers/Scanners/Stereos
Copiers/Fax Machines /Radios/Stereos/Satellite Equipment/Rechargeable Batteries/Computer Back-up Batteries/Phones/Cell Phones/Cords & Wire/Computer Keyboards and Peripherals/Ink and Toner Cartridges/ Lead Acid Batteries/ Motors/ Microwave ovens/ Cameras/ Computer game assemblies/ CD and DVD players/ Pots/ Pans/ Specialized Electronic Equipment/ Christmas Lights.

• All acceptable electronics disposal is FREE
• FREE Hard Drive Wipe & Data Destruction

Televisions:
Only flat panel televisions accepted at event (no disposal fee)

For more information please visit the Albuquerque Recycling website: www.AlbuquerqueRecycling.net or call (505) 990-3732

Tags: Albuquerque, Electronics Recycling, Free, Recycle

OLC Now Casting: Enemy Way starring Forest Whitaker

UPDATE 2/28/13

From Kathryn Brink: ENEMY WAY is seeking 3 cast members!

18 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, FLUENT SPANISH SPEAKER
18 YEAR OLD HISPANIC FEMALE, FLUENT SPANISH SPEAKER
40′s-60′s MIDDLE EASTERN MALE, distinguished looking

Anyone interested in being considered should email a headshot, resume and contact information to: >>> casting505@gmail.com <<<

Extras Casting Director: Tina Kerr – On Location Casting

Project: “Enemy Way” – Feature Film starring Forest Whitaker

Shoot dates: Monday – Saturday schedule from 4/3/13 – 5/30/13. Various time requirements depending on role cast in.

Shoot times: Times vary depending on role cast in. Extras should be prepared to work a 12 hour+ day on the day chosen.

Shoot locations: Deming, NM and Albuquerque, NM

Compensation: NON-UNION Extra Rate is still TBD but will be minimum wage or higher with overtime paid after 8 hours. Lunch and snacks provided.

Talent Specs

STAND-INS: Forest Whitaker MOTORCYCLE DOUBLE – male, African American, age range 25-50, height range 6’0″-6’3″, medium build. MUST be an experienced motorcycle rider with motorcycle license.

EXTRAS: male and female, all ethnicities, all ages!! Although, there will only be a minimum number of children hired for this project.

Some specific types include:

-Drivers with vehicles that are not red, white or black

-Fire Fighters

-Police Officers

-Prison Guards

-Paramedics/EMT’s

-Men with Military experience

-Mexican Immigrants

-Pregnant Hispanic Women (should be noticeably pregnant but still able to work)

-Parolees and Gang types (rough looking)

-Border Patrol

-Restaurant and Coffee Shop Customers

-Waiters/Waitresses and Bartenders with experience

-Hispanic Laborers

-Mexican Cumbia Musicians

-Hispanic Latin Dancers (salsa, Cumbia, etc)

-Upscale Politician types with professional attire

-Hikers

-Mosque Attendees

…and many other general extra roles!

Overall Talent Considerations: NO professional acting experience required! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

HOW TO SIGN UP:

Send submissions to background casting director website ASAP at:
www.onlocationcasting.net.

Enter on Talent, Click Register and Talent Application. Complete application and upload 1-2 photos. It is FREE to register so you should NOT pay for the suggested ‘active’ account upgrades that will be offered twice a month. There is NO charge and you can be booked for work with the basic ‘not-active’ profile. DO NOT PAY FOR AN ‘active’ ACCOUNT!!!

-Recent photos of yourself (taken within the past six months)

-**PHOTOS should be of clear good quality, facing forward to camera, NO sunglasses, NO hats, NO silly gestures or faces, and should include ONLY those being submitted for the project.

-In the “”Referred By section please list Enemy Way

If you have additional questions about this project or On Location Casting – please feel free to email us at: onlocationcastingNM@yahoo.com

Tags: Albuquerque, Background Actors, Deming, Enemy Way, Extras Casting, Forest Whitaker

An Inspiring Way Out of Homelessness for New Mexico Women and Children

Homelessness is a devastating experience for families. It disrupts virtually every aspect of family life. It damages the physical and emotional health of family members and interferes with children’s education and development. The sooner a family is stabilized and able to return to permanent housing, the more successful the family will be in breaking their cycle of homelessness. With less income available for housing, food, and necessities, many families are only an accident, illness, or paycheck away from becoming homeless. Nearly 40% of the homeless population consists of families with children.

The Barrett Foundation is a New Mexico not-for-profit organization established in 1984 for the purposes of serving Albuquerque’s homeless women and children.

Its first program was Barrett House, an emergency shelter founded in 1985. The shelter can house up to 23 women and 20 children and is located in a beautiful 12,000 sq.ft. facility that was built in 2005. Women can stay up to four weeks and receive meals, clothing, case management services, and emotional support.

In 1988 the Casa Milagro program was established. This program is designed to address the needs of women who are over the age of 40 and diagnosed with chronic mental illness. This is a group home setting, and clients can stay for up to 18 months while receiving psychosocial rehabilitation services.

In 1997, the Barrett Foundation added the Bridges to Self-Sufficiency supportive housing program to address the needs of non-disabled women with or without children. This program is a collaborative effort with three other agencies to provide supportive housing to clients who are motivated to move towards independent housing and self-sufficiency. Participants must be employed or attending school and can stay in the program for up to 24 months.

Through an incredible gift in 1999, the Barrett Foundation purchased a 16-unit apartment complex that provides supportive permanent housing to graduates of Casa Milagro. The Casa Verde program provides necessary Aftercare services to recent graduates and is complemented by an Art Therapy component.

In 2004, the Barrett Foundation added Casa Socorro, yet another permanent housing program that was started as a pilot project to serve chronically homeless women. This project is yet another collaborative effort with three other agencies. All of these clients were homeless for more than one year or were homeless more than four times the previous three years at the time of admission and have a mental disability. Clients receive case management services once a week.

The Barrett Foundation truly makes a difference in the lives of over 650 women and children every year. Although our clients come from many walks of life, they all have things in common – the need for safe housing, nutritious meals, counseling, emotional support, and hope for a better tomorrow.

-The Barret Foundation

Tags: Albuquerque, Barrett Foundation, Homeless Shelter Needs List, Homelessness, Women and Children

Boys will be Boys: One Night Only at The Guild Cinema

UPDATE* 3/6/13: OHI has tickets to give away for this comedy extravaganza!

Get entered to win YOURS! Email your name and contact info. to win@oneheadlightink.com.

Be sure to title your email, “BOYS”. Winners will be drawn and notified on *Wednesday March 13 – NM Comedy, GET INTO IT!

BOYS WILL BE BOYS
Friday, March 15, 2013
The Guild Cinema
10:30 pm $10 (cash only)
18+

Six of Albuquerque’s top stand-up comedians are prepared to go all out to make you laugh on Friday, March 15th at The Guild Cinema.

Think of six of the funniest guys you know. Now give them each a stage, a microphone, and years of finely honed material performed almost nightly in front of audiences all over the country. With the line-up starring at The Guild Cinema on March 15th, that’s exactly what you’ll have. It takes years and years of hard work and consistency to become a professional stand-up comedian and these men have put in their time, all working towards the noble goal of making a room full of strangers laugh.

“To take an audience through a set is a beautiful thing… You’re providing them an emotional experience, and one of the least understood in human behavior; laughter. It comes from a place deep inside of us and sometimes it is completely inexplicable, but that’s the goal. That’s what we do. We make you laugh.” says comedian and publisher Mike Long.

These are comics who have committed to the lifestyle of a stand-up, sacrificing privacy, personal comfort, and security to go out of their way for a good joke. No topic is too close to the heart and no subject is taboo. The material for their acts is culled from their very lives and the thought processes that make them tick as human beings.

The Guild Cinema provides a perfect backdrop for this performance. This isn’t a bar show, it’s not an unruly open mic, it’s a nice, dark theater with perfect audio and a great stage. It’s the environment that stand-up comedy thrives in. It’s the setting that the art was meant for. This will be a chance to see six professionals performing at the top of their game for your amusement.

Life these days is difficult, and real entertainment is sparse. To be able to take in a live performance that makes you forget about your problems and concerns for an hour and a half, to be immersed in something else; pure, genuine, laughter, can be a blessed escape from reality.

It really is something to get to take a night off, sit down in a comfortable theater and have six trained professionals try to make you laugh. Your enjoyment is their main concern. The fact that you have a good night and a great time is their utmost goal. It’s why they’re there. It’s what motivates them to put in the “blood sweat and tears” that it takes to get to this level in their profession.

Albuquerque has an amazing stand-up comedy scene, and these are the best of the best out of it. It’s a group of individuals that have cut their teeth at local open mics and showcases for years, and then taken their acts on the road to perform in front of varied and sometimes vicious audiences.

Matt Peterson has been producing top notch shows in town for the last five years, including shows at the Guild Cinema for the last year and a half. He has garnered national attention for his starring role in the feature film “The Bigfoot Election”, along with roles on Television’s “Longmire” and “In Plain Sight”.

John Cuellar is one third of the comedy production team “Young Dumb and Full of Comedy” and hosts a weekly open mic at Nexus brewery. He has become a true master at crowd work, bringing each and every audience member personally into his act as he crafts a set that engages the entire room.

Joe Quesada is another third of “Young Dumb and Full of Comedy” who hosts a monthly showcase at Elliot’s Bar and Grill. Joe has created a seemingly endless amount of material drawing from his own insecurities and struggles in life, baring his soul to the audience in search of the perfect bit.

Rusty Rutherford hosts Albuquerque’s longest running comedy contest every month at Terrene Hookah Lounge. His upbeat and energetic performances have been described as “structured insanity” as he jokes, raps, and freestyles his way into a crowd’s heart.

James Morrow has been performing all around Albuquerque and the Southwest for over four years. He has been referred to as a “comic’s comic”, being able to turn even the coldest room inside out with laughter.

Mike Long is a published author who has dedicated his creative efforts towards stand-up comedy for the last three years. His somewhat twisted view of the world and dark sense of humor have generated rave reviews, having audience members say “I didn’t want to laugh at that, but he made me.”

This group has spent many a night together both on and off stage, perfecting their art, honing their craft and embodying the lifestyle of a comedian. They, each in their own unique way, are exceptionally adept at bringing an audience into their minds during their time on stage and generating a laugh that may even surprise the listener.

The show’s host Matt Peterson says “There is nothing in the world like being a comedian. We get to see the world and report it back to you, all in the hopes of laughter! Albuquerque Comedy is alive and well!”

Come out to The Guild Cinema on Friday, March 13th to enjoy a comedy show like no other. Admission is only $10 for this 18 and over show that will begin at 10:30pm. Boys will be Boys, and they’ll make you laugh along with them in the process.

Tags: Albuquerque, Boys Will Be Boys, James Morrow, Joe Quesada, John Cuellar, Matt Peterson, Mike Long, Rusty Rutherford, Stand-up Comedy

Your Oscar Options in New Mexico…

Albuquerque, NM

Oscar Event – LET’S MAKE NM #1 AGAIN

Help raise funds to LOBBY Santa Fe for HB-379 and SB-468. raising film and TV production incentives to carryover and to increase TV incentive to 30%.

Come watch the Red Carpet at Far Horizon Studio, 304 Washington SE, Sunday February 24, 5 to 8 pm. $20 per couple.

Email Lloyd Cummins at abbxnet@gmail.com

Santa Fe, NM

Oscar viewing party at ZIa Diner on Sunday, Feb. 24th, 2013. Will include a special menu, no host bar, two big screens, time to mingle, and your chance to win the voting pool! Voting forms provided.

If you are so inclined, come dressed as your favorite actor or movie role. Or just glam it up. Red carpet at 5pm.

Seating for 45 people so RSVP early here.

Event organizers: Belle Starr Productions & Native Stock Pictures

Also note that annual Oscar sanctioned parties and events held all over the country benefit charities and cities every year, including this year’s local beneficiary, The New Mexico BioPark Society, Albuquerque, NM

From this year’s official Oscar Experience, Albuquerque:

The excitement and glamour of Hollywood are coming to Albuquerque on Oscar Night®. Residents of Albuquerque can experience the thrills and surprises of the 85th Academy Awards® on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Oscar® Experience: Albuquerque party benefitting the New Mexico BioPark Society. The Albuquerque event is one of 47 parties officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that will be held across the country on Oscar Night®. Please join us for this Red Carpet / Black Tie Optional event.

Free parking will be available in the VSA Garage on the corner of 5th and Copper.

Drop OHI a line info@oneheadlightink.com or give us a call to let us know about YOUR NM Oscar event!!

Tags: Albuquerque, Oscar's, Santa Fe, Viewing Party

Where Walter White treads you may follow! #ABQ Breaking Bad Trolley Co. Tour

ALERT From ABQ Trolley:

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets for “The BaD Tour.” The first tour sold out in record time (and so did the encore tour on July 22nd).

*****There will be another edition of “The BaD Tour” (34 seats available) on Sunday, July 29th*****
Tickets go on sale here Tuesday, July 3rd, at 9:00AM

It’s no Winnebego ride into the mesa with Jesse Pinkman and Walter White (or is it?), but it IS a tour of some key locations that are now a part of #NMFilm history.

ABQ Trolley Co. presents “The BaD Tour”:

ABQ Trolley Co. is excited to introduce the first ever Breaking Bad locations tour of Albuquerque on Sunday, July 15th. “The BaD Tour” is a 3.5 hour, fully-narrated tour of Breaking Bad locations. Breaking Bad is the Emmy-winning television series that is shot on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Spend 3.5 hours on a uniquely-Albuquerque, open-air Trolley as we tour Walter White and Jesse Pinkman’s Albuquerque!

The tour coincides with the much-anticipated Season 5 premiere of Breaking Bad. The BaD Tour begins July 15th at 4:00PM and ends at 9:00PM after a private viewing party of the Season 5 Premiere of Breaking Bad at Back Alley Brew Pub located inside JC’s New York Pizza Department (215 Central Ave. NW) in downtown Albuquerque. Tickets are $60 and include dinner. Tickets go on sale on July 1st at 12:01AM. There are 34 seats available. The tour departs from 3rd St. & Tijeras NW (Convention Center [west complex] loading zone). There will be Breaking Bad trivia and great prizes from local Albuquerque businesses given out on the tour.

Tags: Albuquerque, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad Tour, Breaking Bad Trolley Tour

Aaron Paul Breaking Bad News on ABQ

Pre. S. You want his sh*t? Bid on it b*tch! “Jesse’s” Breaking Bad swag on the auction block, for a good cause here!

In the latest issue of The Weekly Alibi, the entire cast of Breaking Bad was voted BEST OF BURQUE, Community Pick in their annual BOB survey. In the issue (on stands now), Arron Paul recounts his bumpy road to professing love for the Q and NM as a whole:

“Albuquerque is like no other place on this planet. The entire state [of New Mexico] is beautiful and the skies are endless. I gotta be honest, when I first shot the pilot I was thinking to myself, Oh dear God, I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to handle shooting a series out here. Just because I didn’t really see any of Albuquerque – I was just going from the hotel to work, and the hotel I was staying at was in the middle of nowhere, and there was nothing around, nothing for me to do. But once we got picked up, the series, I instantly fell in love with the city.”

Bumpy to start, bumpy to end. The star surely can’t be feeling much love for the city right now just days into the New Mexico shoot of the fifth and final season of the best show on television, as he tweets New Mexico to the world with this bad news…

Paul’s follow-up Tweet here.

Fifty re-tweets and counting…COME ON ABQ!

@cabq what does “The Duke”, AKA Mayor Berry have to say about this???

Tags: Aaron Paul, Albuquerque, Breaking Bad, Crime, Twitter

Guest Post: So Long Sony, Adios Imageworks

Guest Post
by Captain G

Re: Sony Imageworks Pulls the Plug on Albuquerque
What to make of the recent blow to the digital special effects effort here in New Mexico? The state had put a lot of effort and money into creating a good environment for them. This includes a multimillion dollar UNM studio and program to train professionals.

The local news feeds were just not satisfying and had mixed reasons for the move. I wanted to find out more. So I did some digging and found a website for digital special effects people (VFX). This is new site to me but from a scanning of the site it looks legit. You can read their take and I think Sony comes off looking like the bad guy here. It has to do with studio greed and just going where they can get the biggest discount (read Vancouver 46%) regardless of the consequences. The company will take the profit for a few years, shut it down and then find some swamp to settle down in for the next one. Vancouver is a beautiful city but one of the most expensive places to live in the world (yes WORLD). So the professionals are faced with either no job or go live in Vancouver.

“We offer the company 25 percent film incentives, while Vancouver is going to offer them 46 percent. It just makes sense for them.”
- NM Film Office Director, Nick Maniatis

“At least New Mexico was marketable for its lower cost of living.”
- VFX Sodier

VFX also points to the 24 minute documentary, called “Albuquerque the Unknown“, made by around 40 of the actual people who came from Culver City to work in Albuquerque. Most of the comments start out as “I thought it would really suck to move to Albuquerque but then…”. It comes off as a nice tribute to the city and illustrates what these people found here to love. Note the digital rain as one of them is talking during the video. Sadly, some of these same people are probably out of jobs unless they want to move to Vancouver.

- Captain G

Links: Vizworld | Vfxsoldier

Tags: Albuquerque, Sony Imageworks, Tech Jobs

ABQ Art in the City: Call to Artists

Vito Valdez/Detroit

“We encourage emerging artists — those who perhaps haven’t had a lot of experience in doing public art but want the opportunity,”

From cabq.gov:

The City of Albuquerque Public Art Program, the Albuquerque Arts Board, and the Creative Albuquerque Mural Selection Committee have initiated a project to enhance the east exterior wall of a facility located at 115 4th Street NW. The facility is owned by the City of Albuquerque and leased by Creative Albuquerque.

The Committee seeks artists from the greater Albuquerque area to design and install a mural/relief that will embody the values and mission of Creative Albuquerque, while further enhancing the diversity of the Downtown Arts and Cultural district and the 4th Street pedestrian mall.

Regina Chavez of Creative Albuquerque tells KOAT, “We are hoping to get a lot of submissions. We like the idea of creativity. We like the idea of something more contemporary and interesting,”

The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

For more details about this project please read the Prospectus here.

Tags: Albuquerque, Call to Artists, Mural Project, Open Call

“The Good in America” New Mexico Style

KOB-TV Video

Trek Thunder Kelly and “The Good in America” tour is in the New Mexico way.

Our friend Frank X. is pitching-in to represent the Land of Enchantment – live from Capitol city!

Join him TOMORROW at 6:00 p.m. at The Teahouse (821 Canyon Road) to organize a “help flash mob”, help decide on what Santa Fe can do come Saturday for a couple of hours….be it picking up trash in a park, helping the elderly or donating books to our public library. Frank says, “Hope to see you and there is GOOD in America”.

Duke City what is up? Does anyone in ALBUQUERQUE want to organize a HelpMob for a few hours on Saturday morning in conjunction with the one running in Las Cruces, and the one Frank X. is running in Santa Fe?

Bring the kids, and pick up trash at a local park, collect books for a local library, make it light, social, and fun…an opportunity to do a little good and an excuse to see old friends and make new! Share and Tweet #HelpMob to get involved and help spread the “good” werd!

Tags: #HelpMob, Action, Albuquerque, Call to action, Flash Mob, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, The Good in America, Trek Thunder Kelly

NM Cover Boy

New Mexico’s number one son is kicking butt, taking and naming names!

From his early years, in Hollywood, New Mexico (more commonly known as Ruidoso), to his shot to fame as Doogie Howser, M.D., Neil Patrick Harris’ star only continues to rise.

In a Sept. issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine, New Mexico’s Own lends his writing skills to sharing a HOLLYWOOD survival guide with the world!

NPH says, reveal your personal life, not your private life and as to how to act on a set, “Never be a d-bag to the crew”.

More gems including these excerpts from NPH in his own words to here:

LEARN THE OBOE, GO TO DRAMA CAMP, AND PRAY LIKE HELL FOR A LUCKY BREAK
I was very musical at a young age. So much so that Churchill Cooke, our elementary school band and choir director, let me teach parts in the choir when I was in the fourth grade. First I played the xylophone, then marimba, cymbals, French horn, bassoon — I became a sort of jack-of-all-trades. It’s a mindset that I think never really left me. Mr. Cooke would say, “We need an oboe part for this piece, Neil. Learn oboe.” And I would say, “Sure, Mr. Cooke. Who needs friends?”

BRACE FOR THE WAVE(S)
Mr. Steven Bochco is a very wise man. After a many-monthed nationwide search to find a precocious teenage doctor, he hired me. But I suppose he’s wise for other reasons, too: Right when Doogie Howser, M.D. was beginning, he took my parents and me to a restaurant, sat us down, and said, “A career is like surfing. You paddle out and paddle out and get wet and hit by these waves. When you finally get out where you’re supposed to go, you have to sit on a surfboard for a long time, just waiting. If you’re really lucky, you’ll catch a wave, and it’ll be the most amazing feeling. But the key is that that wave will inevitably crash to the sand. Then what you have to do is paddle back out and get hit by a bunch of waves again. But trust that in the long term there will always be waves to catch.” To a young family from New Mexico, you can imagine our reaction: “What the hell is surfing?” But thinking back, it was a very impressive thing to hear as a kid and, as it turns out, absolutely accurate.

BE A SLUT (PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING)
It’s good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you’re offered a part in a weird Shakespeare play in San Diego, slap on some tights and rock out some iambic pentameter. If you’re offered the opportunity to have a swastika painted on your ass, glitter on your nipples, and to simulate sex with a man and a woman behind a curtain, go for it… provided it’s Cabaret on Broadway and not in some dude’s basement.

Gracias Precioso

Tags: Albuquerque, Entertainment Weekly, Famous New Mexicans, Interview, Neil Patrick Harris, NPH, Quotes, Ruidoso

CHRONOS – New Mexico

CHRONOS

FILM FESTIVAL

“It’s About Time”

NEW MEXICO

NOVEMBER 3RD, 4TH, & 5TH, 2011

Albuquerque

The mission of Chronos is to celebrate the art of altered time perception cinematography including time-lapse, slow motion, and stop motion photography. The Chronos Film Festival will create a forum for innovation, technology, digital media and education that will encourage youth involvement through film scholarship. We are proud to partnered with YDI Digital Arts Outreach as our main beneficiary, and will also contribute monies to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New Mexico.

The Chronos Film Festival will launch with a showing of Godfrey Reggio’s “Koyaanisqatsi” at 1200pm (noon) on Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 at the Historic KiMo Theatre in Downtown Albuquerque, with a second showing at 4:00 pm. We are also proud to announce the 2pm showing of No Restrictions Entertainment film “Mother’s Red Dress” a social issue film written and directed by Edgar Michael Bravo and Produced by John Paul Rice. We will close the evening with a film with “Commentary” a film by John Kapelos, showing at 6:00 pm. The Albuquerque Film Office is a special sponsor and contributor to these events.

The Chronos Film Festival is honored and proud to present an impressive *lineup of altered time perception photography and film-making talent from all over the world!

Chronos Film Festival... "it's about time..."

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Tags: Albuquerque, Amanda Ply, Art, Carlos Lascano, Chronos Film Festival, Events, Film, Jared Levy, John Kapelos, Kimberly McMichael, Matthew Andrae, Philip Blume, Photography, Steve Perry, Steve Weiss, Time-lapse

Captain America Dicks on Albuquerque

Maybe like that very cute, but hyper pubescent boy from my 9th grade summer school remedial math class, Chris Evans thinks it’s adorbs bordering on irresistible to throw an almost nonsensical put down on every other thing…Or maybe like a Dixie Chick in London he wants to declare a full on public denouncement.

While on a quick jaunt to la la land from his host city of Albuquerque, New Mexico where he’s being paid millions of dollars to play grown-up Marvel comics with A-list cast & crew Chris played cut-up with MTV news spouting off about the drabs of the shooting locale.

Me thinks it’s the former that made this lucky actor sound off like this, esp. seeing as his screen idols and fellow Marvel heroes who’ve worked and played in the Land of Enchantment before haven’t been known to quip and complain about the state.

I-Ron man hikes, Nick Fury does it all and Thor doesn’t have to do a damn thang since he’s just prettier than purdy – maybe Cappy just isn’t invited to play with the big boys and he’s lashing out.

When in doubt Cappy, just ask yourself WWBCD (What Would Bryan Cranston Do) – otherwise just sit at the whiners table with Alba, Faison & what’s-her-name.

To quote an even lesser man, “Silly kids, let the adults do the talking for the state.”

Tags: Albuquerque, Captian America, Celebrity Feud, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Diss, Group Hug, New Mexico, QOTD, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers

AVENGERS TAKE ALBUQUERQUE

Before your friendly neighborhood AVENGERS take over the Albuquerque International Airport they first sweep the underbelly (literally) of downtown Albuquerque.

NOW FILMING in the basement of the sizable property that is the Albuquerque Convention Center.

So many of you darlin’ readers already know this and much much more and may I just say how excited and proud for you and the whole of our great state for being a part of this grande muy magnifico production!!

(Let’s all remain as respectful and professional as those with NDAs)

Just one week ago over 100 companies were invited here to the world renowned NM set by Marvel Studios for a “Licensing Summit”. Read the transcript of what one of these companies were allowed to say about what they saw and did there!

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Tags: Albuquerque, Group Hug, New Mexico Set, Now Filming, Set Locations, The Avengers

Find YOUR Voice Starting Mañana, NM

Learn ALL about the exciting world of Voiceover!

Headed by Steve Corona, New Mexico’s premiere Dialect Coach.

Steve has coached actors in various dialects and roles including:

Helen Mirren & Gerard Butler. Corona has his MA in Theatre Arts from Minnesota State University.

He has been a voice actor for almost 10 years, recording voiceover for: audiobooks, animated films, dubbing, educational materials, documentary narration, radio station ID, commercials, TV & films in Minnesota, Texas, California, South Korea, China, and New Mexico.

In “VOICEOVER”, you will learn:

*Types of Voiceover
*Voice Acting Techniques
*Finding your voice
*Creating Characters
*Recording a Demo Reel
*Working as a Voice Actor
*And MORE!

WHEN:
Starting June 1st
Wednesday nights
6:30pm – 7:45pm.

WHERE:
Far Horizon Studio
304 Washington St. SE
Albuquerque, NM

COST:
Only $25 per class! (or $100/mo.)
Pre-pay online via the “shop” tab on the NetSkits Academy facebook page, to reserve your spot in the class TODAY!
(space is limited and reservations are already being made – so don’t wait.)

Tags: Albuquerque, Classes, Netskits Academy, Steve Corona, Training, Voiceover

The Facts Are These

Love it, hate it or debate it Medical Marijuana is here New Mexico! As we’ve brought you here the first ever Medical Marijuana Natural Healing Expo is on its way. Get informed, involved and active by participating in the upcoming expo here.

And make your voice heard TOMORROW…

Notice of Public Hearing:

The New Mexico Department of Health will hold a Medical Cannabis Advisory Board meeting to review and recommend to the department the approval of additional debilitating medical conditions that would benefit from the medical use of cannabis. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Harold Runnels Building Auditorium, located at 1190 St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Tags: Albuquerque, Natural Healing Expo, New Mexico Department of Health, New Mexico Medical Marijuana Expo, Santa Fe

They’re hee-re!

Photo Credit: Zade Rosenthal

New Mexico, USA – Pre-production has been underway for weeks now, but today Geek-blogs and blockbuster entertainment reporting sites alike are abuzz documenting this sure to be storied day in movie history as the first day of filming on Marvel mega movie The Avengers.

The studio has released this first and only official set pic to commemorate the occasion and to whet the eyes plus for all those around the globe who are clamoring for sights, info. and updates from the New Mexico set.

Pinch your cheeks and powder your nose New Mexico the WORLD is watching! From the ultra secure back-lots, hotels, house rentals, rental cars, to the media correspondents, roving reporters’ crew, supplies and essentials not to mention, except to mention entourages, pets, and fanboys – it’s ON!

GO NEW MEXICO!

Tags: Albuquerque, Avengers Set, Avengers Set Pic, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Group Hug, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Production, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston