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Blog Entries for Wednesday, February 27
"Anchorman 2" cast spotted in Atlanta
Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate and James Marsden along with Adam Goodman, president of Paramount Film Group, were among a big group from "Anchorman 2" spotted in Atlanta last night. The project cranking up now continues the saga of Ron Burgundy and his new rival ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, February 26
Buckhead's connection to "Argo" win
Sam Massell would like to thank the Academy. Following “Argo’s” best-picture triumph at the Oscars Sunday night, the Buckhead Coalition president was eager to note the small but key role his community played in the movie. “There could be many ways to earn best-picture designation, but none more significant ...
Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig in Atlanta for "Anchorman 2"
Will Ferrell is in Atlanta for the filming of the "Anchorman" sequel. The project, which has begun cranking up, also stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, Christina Applegate and Kristen Wiig. Deadline reported recently that James Marsden had signed on to AM2, to star as Ron Burgundy's rival anchor. We've got ...
Blog Entries for Monday, February 25
VH1's biopic on TLC seeks '90s extras
The new VH1 biopic about the music group TLC needs extras who are ready to party like it's 1999. Or 1997. Or 1992. You get the idea. The new small-screen feature, titled “Crazy Sexy Cool,” tells the story of the group, which was huge in the 1990s. Surviving members Rozonda ...
Interview: Actor Morris Chestnut discusses working with Halle Berry on "The Call"
To prepare for his role as a police officer in the tense thriller "The Call, " actor Morris Chestnut stepped behind the blue line. "I did a few ride-alongs with the LAPD, " said Chestnut, whose movie stars Halle Berry as a police dispatcher trying to help solve an abduction, ...
Blog Entries for Friday, February 22
Davio's creates drinks for Denzel Washington, other best-actor nominees
In honor of guys with Atlanta ties up for best-actor Oscars, Davio's Atlanta is serving up some celeb-inspired sips this Sunday. The Denzel (cherry vodka, pomegranate juice, club soda and lime); the Daniel Day-Lewis (mint leaves, pulverized sugar, cognac, fresh berries, crushed ice, sliced orange); the Hugh Jackman (Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey, dry ...
Masquerade ball to benefit CASA
The Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia’s 7th annual signature fundraiser, benefiting the Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (GACASA), will be a Masquerade Ball at the Brookhaven Capital City Club. The event, involving many of Atlanta’s top firms, attorneys and judicial officials, will be March 2. Jessica C. Odom and Karen S. Kurtz are ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, February 20
Atlanta Opera performer featured in "Lincoln"
With the Academy Awards airing this Sunday, how exciting that Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Day-Lewis' co-star in the Oscar-nominated movie "Lincoln" is here in Atlanta. Not Sally Field. His other co-star. Mary Dunleavy. True, Dunleavy was on screen for less than a minute and was mostly in the background, but it's ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, February 19
Dakota Fanning in Atlanta filming "Robin Hood"
Dakota Fanning is in Atlanta filming a role in "The Last of Robin Hood” about the late, legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn. The project stars Kevin Kline in the lead role. Conyers' own Fanning plays Beverly Aadland, Flynn’s youthful paramour at the end of his life, and Susan Sarandon plays Beverly’s mother, Florence Aadland.(By the way ...
Blog Entries for Monday, February 18
Usher's surprise visit to Katie Couric's show
Atlanta-based R&B star Usher popped by Katie Couric's talk show as a surprise guest this week. The episode airs at 3 p.m. Tuesday on Channel 2. Click this link for a sneak preview. The show, titled "Headliners and Hit Makers," featured an interview with recording industry giant Clive Davis. He ...
SafePath gala to feature survivor's story
Nickolas Smith was 5 the day he was attacked and his mother was killed. Last fall, as a 22-year-old University of Georgia graduate, he was able to confront the suspect in court. On March 9, he'll share his story at a charity gala to benefit SafePath Children's Advocacy Center. "I ...
Blog Entries for Friday, February 15
A trip back in time at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Dining Room
For just a few hours, it was like the recession never happened. Skyscrapers were still being envisioned and erected apace. Realtors and developers were bulletproof and even amateur investors were making a bundle flipping houses. No one was facing foreclosure. Everyone's 401(k) was fat and happy. That's what it felt like ...
Atlanta star sightings!
Happy post-Valentine's Day. Here are some star sightings sure to warm your heart! Good news for fans of “The Vampire Diaries,” which films in metro Atlanta, often in Covington and Decatur, sometimes in Buckhead and lately in Stone Mountain. My colleague Rodney Ho reported on his blog the other day ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, February 14
Honey Boo Boo's mom on "Dancing With the Stars?"
Honey Boo Boo's mama June Shannon as a "Dancing With the Stars" contestant? Oh please oh please oh please let this be true. The New York Daily News quoted a source saying "Dancing" was considering Mama June as a hopeful, although the Huffington Post quoted a TLC source saying no ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, February 13
Steve Martin, 67, is a first-time dad
Steve Martin, the comedian, author, actor and musician, apparently has added one more title: Dad. The New York Post reports that Martin and his wife Anne Stringfield welcomed a child in December. The Martins are private people. Their 2007 wedding ceremony was a surprise even to the people who attended, ...
Love and loss: A bittersweet Valentine
For more than four years, Croy West’s heart has beat in a stranger’s chest. The Gwinnett County child born with a metabolic disorder died a week before he turned 12, and his parents opted for organ donation.“We didn't hesitate. We knew he had to live on in others,” said his ...
Note to readers
Dear readers: We've had to switch blog tools and a number of glitches have appeared. I've noticed some of you have commented that I cannot spell (which is true, by the way) due to typos showing up in blogs. That's because there's no "draft" status or spellcheck function. I'm sure ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, February 12
"Anchorman 2" about to start filming
Stay classy, Atlanta! The second "Anchorman" movie is about to start filming. Directed by Adam McKay the contining adventures of Ron Burgundy and friends will star Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, Christina Applegate and Luke Wilson again. The latest word is that Kristen Wiig has signed on as well. ...
Blog Entries for Monday, February 11
Brushes of fame at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
I am a lifelong Methodist with Southern Baptist roots. The Pyrex dish is a holy vessel to my people. Whenever it starts to sprinkle outside I consider myself re-baptized. I love Charles Wesley hymns, especially if we only sing the first, second and last verses, so we get out in ...
Rate Grammy fashion
CBS wanted no wardrobe malfunctions at this year's Grammy Awards, issuing a detailed memo ahead of time urging everyone to dress properly. "Thong-type costumes are problematic," the memo read in part. "Please avoid sheer see-through clothing..." See the full list of guidelines here. We'd say Janelle Monae adhered most closely to ...
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