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Paid gig for movie extras in Ren Fair garb

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

From today’s Press-Democrat (Santa Rosa):
“Calling all Renaissance Faire frocked maidens and burly goblet
swillers. Your moment has arrived. The latest Adam Sandler movie,
‘Bedtime Stories,’ is shooting a 14th century Renaissance Faire scene or
two in Calistoga this summer. Casting calls are being held from 1 to 6
pm today and 10 am to 4 pm Saturday at the [...]

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Work rolls ever on…

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Well at least it’s getting closer to being back to normal. Since midnight of Sunday after Visalia Faire (back on the 27th of April), we’ve been nearly at it 24 hours. For the first week it literally was 24 hours a day with 18-20 hours on, and a few hours for some quick sleep on [...]

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Huge-normous Battlestar Galactica News

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s too big to tease, so just read it. by Travis Fickett and Scott Collura March 18, 2008 - SCI FI Channel is holding an “upfront” event in New York City today, and Battlestar Galactica had its own press conference to share some rather large news with fans. As everyone knows, this is the series’ [...]

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Sean Young enters alcohol rehab

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Sean Young, who built a career in 1980s movies “Blade Runner” and “No Way Out,” has checked into an alcohol rehab program following an outburst at the Directors Guild of America awards gala last weekend. 

Young “voluntarily admitted herself (on Monday) to a rehabilitation center for treatment related to alcoholism. It [...]

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Second Skin holds up a mirror

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Second Skin is an upcoming documentary by Pure West Films that focuses on the lives of seven MMO gamers, exploring how their games of choice have affected their lives. It touches on many popular MMO topics, such as falling in love, becoming addicted, gold farming, and the effects virtual worlds can have on the handicapped.
Having [...]

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