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Way back in 1977, KXAS 5’s Bobbie Wygant interviewed a lesser known Harrison Ford about his new film Star Wars. Ford says he was not a sci-fi kind of guy and complained no one ever recognizes him from his films. Be careful what you wish for.

See Wygant’s review for The Empire Strikes Back.

As for Wygant, she joined Channel 5 in DFW when it signed on as WBAP-TV back in 1948. You can see her archives at bobbiewygant.com.

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So there is a new billboard that will probably really stick out in southwest Houston near Highway 59 and 610. It asks “Still A Virgin?” and then gives a phone number with an offer to help you out. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BILLBOARD

KPRC 2 reporter Mary Benton found out the real deal. She called the number and found out it is actually a promotion for a new Will Ferrell backed movie called The Virginity Hit.

http://www.thevirginityhit.com/

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Johnny Depp in character talking to the camera as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - On Stranger Tides. Sparrow denies that he is looking for the fountain of youth and lets talk of alcohol distract him.

At the end I swear he says, “Bloody Marys all around - it’s on the Mouse.” The Mouse being a reference to Disney who produces the film!

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Hollywood loves to make movies about the TV news business. The best broadcast news film in my opinion is Network (1976). It is also the best prognostication of what was to come. If you haven’t seen it, find it and watch it.

The latest TV news flick comes from the producing mind of J.J. Abrams and is called Morning Glory. It stars Rachel McAdams as a producer working with the hardass anchor played by Harrison Ford. Diane Keaton is the other anchor on the network morning news show with Jeff Goldblum as a flustered manager. 50 Cent plays himself. Could be promising.

Here is more of a synopsis from YouTube:

When hard–working TV producer Becky Fuller (McAdams) is fired from a local news program, her career begins to look as bleak as her hapless love life. Stumbling into a job at “Daybreak” (the last–place national morning news show), Becky decides to revitalize the show by bringing on legendary TV anchor Mike Pomeroy (Ford). Unfortunately, Pomeroy refuses to cover morning show staples like celebrity gossip, weather, fashion and crafts — let alone work with his new co–host, Colleen Peck (Keaton), a former beauty queen and longtime morning show personality who is more than happy covering morning “news.” As Mike and Colleen clash, first behind the scenes and then on the air, Becky’s blossoming love affair with fellow producer, Adam Bennett (Wilson) begins to unravel — and soon Becky is struggling to save her relationship, her reputation, her job and ultimately, the show itself.

Morning Glory comes out this Fall.

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I just saw a big billboard at 610 and Beechnut for the new Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg film ‘The Other Guys.’ It comes out August 6th.

The film is about two NY cops who aren’t exactly the stars of the police department. The film will premiere in New York, but you can make Houston the other guy site of the second premiere. These PR people are getting clever here so I will give up the space to talk about this - plus the movie trailer (below) looks pretty funny.

Beginning today, moviegoers can go on Facebook at www.facebook.com/otherguysmovie and vote in a poll to decide which Other City will host The Other Premiere. Ferrell and Wahlberg will attend the red carpet event in the winning city on August 5th.

The 20 candidate cities are Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa/St. Petersburg, and Washington, DC. On August 2, Ferrell and Wahlberg will announce the winning city.

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In honor of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse film coming to movie theaters, let’s watch Jimmy Fallon be funny making fun of film star Robert Pattinson. Where are Taylor Lautner’s abs? I might spray paint on some right now.

(Thanks Will-E)

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This one is for the sci-fi geeks out there. The argument of which is better…Star Trek or Star Wars might never end. Here is a video that pits characters from the two franchises together to see which set of characters comes out on top.

I would really like to see this with the James T. Kirk crew.

(via Lee Govatos)

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Lots of metal fans are very excited about the so-called Big Four shows made up of thrash godfathers Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. No one thought these shows would ever happen.

It is happening but only in Europe for now. But Tuesday and Thursday night, in a movie theater hopefully near you, you can see all these bands play one of those European shows.

You’ve probably heard of these concerts beamed to local movie theaters by satellite before. This show features nearly four hours of live performances and behind-the-scenes from the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The show starts at 7:30pm local time Tuesday, June 22 and again on Thursday, June 24 in select theaters. Here is the list of participating theaters.

Here are the participating Texas theaters according to NCM.com.
CNK Abilene 12 ABILENE TX 79606
CNK Hollywood USA AMARILLO TX 79119
AMC AMC Parks At Arlington 18 ARLINGTON TX 76015
CNK Southpark Meadows AUSTIN TX 78748
REG Metropolitan 14 AUSTIN TX 78745
CNK Tinseltown USA BEAUMONT TX 77705
CNK Cinemark Hill Country Galleria BEE CAVE TX 78738
HWD Movies 14 BURLESON TX 76028
CNK Cinemark Cedar Park CEDAR PARK TX 78613
CNK Hollywood USA - CollegeStation COLLEGE STATION TX 77845
CNK Corpus Christi 16 CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78412
REG Galaxy Theatre DALLAS TX 75238
AMC AMC Northpark Center 15 DALLAS TX 75225
CNK Cinemark 17 with IMAX DALLAS TX 75234
CNK Cinemark El Paso 14 EL PASO TX 79912
CNK Cielo Vista Mall EL PASO TX 79925
REG Fossil Creek FORT WORTH TX 76137
CNK Tinseltown Movies 17 GRAPEVINE TX 76051
CNK Harker Heights HARKER HEIGHTS TX 76548
CNK Cinemark 16 HARLINGEN TX 78550
AMC AMC Highland Village 12 HIGHLAND VILLAGE TX 75077
CNK Memorial City Mall HOUSTON TX 77024
AMC AMC Willowbrook 24 HOUSTON TX 77064
REG Houston Marq*E Stadium 22 plus IMAX HOUSTON TX 77024
CNK Cinemark 19 KATY TX 77449
CNK Mall Del Norte LAREDO TX 78041
CNK Vista Ridge Mall LEWISVILLE TX 75067
HWD Hollywood Stadium 14 Theatres LONGVIEW TX 75605
CNK Movies 16 LUBBOCK TX 79424
CNK Lufkin Stadium 12 LUFKIN TX 75901
CNK Cinemark 12 Town Center MANSFIELD TX 76063
CNK Movies 17 MCALLEN TX 78504
HWD Tall City MIDLAND TX 79707
CNK Odessa 12 ODESSA TX 79762
CNK Tinseltown USA Pflugerville PFLUGERVILLE TX 78660
CNK Tinseltown USA Plano PLANO TX 75093
CNK Cinemark 24 (The Legacy) PLANO TX 75025
CNK Cinemark 12 Rockwall ROCKWALL TX 75032
REG Fiesta 16 Theatres SAN ANTONIO TX 78230
REG Cielo Vista 18 SAN ANTONIO TX 78238
CNK McCreeless Mall SAN ANTONIO TX 78223
CNK Cinemark at Market Street SPRING TX 77380
CNK Texarkana Pavilion 14 TEXARKANA TX 75503
CNK Victoria Mall VICTORIA TX 77904
CNK Cinemark 18 Webster WEBSTER TX 77598
CNK Cinemark 14 Wichita Falls WICHITA FALLS TX 76308
HWD Jewel 16 WOODWAY TX 76712

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Since Ken Hoffman wrote about it in his Houston Chronicle column, it is time to announce I am working on a Rock 101 KLOL documentary:

KLOL’s home was a dump of a building at 510 Lovett in [Montrose]. Yeah, but it was a legendary dump. Some of the greatest stars in rock history played live on KLOL. If the walls could talk, or if they had a security camera in the garage, there’d be plenty of people still apologizing for things that went on at 510 Lovett.
But nothing lasts forever, especially not in radio. Stevens and Pruett were let go, Steele became a mommy and a private entrepreneur, and Moby went country and moved to Atlanta. All the supporting characters, like Eddie “The Boner” Sanchez, Tubby Peckerwood and Locke Siebenhausen, gasp, took real jobs. READ MORE

I am taking freelance gigs to pay for the film and have already started shooting (if you know of a source that would be interested in funding this…please let me know).

Eventually I will build a website to talk more about it and post videos as interviews are shot. You will be able to track the progress and hear some amazing stories along the way there.

My blog will also be featuring more news on Houston and Texas documentaries. We have a lot of great stuff going on here that is flying beneath radar I have a feeling. Please contact me through email or social media about anything in the area documentary world.

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