...One little tweet from Production Weekly has the Internet aflutter with anticipation about the new "Thor" film.
The simple Twitter post on Nov. 12 said that the new Marvel Comics superhero tale wil...
...A night so big, you'll order red and green. New Mexico's biggest Spanish music stars are joining forces for "Los 15 Grandes de Nuevo Mexico." The show will bring Al Hurricane, Sparx, Lorenzo Antonio, ...
...Just call him The Film Guy. Charles L. Ashley III doesn't quite have a title yet, but he's Bernalillo County's new film liaison.
As cities across the state have added film liaisons to their staffs, A...
...A new Miss Albuquerque and Miss University of New Mexico were crowned Friday night at the African American Pavilion at Expo New Mexico.
Kira Hirschfeld, originally of Socorro, was named Miss Al...
...Pageant will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the African American Pavilion at Expo New Mexico
The 2009 Miss Albuquerque pageant will be held Friday night.
The pageant, in the Miss America system, pi...
...Roy and Gene may be gone, but Western music lives on. And it may be growing in popularity, say musicians who will be coming to Albuquerque beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Western Music Associatio...
...When she was just 13, Tanya Tucker hit the top of the country charts with the song "Delta Dawn," and she's been on every country music lover's list since then. With songs like "What's Your Mama's Name...
...In the summer of 2007, Sony Pictures Imageworks broke ground for a new building at Mesa Del Sol.
It was a big deal. We were promised a new, fancy, stateof-the art building with 250 computer...
...I don't think the warewolves will be out. But if you're looking for an alternative to trick-or-treating this year, check out the Zoo Boo. The annual event at the Rio Grande Zoo lets kids roam around t...
...The new Michael Jackson film is opening in Albuquerque tonight
The choreographer of the new Michael Jackson film "Michael Jackson's This Is It," which opens for late night showings tonight in Al...
...Variety ranks New Mexico third behind California and New York
Number three is where we want to be.
On Monday, Variety, the film industry trade magazine, named New Mexico as the third-best pl...
...Larry Abraham had enough of the latenight phone calls, the complaints and the grief he got because of moviemaking.
As the mayor of the village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, Abraham has hea...
...Comedian Steve Martin is trying to prove he's more than just
a wild and crazy guy. Since he was in his teens, he's gone beyond
pratfalls and has performed with his banjo. He's surprisingly
accompli...
...The promise of the film industry heating up once producers and directors wrapped their heads around the economy and the new Screen Actors Guild contract are finally coming to fruition.
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Long before he wrote "Danger Zone," "Footloose" and that song from "Caddyshack" Kenny Loggins was one half of the 1970s hit-making duo Loggins & Messina. And Before that, Jimmy Messina was a n...
...Though Richard Berry was elected mayor only last week, he already wants to make it clear that film is a priority.
"Let's get those incentives going and show them that Albuquerque is open for the f...
...Hammer Movies returns to Albuquerque Studios to make the film just two months after finishing the shooting of "The Resident"
Albuquerque Studios is quickly becoming a second home for Hammer Movie...
...It took Ron Daniels 30 years, but he’s finally returned to movies. Though he’s a successful theater director who has directed shows for the Royal Shakespeare Co. in London and is now working on an...
...Almost 25 years into his songwriting career, Lyle Lovett has released his highest-charting album yet at Billboard magazine. His songs on “It’s Not Big It’s Large” go from jumping, rollicking, ...
...In the modern world of independent filmmaking, it’s no secret that it’s hard to get your movie shown.
So cult film director Charles Band is taking his show on the road to drum up some interest in...
...The Whole Enchilada Festival in Las Cruces is all about making the biggest enchilada that’s possible (maybe with a Guinness Book of World Records attempt?), while rocking out to some of the best mus...
...We all have to watch the Emmy Awards tonight to root for our locally made “Breaking Bad.”
The TV show on AMC has become must-watch TV for many of us because it’s just good TV. The show follo...
...Don’t forget to yell ‘Freebird’ real loud. The Van Zant brothers certainly have something special. From Ronnie’s founding of Lynyrd Skynyrd to younger brother Johnny’s turn as a singer in th...
...Brad Paisley is in the lead. This week the country singer was nominated for six Country Music Association awards, the biggest awards in Nashville. He's up for the big one this year, Entertainer of the...
...When the film “Gamer” shot in Downtown in late 2007, those of us who live Downtown were awakened by huge explosions and inconvenienced by some road closures.
But it might have been worth it t...
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Nothing signals the start of fall like the Burning of Zozobra in Santa Fe. Zozobra centers on the ritual burning in effigy of Old Man Gloom, or Zozobra, to dispel the hardships and travails of the...
...Aaron Hendren knew he’d made a good film. The only problem was getting it to theaters. “People worked hard for not much reward, so the least I could do is my best to make sure it can be seen,” H...
...The New Mexico Takeover IV will bring a who's who of rap, hip-hop and R&B to the Journal Pavilion on Sunday. The Takeover series of shows is special becuse over the years we've been able to see so...
...From a small farm in Sun Prairie, Wis., to the highest echelons of the art world and the deserts of New Mexico, Georgia O’Keeffe conquered everywhere she went.
Now, she’s about to come to the s...
...Big stars of pop music coming to Albuquerque Aug. 30By Dan MayfieldJournal Staff WriterFor years it seemed New Mexico missed out on the biggest concerts.Sure, we’d see some popular country stars and...
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About 1,200 Native American artists from more than 100 tribes will attend Indian Market this weekend in Santa Fe. The annual market is a big deal, attracting about 100,000 visitors to shop at the ...
...Variety magazine in a new poll has named New Mexico one of the top places to make a film - and it's already the talk of the local film community. The problem is, the poll hasn't been released yet, e...
... The "High School Musical" franchise is a big deal. Don't believe it? Well, the original movie was the most successful film Disney ever made, it w...
...Nathan Gleason is one of the hardest working actors in the business. Though he's been in more than 100 films, you probably don't know his face. But films like "Wild Hogs" and "3:10 to Yuma" would...
...It looks like the inaugural Albuquerque Film Festival is off to a good start.The festival kicked off Wednesday night with a screening of the best of the 48 Hour Film Project at the National Hispanic C...
...When Judas Priest released the record "British Steel" in 1979, the band finally hit the big time. Songs like "Breakin' The Law" and "Livin' After Midnight" got the band radio play and launched the gro...
...In a novel approach to drum up enthusiasm to be an extra in the film "Paul," the movie is offering charities a chance to be part of the action. Universal Pictures and Working Title Films will donate m...
...The first Albuquerque Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 5, with a special screening of films from the 48 Hour Film Project. From Thrusday, Aug. 6 to Sunday, Aug. 9, the festival will be showi...
...The film adaptation of the "Saturday Night Live" skit MacGruber will be shooting soon in New Mexico and is looking for at least one actress with the guts to take it all off. Kathryn Brink, an Alb...
...Read Dan Mayfield's Reel New Mexico column for the latest film industry news.The 58th Annual Spanish Market will be held this weekend with several hundred artists showing work that reflects New Mexico...