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Two Stars Not Taking Shine to Duke City
Get this girl some green chile. A good green chile cheeseburger or a Frontier roll. Something. Jessica Alba is taking shots at Albuquerque in an interview with Movies Online (moviesonline.ca),... Read more »
Something Terrific in State of Utah
Several movies filmed in New Mexico had their day in the sun this week, earning several nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards on Tuesday. But for producer Eric Eisner,... Read more »
Estrada: Hispanic TV Icon for Hire
You can still call him “Ponch.” Erik Estrada played Officer Francis Llewellyn “Ponch” Poncherello in the TV show “CHiPS” in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was the iconic... Read more »
N.M. Movies Make Sundance Cut
Sundance is it. If your movie is accepted to the largest independent film festival in the United States, you’re a big deal. Your film is a big deal. The gods... Read more »
Country Star Leads ‘Horses’ to N.M.
The Writers Guild strike has slowed the announcements of new films coming to the state after a busy 2007, but it looks as if things might take off again soon.... Read more »
Apply at Love Ranch For Some Funky 70s Extra Jobs
The Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci picture “Love Ranch” is looking for some extras. OK, a bunch of extras. The film, loosely based on the story of the owner of... Read more »
Fourth Indiana Jones opens in May
It’s official — “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” will open May 22, 2008, and it’s already expected to be one of the biggest openings of the... Read more »
Lopez Flop Can Be Good For State
All right, mellow out. When the news broke that “Bordertown” had defaulted on a second state film loan, the buzz among film industry folks around Albuquerque was that some were... Read more »
Film Fest Celebrates Little Guy
Sure, we have a lot of big-time movies coming to shoot in New Mexico. Have you been Downtown to see the enormous “Game” set? Have you been out to Albuquerque... Read more »
Downtown of Today Looks Very 1980 in Old Men
Do we take it as a compliment that “No Country for Old Men” was shot here? The movie, which opens in select cities today, is the story of murder and... Read more »
Duke City is getting in Game
No, it isn’t low-income housing. Nor is it a new retail building, or even the beginnings of a new arena — no matter what the Downtown rumor mill would have... Read more »
Whats the word on possible writers strike?
Sure, the film business is booming in New Mexico. Thirteen films and television shows are in production right now. That’s huge. But everything could change Wednesday when the two Writers... Read more »
