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Six degrees of McCarthy leads you back to N.M.
Call it Six Degrees of Cormac McCarthy. If you’re in the New Mexico film biz, it’s solid bet you are fewer than six degrees of separation from a film... Read more »
Kilmer does time in Felon
“Felon” has started shooting at the Old Main prison in Santa Fe — but it’s not much of a commute for the film’s star, Val Kilmer. Kilmer lives in Santa... Read more »
Is Being an Extra in Game Flick in Your Future?
You think that because you’ve got ear expanders, a labret or Monroe and a bunch of tattoos that you can’t be in movies? Well, if you’re tattooed and pierced up,... Read more »
Movie Made in N.M. Debuts at Gay, Lesbian Film Fest
The New Mexico premiere of the indie film “Save Me” is not the only reason that organizers are expecting big things at the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. “It’s... Read more »
Haggis found home for Elah in Duke City
When Paul Haggis set out to look for the perfect place to shoot his newest film, he let his budget dictate. “I was starting a tour of several states, and... Read more »
Heaven finds a haven in Dixon
At Lake Arthur, in southern New Mexico, there’s a shrine to a tortilla. Sure, it isn’t your average tortilla — some say they can see the face of Jesus in... Read more »
Gerard Butler Brings His Game to Studios
There must be something about the movie “300” and Albuquerque. First, we hear that “300” producer and writer Frank Miller will come to the Duke City to direct his new... Read more »
Comic Has Roles Rollin In
For the past 20 years, all Steven Michael Quezada has wanted is steady, paying work as an actor. Finally, he says, it looks like his ship is coming in. Quezada,... Read more »
The War Boys Set to Start Shooting in Sept.
“The War Boys” will shoot from Sept. 10 to Oct. 5 in Albuquerque. The state’s film office doesn’t have a plot synopsis for the film, and neither does the Internet... Read more »
Film Sets Build Up Downtown
Usually, Downtown’s Kress building is empty. It’s this big gray modernist building that can be seen from the coin-op pool area at Anodyne. Lately, though, we’ve seen some lights flickering... Read more »
Wrap for 2007 Shootout
The Duke City Shootout wrapped up last week with a mad party at the Downtown Hyatt Regency Albuquerque hotel. The party celebrated the wrapup of the annual film... Read more »
The Real Gooding Stands Up
It was a moment when only one person mattered. When Cuba Gooding Jr. ran out and hid behind a Chrysler 300 during the filming of “Linewatch” at an Albuquerque... Read more »
