Get Ready to Run For Your Lives Atlanta

Well, it seems like the world is going crazy for vampires and zombies. Fortunately for Atlanta, this craze has brought two television shows to town - "Vampire Diaries" and "The Walking Dead." Now, the "Run For Your Lives"zombie infested 5K obstacle course race is being held on March 3. If you think you have what it takes to run for your life from, you can sign up online. One things for sure, this is a very unique way to get some exercise and have a little fun. 

Crew Call: A.C.O.D.

Get ready Georgia, another movie production is coming our way and they are looking for production crew members. Black Bear Pictures is now accepting resumes for crew positions for the "A.C.O.D." "A.C.O.D." stands for Adult Children Of Divorce and stars Adam Scott of "Parks & Recreation" fame. The script is written by Ben Karlin ("50/50"), Stuart Zicherman and Teddy Schwarzman. The film centers around a man who has been caught in the middle of his parent's ugly divorce for over 20 years. Richard Jenkins has also signed on to the movie. 


The movie will begin production in March. Send resumes to film@georgia.org and for more information, visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1311060. 

It's Oscar Time

Well, tomorrow morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominees for this year's Oscars - to be official its the 84th Annual Acadey Awards.  I'm pretty sure the silent film The Artist will be a sweep at this year's Oscars, but just for fun here are my predicitions for nominations. 


BEST PICTURE

The Artist, The Weinstein Company; Thomas Langmann
Bridesmaids, Universal; Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel & Clayton Townshend
The Descendants, Fox Searchlight; Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, & Jim Taylor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Columbia; Cean Chaffin, Scott Rudin
The Help, Touchstone; Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green
Hugo, Paramount/GK Films; Tim Headington, Graham King & Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris, Sony Pictures Classics; Letty Aronson & Stephen Tenenbaum
Moneyball, Columbia Pictures; Michael De Luca, Rachel Horovitz & Brad Pitt

ACTOR

George Clooney, The Descendants

Leonardo Di Caprio, J Edgar

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Woody Harrelson, Rampart

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

ACTRESS

Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Viola Davis, The Help

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Nick Nolte, Warrior

Kevin Spacey, Margin Call

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bojo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

 

DIRECTING

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Terrence Malick, Tree of Life

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson

Kung Fu Panda 2, Jennifer Yuh

Rango, Gore Verbinski

DOCUMENTARY – FEATURE FILM

Bill Cunningham New York, Philip Gefter, Richard Press

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Project Nim, James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Undefeated, Daniel Lindsay, Seth Gordon

We Were Here, David Weissman

COSTUME DESIGN

The Artist, Mark Bridges

The Help, Sharen Davis

Hugo, Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre, Michael O’Connor

Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides, Penny Rose

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Artist, Guillaume Schiffman

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Jeff Cronenweth

Hugo, Robert Richardson

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Hoyte van Hoytema

Tree of Life, Emmanuel Lubezki

So, who do think will get a nod from the Academy and who do you think will be snubbed tomorrow morning?

Extra Casting Call: "Teen Wolf"

If you know what a crosse is and what On-The Fly sub means, then you might just be the lacrosse player that Extras Casting Atlanta is looking for. The MTV hit series "Teen Wolf" is looking for real lacrosse players to be extras on the show. They are looking for males between 18-25 on January 18 and January 30-31. You MUST have experience playing lacrosse. If you are interested, submit your picture, age, height, weight, phone number and availability to: TeenWolfExtras@gmail.com and use Lacrosse in the subject line. 

Filmed in Georgia: "Joyful Noise"

While Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah seem to be an unlikely musical pairing, these two music legends turned actresses are sharing the big screen in "Joyful Noise." The movie hits theaters this weekend and was filmed around the Atlanta area in 2011. "Joyful Noise" is about a small town choir preparing for a national choir competition. Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah play battling choir directors intent on winning. "Joyful Noise" is Dolly Parton's first film in almost 20 years. I have feeling this upbeat (and musical) movie will be a big hit at the box office. 

Living Social Deal: 3 Hour Class on How to Audition

I don't know much about the team at Studio 27 but they are offering a great deal with Living Social today. For $29, you can choose from three coaching options to help you make your dreams of becoming a star a reality. The first option is to attend a 3 hour class on how to audition for TV and film roles. If you want to learn more about acting, signing or modeling, you can choose a 90 minute private coaching session. Or if you want to really more about the craft, you can take one month of acting classes. No matter what your interest this is a great way to get started. 

Extra Casting: "Single Ladies"

Want to be an extra on VH1's hit show "Single Ladies?" The show is looking specifically for "super attractive African American women ages 25-35 height and weight proportionate” for a shoot on January 20. If you are interested and available, please e-mail three photos, dimensions, and contact information to singleladies2atl@gmail.com and use "HOT" in the subject line.  

Paula Deen Lightened Up

If you are a fan of Savannah's favorite celebrity chef Paula Deen and trying to cut back in the New Year, then the Cooking Channel has the right show for you. Paula's son, Bobby Deen is taking on the big challenge of lightening up his famous mother's butter heavy and calorie laden recipes. "Not My Mama's Meals" with Bobby Deen premieres on January 4 at 9 PM. I'm a huge fan of Paula and Bobby Deen so I'm looking forward to seeing this new show and getting a few new healthy recipes for 2012. 

Check out this clip of Bobby Deen on ABC's The Chew talking a little bit about his mom and the new show.