Archive for the ‘Casting Call’ Category

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ BET AWARDS/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE/ CASTING CALL

June 29, 2009

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/

ON TELEVISION
VH1:
New York Goes To Work (Finale) at 10pm
OXYGEN: Dance Your Ass Off (Premiere) at 10pm

JANET JACKSON PAY TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL AT BET AWARDS
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614881/20090629/jackson_michael.jhtml

2009 BET AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.bet.com/specials/betawards09/betawards09_nominees/

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen – $112 million
The Proposal – $18.5 million
The Hangover – $17.2 million
Up – $13 million
My Sister’s Keeper – $12 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
A major cable network is casting homeowners for an upcoming untitled makeover show about construction nightmares. If you are a homeowner who has had damage caused by terrible contractors, the show will send a qualified team of experts to come and repair the damage for free. To be considered for the show, the homeowner must live in the greater Los Angeles area; had a bad experience with a contractor; have one room in need of repair; be available for one week of filming; and have an outgoing, energetic personality. Send an email to casting_homemakeover@pietown.tv and include a short description of the room’s problem and what your original plans were for the space, along with photos of the room and your family.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MOVIES/ NYC STREET FAIRS/ MEGA MILLIONS/ CASTING CALL

June 26, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
ABC:
A Tribute To Michael Jackson at 9pm
BET: 2009 BET Awards at 8pm on Sunday
HBO: Hung (Premiere) at 10pm on Sunday

MOVIES
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen – Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn
My Sister’s Keeper – Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric
Cheri (Limited Release) – Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones
The Stoning Of Soraya M. (Limited Release) – Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marno, James Caviezel, Navid Negahban, Bita Sheibani
The Hurt Locker (Limited Release) – Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pierce, Ralph Fiennes
Surveillance (Limited Release) – Bill Pullman, Julia Ormond, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins, Cheri Oteri

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday June 26, 2009
Grand Central Station Festival – on 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.

Saturday June 27, 2009
6th Ave, Summerfest – from 23rd to 33rd St.
BAMRA Bleecker Street Festival – from 6th Ave. to Broadway

Sunday June 28, 2009
23rd Street Festival – from 7th to 8th Ave.
Times Square Block Party – on 46th St. from Broadway to 8th Ave.
Bronx Week 3rd Ave. Festival – from 149th to 153rd St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $81 million.

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

CASTING CALL
A top cable network and production company is seeking celebrities who are facing financial crisis during these hard economic times. The individual stories must be appealing and powerful and participating celebrities must be open and candid about their situation. Each episode will focus on one celebrity as they work with a professional financial expert to help them straighten out their financial problems and get them back on track. To submit your clients and find out more details about the show, send an email to tvtalkrr@yahoo.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ CASTING CALL

June 25, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
TLC:
Paint Misbehavin (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t! (Premiere) at 10pm

ABC is airing the final episodes of “Samantha Who?”  and “In The Motherood” starting tonight.

CASTING CALL
The BBC seeks a male host for an untitled phobia show, exploring the world of extreme fears and phobias and the various treatment offered. The candidate, who must have an aggressive personality and is a therapist, counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist who works with clients with phobias, must also live in the Los Angeles and New York area. Interested candidates should send an email to castingrealtv@gmail.com and include name, professional title and credentials, contact information (phone, email and website), a photo and a short description explaining why you would make a great television host.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MEGA MILLIONS/ CASTING CALL

June 23, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
ABC: The Superstars (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Primetime: Family Secrets (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: The Cleaner (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: NYC Prep (Premiere) at 10pm
BET: College Hill (Premiere) at 10pm

ED MCMAHON HAS DIED
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_en_tv/us_obit_mcmahon

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $68 million.

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

CASTING CALL
Food Network
approved a sixth season of The Next Food Network Star opening in 2010. The national search for professional and amateur chefs to become the network’s newest star begins July 8 in Phoenix, with more auditions happening July 12 in Chicago; July 17 in Austin; July 26 in San Francisco; July 31 in New York City; August 10 in Los Angeles; August 17 in San Diego; and August 24 in Atlanta. Candidates should bring an application, a photograph along with a resume and/or bio to meet the network’s casting directors. Those unable to attend an open casting call can submit a three-minute audition video describing why they should win the competition. Applications, rules and submission guidelines can be found at www.FoodNetwork.com/Star.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MOVIES/ NYC STREET FAIRS/ MEGA MILLIONS/ CASTING CALL

June 19, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
LOGO:
Jeffrey & Cole Casserole (Premiere) at 11pm
NBC: Merlin (Premiere) at 8pm on Sunday
HGTV: HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge at 10pm on Sunday

MOVIES
The Proposal – Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White
Year One – Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Whatever Works (Limited Release) – Larry David, Evan rachel Wood, Ed Begley Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Conleth Hill

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday June 20, 2009
Waverly Place Festival – from 5th Ave. to Broadway
3rd Ave. Festival – from 6th St. to 14th St.
Times Square Expo – on 7th Ave. from 47th to 57th St.

Sunday June 21, 2009
19th Annual Columbus Ave. Summer Festival – 86th to 96th St.
Christopher Street Festival – from 7th to Greenwich Ave.
The Turtle Bay Festival – on Lexington Ave. from 43rd to 55th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $57 million.

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

CASTING CALL
New York-based production company, Savannah Media is seeking experts in the Tri-State area for two future makeover series. The first format needs personal trainers for a new weight loss series, where participants will work to lose weight for a cash prize. The second format is seeking personal stylists for an upcoming series where men and women will be transformed in an unusual way. Send an email to talent@savannahmedia.net for more information.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ CASTING CALL

June 11, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
MTV: 16 & Pregnant (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: She’s Got The Look (Premiere) at 9pm
WE: Raising Sextuplets (Premiere) at 10pm

DTV Transition will happen tomorrow.  Are you ready?
http://www.dtvtransition.org/

MTV is moving forward with a 23rd edition of The Real World which begins production this summer in Washington, D.C. and is scheduled to premiere next year. The 22nd season, The Real World: Cancun opens June 24 at 10p with eight new roommates living together in one of Mexico’s best hotels, the ME Cancun. Bunim-Murray Productions created the series and produce it for MTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Redbook Magazine is looking for couples to participate in their “Marriage Makeover” section where the couples work out marital problems with the magazine’s best therapist. Couples must agree to have their photographs taken and allow their real first names to be used in the piece. Willing couples who wish to be considered, right away must send their names, ages, a photo, a brief description of marital issues, how long they have been married, how many children and complete contact information to Brenda Della Casa at BDCcasting@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ CASTING CALL

June 10, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
BRAVO: Top Chef Masters (Premiere) at 10pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/7/09)
1) Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey & The Groogrux King – 424,089
2) Eminem – Relapse – 141,197 (After 3 weeks – 961,597)
3) 311 – Uplifter – 59,742

Other Debuts
6) Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot – 48,916
7) Taking Back Sunday – New Again – 48,254
11) Rancid – Let The Dominoes Fall – 33,220
13) Elvis Costello – Secret Profane & Sugarcane – 27,646

CASTING CALL
High Noon Entertainment
is casting for a new television show designed to help people with debilitating phobias. If you suffer from a phobia, anxiety or fear about a specific situation and are interested in receiving help from a world-famous phobia expert via this show, send your name, age, photo, contact info and a description of your phobia and how it affects your life to tkscasting@yahoo.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MOVIES/ NYC STREET FAIRS/ MEGA MILLIONS/ CASTING CALL

June 5, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISON
NBC:
Inside The Obama White House at 8pm (NBC is showing it again in case you missed it).
CBS: The 63rd Annual Tony Awards at 8pm on Sunday
A&E: Gene Simmons Family Jewels (Premiere) at 9pm on Sunday
FOOD NETWORK: The Next Food Network Star (Premiere) at 9pm on Sunday
WE: Bridezillas (Premiere) at 9pm on Sunday
WE: Amazing Wedding Cakes (Premiere) at 10pm on Sunday
E!: Kendra (formerly of Girls Next Door) (Premiere) at 10pm on Sunday
E!: Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (Premiere) at 10:30pm on Sunday
VH1: Brooke Knows Best (Premiere) at 10pm on Sunday
LIFETIME: Army Wives (Premiere) at 10pm on Sunday

MOVIES
Land Of The Lost
– Will Ferrell, Danny R. McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone
The Hangover – Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha
My Life In Ruins – Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Alexis Georgoulis
Away We Go (Limited Release) – John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney
Tennessee (Limited Release) – Adam Rothenberg, Ethan Peck, Mariah Carey, Lance Reddick, Bill Sage
Downloading Nancy (Limited Release) – Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman, Michael Nyqvist

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday June 5, 2009
Tribeca Community Fair – on Greenwich St. from Barclay to Warren St.

Saturday June 6, 2009
Bleecker Street Festival – from 7th to 8th Ave.
Lexington Ave. Festival – from 34th to 42nd St.
Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood 2nd Ave. Fair – from 14th to 23rd St.

Sunday June 7, 2009
3rd Ave. Community Benefit Festival – from 66th to 86th St.
Queens Pridefest – on 37th Road from 73rd to 77th St.
International Cultures Festival – on 6th Ave. from 42nd to 57th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $17 million.

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

CASTING CALL
NBC Universal began its national search for funny comics with diverse backgrounds for its sixth annual Stand-Up for Diversity. Casting calls will take place in four cities beginning June 28 in Miami, followed by New York, Atlanta and San Diego with the final showcase slated for Los Angeles in early December. Anthony Anderson (NBC’s Law & Order) will be the celebrity spokesperson for the 2009 tour. The winner will receive a talent holding deal with NBCU in addition to other prizes. Information on the open casting calls can be found at www.standupnbc.com or www.diversecitynbc.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ CASTING CALL

June 3, 2009

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
NBC: Law & Order (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Make Me A Supermodel (Finale) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Cougar (Finale) at 10pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/31/09)
1) Eminem – Relapse – 210,984 (After 2 weeks – 820,400)
2) Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown – 75,845 (After 3 weeks – 456,655)
3) Hannah Montana Soundtrack – 52,147 (After 1,004,304

Other Debuts
4) Marilyn Manson – High End Of Low – 49,043
7) Wisin Y Yandel – La Revolucion – 35,608
25) Mandy Moore – Amanda Leigh – 15,657

CASTING CALL
FOX’s American Idol
announces auditions for the ninth season begin June 14 at Gillette Stadium in Boston. Additional cities and venues include: Atlanta’s Georgia Dome June 18; Rose Bowl in Los Angeles June 30; Orlando’s Amway Arena July 9; Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High July 14; as well as stops in Chicago and Dallas (dates/venues TBD). Men and women 16-28 years old as of June 12 who are eligible to work in the US are invited to audition. Some restrictions do apply; visit americanidol.com for full details and information on the Boston audition. American Idol is produced by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ CASTING CALL

June 2, 2009

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/

ON TELEVISION
MTV: Paris Hilton’s My New BFF (Premiere) at 10pm
SUNDANCE: Is Your House Killing You (Premiere) at 9:30pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Finale) at 10pm

CASTING CALL
Food Network presents the Food Network Challenge, looking for outgoing families who are competitive, have a great story as well as unique Thanksgiving food traditions to battle in a nationally televised Thanksgiving meal competition. The network does not require cooking skills for the family participating, nor do they want professional chefs. Filming will happen toward the end of June. Email your family’s story and food traditions to fnchallenge@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)