02-28
Make sure you check the Planet of the Apes site often as they will be putting new stuff every week. Make sure you take a look at the interview with Burton as there are several scenes of Mark. Even one of him on horseback! 

Download the trailer here to avoid most of the Flash. The trailer is set for download today at 12 NoonPST/3pmEST/8pmGMT. Make sure you have quicktime loaded!

TigerLily and GoodFan reported the trailer was E News and Extra, so hopefully a majority of you got to see at least a part of it. 

I hope you guys in the UK caught the trailer on Big Breakfast today!

02-27
The guys at AICN digitized the Access Hollywood teaser, so those who missed it or can't get it, can see it here. Gotta love those fanboys and their tech toys.

A Press Release for the POTA site. Noticed the site actually has a bit more stuff. There's a wallpaper of the teaser poster, character descriptions and according to the Press Release, they'll be adding new pics every week! Also added the release date for the Netherlands.

Thnx to Toast on the CA boards, link to a copy of a clip on Fox News with the trailer, see it here. You need Quicktime to see it.

Here's the direct link to the pic of Mark if you're having problems getting into the official site. To see the other three go to Dark Horizons.

UKers, POTA will be shown on Big Breakfast tomorrow morning!

The official Planet of the Apes site is up and running! You'll need to upgrade to Flash 5.0 or your computer will crash like mine did. Not much there right now, but there are 4 pictures from the movie - including one of Mark and a quicktime interview with Tim Burton. If you want to skip the intro go thru this link. Still upgrade Flash or it will do wicked voo doo on your computer!

ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TODAY! Mark and other cast interview and the premier of the trailer! Program your VCRs now. Check TVGuide or ZapTV if you don't know when it's on in your area.

02-26
Coming Attractions added a late update, which includes a capture of the teaser - a closeup of Mark as Leo, all damp and lost!

I'm working on a more comprehensive FAQs. If you have any suggestions as for questions you feel are important and are asked alot, drop me an email.

Dark Horizons confirmed the CA alert and notes it will be available on satellite for the networks TUESDAY! So if you have a dish, look around the transmissions! Otherwise expect the entertainment shows to have coverage this week.

02-25
Coming Attractions reports the Teaser trailer premiere's on the web THIS Wednesday at 12 noon Pacific Standard Time/3pm Eastern!

Forgot to mention POTA's effects are being done by ILM according to USA Today. 

02-24
Hey I have my own scoop, sorta anyway. The official POTA site has stopped redirecting to Foxmovies.com! Looks like the site will go live soon! Nothing there right now, just a Fox banner.

Access Hollywood needs to die! Seriously they haven't said a thing about POTA and I even sent an email to NBC! I hope ET scoops them!

Movieheadlines.Net lead me to another scoop at Fandom. It details the promotional brochure at the Toy Fair. No pics of Mark :( but some good pics of the other casts.

02-23
USA Today had a short column about Mark and his recent trip to NYC.

Added a tiny bit about Donnie's show on my TV show page. I may add more detailed stuff if the show really hooks me and Mark news dries up with him going to France. So far I like what I've been hearing.

Tim Burton's POTA -fansite had a link to a site, EntertainmentEarth,  which will allow you to buy the new POTA figures. Only thing they are the collection, consisting of  several characters and cost $99.99. I think I'll wait til they're in stores and buy Leo individually.

Coming Attractions also has a link to some story boards staring Mark on Horseback! From Tuesday Night Movie Club, Now these are only storyboards, so details aren't on Mark per se. In fact I could hardly tell the difference between him and other characters. But it gives you an idea of how the film is being filmed. The column also has some spoilage on the weapons used by the apes.

02-21
Southern Reign spotted an old Boogie Nights interview with Mark. You'll need the Windows Media Player to see it.

Keep checking Access Hollywood for the POTA trailer. They must of have had it to post it on their website last week. Meanwhile Dark Horizons reports today exhibitors have been sent notice the teaser trailer is coming March 2.

Movieheadlines.net again got a big merchandise PR release about the Planet of the Apes comic books. Ooo Mark as a cartoon. Bet he looks just as good as pen and ink as he does in celluloid!

02-18
Found an UK article about the POTA toys. Looks like the toys will be coming your way in the Fall. :(

Finally got around to uploading some new scans from Details, Movieline and US. Funny how George was on the cover and 4 years later they would be working together in 3 movies! 

I added a search engine (under the calendar). I'm hoping it works Ok. It's supposed to let you search for specific terms in this website, let you know which pages were updated and a site map. Let me know how it works for you, if you hate it or find it useless.

02-16
GO Vote for Mark for best supporting actor in a drama! Voting ends Today! So go vote at -- http://www.blockbusterawards.com/main.html. 

Finally got my hands on the new Vanity Fair. Tell them you appreciate their photo spread at [email protected] or Vanity Fair, 4 Times Square, NY, NY 10036. Make sure you add your name, address and daytime phone number.

In addition clarified my policy on the scanned pics - shouldn't affect a majority of you - but I hope it clears up things for those it does affect.

02-16
If you're near Las Vegas, you might be able to get a sneak peak at a bunch of POTA gear. MAGIC (Men's Apparel Guild in California) is showcasing some POTA clothes, mostly kids stuff, but boxer shorts with Mark as Leo are possibilities! Also here's a listing of the stuff we can expect and the companies producing them (even has UK & Canada co.)  I'll probably go broke!

Tim Burton's POTA, an unofficial site, has a link to a guy with scans of the script! Looks legit. If you don't mind being totally spoiled about how the film begins and one of the later scenes, follow this link. Update: Looks like the guy is being sued by FOX, for trying to sell the script on Ebay. Hope you got a look before it disappeared!

Dark Horizons reports the new Poster for POTA is suppose to be put out this weekend. Side note: Got a mention in the bits section!

Just a heads up, Cinescape, a sci-fi mag- has a pic of their next issue, which boosts an exclusive look at POTA! Should be out next month.

02-15
I was checking some of the International Fox sites and a handful have started to ask for email address so they can notify people when the POTA trailer comes online! Try the links I have in the calendar section and register!

Just in case you don't know the MW.com MBs are not exactly down, only the General & Off topic sections are weird. Mark S. was trying to get rid of some of Nadia's posts, but the tool he was using went a little wacky. Check the POTA section. If you're having problems going thru the front page use this link to go directly to the MBs.

Filmforce.com posted some new pictures of the 6-inch figures for the Planet of the Apes, which you can see here and a closeup of Leo here. Filmforce.com also report "Even though the Planet of the Apes display was even more crowded than the day before, I was able to grab a few more pictures of the standard size figure line and take in the promo again, just to make sure I didn't miss anything. The promo itself includes comments from Director Tim Burton and Special Effects Master Rick Baker, along with the make-up shots of Michael Duncan mentioned in my Day 2 write-up. Other features of the promo are Helena Bonham Carter and discussing their characters. The footage of the film contained in the promo is pretty limited. There's a brief shot of Helena Bonham Carter having to explain why she was in the company of humans; of Mark Wahlberg leading humans through a jungle, but most significantly, a night time battle scene that when you consider what shooting this must have entailed, is rather impressive. Over 500 extras were used in this sequence, plus it was shot at night, and contains many special effects shots using multiple live fires – no CGI."

02-14
PR Newswires: 'Fox Licensing & Merchandising has issued the following caption to accompany the photo available at:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010214/LAW099

Damn, dirty...bus? Apes have been sighted from coast to coast this week as Fox revealed the first look at Tim Burton's star-studded reinvention of the film. Attendees of the MAGIC apparel show in Las Vegas today went bananas for a hairy shuttle bus decorated in honor of Fox's highly-anticipated film Planet of the Apes. More than 50 companies plan to release a vast array of Apes-themed merchandise for what promises to be this summer's 800-pound gorilla. '

USA Today reports that the Leo figure is actually coming even sooner than what the Hasbro PR said! "Mark Wahlberg as Leo (Hasbro, $9.99; July): Summer's release of the remake of Planet of the Apes will inspire several figures, including pilot Leo, sporting a flashy white suit and a pod locator."

The Ridgecrest Independent had a report of POTA packing up and leaving the Trona area. Looks like filming is ending a bit early.

02-13
Congrats to The Perfect Storm for getting two Oscar nominations for Best Sound and Visual Effects.

Even more POTA stuff, from AICN a short report of the Trailer and interviews. Note the fanboy actually had good things to say about Mark! AICN also had a link to a more comprehensive report from HomeTheatreForum!

More Planet of the Apes stuff. Including reports Mark went to NYC to show the rough footage that may be used in the teaser trailer and predicted prices for the figures being produced by Hasbro from Movieheadlines.net!

02-12
From Movieheadlines.net: 'Alex here for the Planet of the Apes Multimedia Site www.accesshollywood.com will soon be releasing the New Apes Trailer as confirmed by their official web site. It was to be on today's show but it seems that Access didn't get the trailer on time. The release of the trailer will also include an interview with Mark Wahlberg on location. This will be on Access Hollywood's "first look" segment. 

Since the show wasn't aired tonight, that could only mean that it could be aired at any given moment without notice, as now Access Hollywood is now over due on this POTA segment. Keep your eyes open and keep your viewers posted!' 

The International Toy Fair continues in NYC. If you can sneak in or get some tickets, see if you can snag some action figures of Mark and other POTA goodies! First article about the Fair from E! They report the trailer was shown there! Hopefully some spies got in and taped it!

Clearer scans from Empire Magazine of the Vanity Fair Pics.

TV alert! Mark is supposed to be on E! News TODAY talking about Planet of the apes! I can't get E!  on my cable system, so I have to beg you to tell me what happens! 

If you're in the city, go pick up the latest Vanity Fair (march 2001 - Julianne Moore - thanx to Bella on egroup's MWfan list). The rest of us in boonieville will have to wait until they get here!

Tomorrow morning the Oscar nominations are announced. Hopefully TPS will get some of those tech noms!

02-10
Added question marks on the release dates for Rock Star, as WB is thinking of  moving it to the fall according to Mark Shields'- Webmaster of MW.com- comments. Personally I think they are moving it, as the latest issue of EW doesn't list Rock Star in it's spring Movie preview and WB Movies has changed the spring 2001 listing in it's coming soon section to Fall 2001.

Flipped the calendar, it was getting a little too long going the other way.

02-08
Movieheadlines.Net has some scans of the Vanity Fair up. It's a bit cut off but you get the idea. Mark looks gorgeous as always! Wish I was Helena! Also a pic of Tim Burton & Apes and Estella Warren and Kris Kristophersen.

Ali from the MW.com MBs reports the next Empire (UK March I think) will have a spread about Planet of the Apes!

Variety also reports Tim Robbins is joining The Truth About Charlie and shooting begin March 14 in Paris.

02-07
Yea!! the MW.com Mbs are up again and the whole site is redesigned. Good_fan alerted us that Mark would be in the next Vanity Fair. Not sure what month that would be, but check any Vanity Fair (US edition).

TB's POTA noted Ananova had Planet of the Apes opening August 17 in the UK.

Mark may be at the Saving Silverman Premiere tonight.

Another Possible Mark Appearance Feb. 12 at the Down to Earth premiere in LA.  More info here.

02-05
Possible Mark appearance tomorrow night at the 'Saving Silverman' premiere in Los Angeles.

More reviews of The Yards from Calgary. GO see it if you're in Canada!

02-05
Burton reveals his take on POTA in a Calgary Sun article.

02-03
Mr. Showbiz has a short interview with Jordana, she seems to have learned her lesson about talking to the press about her relationship with Mark.

All Canadians, looks like The Yards is in wide release this weekend! Go see it before it vanishes! Check your local papers for times and locations.

New article about Wolfgang Petersen, also an interview with him on cable's AMC (American Movie Classics) which focuses on the making of The Perfect Storm. It airs Sun., Feb. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Los Angeles (7:30 p.m., EST).

Updated some new transcripts (1999 & 2000 Premieres)  and added a link to the Time Out interview (March 1999), They only had a small cover pic. : (

GO Vote for Mark for best supporting actor in a drama! Voting continues at -- http://www.blockbusterawards.com/main.html. 

02-02
New Review of The Yards from the Toronto Sun. Looks like they are re-releasing it in Canada.

Possible Mark appearance at the Saving Silverman Premiere in LA Feb. 7. More details here.

GO Vote for Mark for best supporting actor in a drama! Voting continues at -- http://www.blockbusterawards.com/main.html. 

02-01
Added two more dates for Planet of the Apes for Austria and Switzerland.

Updated the Premiere Special issue from 1994 with pics from it. Check out the pic of E-Factor (bottom left photo).

Fixed The Interview Magazine picture so you can actually see it!

01-31
Coming Attractions has Even MORE scoops on POTA, lots of pics including this one of a page from the info ad for merchandisers with a pic of Mark in his astronaut suit and a pic of him on the set. A clearer one is available in the third link! They have links to Sci-fi Expo who have the first pics of the action toys, including Leo (Mark's character). It looks a bit out of proportion, could be the angle of the photo, but it does look like him! I am so buying it when it comes out. CA also has the link to Set Online, a Brazilian site (in Portuguese) that has the first real pic of Mark as Leo. Looks like he's just popped out of the crashed ship. Can you say GORGEOUS!?!

GO Vote for Mark for best supporting actor in a drama! Voting continues at -- http://www.blockbusterawards.com/main.html. 

I also added some pics to go along with the articles. Including Tell, Interview (better scan) and a real For Your Consideration ad for Mark's work on The Perfect Storm.

01-30
Wolfgang Petersen was named ShoWest Director of the Year! The Perfect Storm is picking up some prestigious awards! Could Oscar be next? Cross your fingers!

Coming Attractions had another update this afternoon and it includes a ton of new storyboards and pictures of some of the cast in their costumes! Look at the hot pic of Mark! OH MY GOD! HOT! HOT! HOT!

GO Vote for Mark for best supporting actor in a drama! Voting begins Today at -- http://www.blockbusterawards.com/main.html. From the George Clooney newsgroup: In the movie category, George Clooney's nomination is number 15.  Diane Lane is number 16 and Mark Wahlberg is number 17.  You have to complete the ballot and enter your email address for the vote to count.  You can only vote once a day, per email address.  So, if you have more than one email address...use them. 

Coming Attractions got a scoop from an extra with a ton of info, including word from Zanuck the trailer is scheduled to arrive Presidents Day (Feb. 19). Don't know if this means online as films open on Weds or Fri. here in the US, so he may have meant that weekend, so watch for FOX films that weekend! They also have a call sheet for Jan. 22. Mark was there and you can kinda see what scenes he filmed and his schedule that day. Cool beans!

American Mule posted a Trade ad, (a promotional thing they send to merchandisers), whether it's legit is questionable, but it still looks good. It has character detail and the plot. So spoiler alert!

From the Hollywood Reporter: "Cinematographers Roger Deakins ("O Brother, Where Art Thou?"), Caleb Deschanel ("The Patriot"), John Mathieson ("Gladiator"), Peter Pau ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") and John Seale ("The Perfect Storm") will compete for the American Society of Cinematographers' feature film honors." More info from Variety.

Finally tracked down the Virtual Theater chat Transcripts, including this month's chat with Wolfgang Petersen and last year's Three Kings chat with David O. Russell and Mark.

01-28
Decided to add a better guestbook so you can write to your heart's content! I still have the old one too, so don't worry about me erasing your messages there.

Check out my other site on Mark! It's not as serious as this one. Have fun kissing Mark Wahlberg with the help of your mouse at Kiss Mark Wahlberg!

01-26
Blockbuster Awards Nominees announced! Includes Mark for best supporting actor in a drama! Voting begins Jan. 30 at blockbusterawards.com

Jennifer Aniston's scenes were cut because of a lack of chemistry between her and Mark according to Popcorn (UK). Read the story here.

01-25
Australia's Roadshow updated their site and The Yards moved to the end of this year! Added Rock Star's date also.

01-23
Added Australia, Germany, France & Belgium dates for POTA, I'm pretty sure on them as they were on the official German site, FOX France, Fox Movies Australia and FOX Belgium!

No date for Italy, just some filming location info on FOX Italy. They had Mark listed as Richard Wahlberg!

The Tim Burton Collective has a translation of Fox Belgium's summary of POTA! More Spoilers, including Mark's character's name!!

Finally got around to scanning something today! Besides the EW pic (below), I added the hot pic of Mark from Interview magazine. I'm kinda new to scanning stuff, so forgive the quality.

01-20
Magazine alert! Next week's EW (Jan. 26-Feb. 2) has the first picture of Mark on the Potter's set with Burton. Serious spoiler alert!

(Begin Spoiler)
It also dismisses the rumored endings involving the Statue of Liberty. "...and the Statue of Liberty is nowhere to be seen. "It doesn't take place in Earth's future," reveals Zanuck. "This time it's a total different planet. But there is a surprise ending."' (end spoiler)

Send thank yous to EW for the pic of Mark! Once I'm done with this flu, I'll scan it and stick it somewhere here.

From the Irish Times: "At the end of the 1990s, she returned to meatier movie roles when Darren Aronofsky cast her in Requiem For a Dream and James Gray gave a role in the New York crime saga, The Yards, which brings together three notable rising talents - Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix and Charlize Theron - with three established actors from an earlier generation - Faye Dunaway, James Caan and Ellen Burstyn.

"What is with that picture and the way people have taken against it?" Burstyn wonders about The Yards. "What did they expect? I think it's a very well-made film, very intelligent and the cast is so good. The American critics have been so negative about it, for whatever reason. Some of the reviews have been so vicious."

01-18
Thanx to KristyKay, MTV reports on Rock Star. Added Soundtrack date to calendar.

01-16
Don't forget Virtual Theatre with Wolfgang Petersen. Talk about The Perfect Storm Jan. 17 at 6 pm PST/9 PM EST. Register here and send questions in advance!

POTA on set report from Variety columnist, Archerd.

01-15
Updated my movie page, adding more favorite movies and my short reviews of Mark's movies!

EW (Jan 19 - Best DVDs) listed both Boogie Nights and Three Kings as one of the top DVDs!

01-14
Got an exact date for the US/Canada video release for The Yards!

The New US weekly (Jan. 22, George Clooney on the cover)  confirms report by the NY Daily (01-06) that Mark was in Miami over the holidays. "Charlize Theron hugging her Yards costar Mark Wahlberg when they ran into each other at Miami's Joia restaurant, as Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis ate vegetarian pasta a few tables away."

Noah Wyle in the same issue talks about doing a Mark Wahlberg impression -"I've got to take a wicked piss."

01-12
From HR: "Sound editors hear Oscar call

The contest for the sound editing Oscar is under way, as seven films were named Thursday by the sound editing branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as contenders for the award. Warner Bros.' "The Perfect Storm" and "Space Cowboys," 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks' "Cast Away," DreamWorks/Universal Pictures' "Gladiator," Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible 2," Universal Pictures' "U-571" and Buena Vista's "Unbreakable" will vie for Academy Award consideration. Ten-minute clips of each film will be screened for a sound editing nominating committee at the sound effects "bakeoff" scheduled for Feb. 6. The committee will then vote to nominate three films, which will be announced Feb. 13 with the entire list of Oscar noms. "

'Wolfgang Petersen Hits Beach at Warner Bros. By Michael Fleming

NEW YORK (Variety) - With "The Perfect Storm'' having sailed smoothly to a $327 million worldwide gross, Warner Bros. has signed that film's director, Wolfgang Petersen, to a multiyear, first-look deal to direct more films at the studio.

Petersen's Radiant Prods. was previously based at Columbia, which distributed his 1997 hit "Air Force One.''

Though WB often partners on big-ticket films, the studio was the sole financier on "Storm,'' which cost about $137 million to make. It was also considered the underdog going into the Fourth of July weekend, when it was up against the Mel Gibson starrer "The Patriot'' It bested that film and emerged with the most successful three-day opening in studio history, and the third best July Fourth weekend of any film.

It also bolstered the bankability of leads George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. "The Perfect Storm'' was Warner's top-grossing hit of 2000.

"I had such a good experience with the studio that when they tried to get me there, there wasn't much reluctance on my part,'' Petersen said. "I'd done 'Outbreak' there and thought it would be the place to spend the next couple of years.''

Petersen, who first caught Hollywood's attention with another water-based project in "Das Boot,'' has been on a roll of late, with his last four films earning a combined $1 billion worldwide, each grossing more than the previous. "Perfect Storm'' became the biggest, edging the $314 million grossed by Harrison Ford's "Air Force One.'' The two prior pictures were ''Outbreak'' (1995) and "In the Line of Fire'' (1993).

The director hasn't decided on a next helming effort, and most assuredly won't make a film before possible writers' and actors' strikes next summer.

"I was offered things, but these days there is so much at stake with each film, I do not want to feel rushed,'' he said. ''With the new deal in place, I'll set out to find my next movie. Now that I'm dry again, we'll see what Warner Bros. has, put our heads together and hopefully find something soon.''

With screenwriter Dan Gilroy through National Geographic (news - web sites) Films, Petersen's also developed "Endurance,'' the story of South Pole explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, in hopes that Mel Gibson will star.

He said that he's lost none of his enthusiasm for the project despite a big-budget miniseries being developed by cable's A&E to star Kenneth Branagh.

"It'll only heighten interest in the story,'' he said. '

01-11
Added international dates for POTA. These however are not confirmed by other sources, so they may be wrong. I'm more certain about Australia, as it came from Dark Horizons. The UK date is from Filminfo, but I don't know the reliability of their info. Before you start emailing me about other countries, I don't know and probably won't find out as I can't read other languages. Try online movie magazine sites or your country's Yahoo Movie section to see if they have it listed. Otherwise be patient. Fox was very good with listing all the int'l dates when The X-Files Movie was released and will probably do the same with POTA when the website is up.

More from Hollywood Reporter: "Visual effects Oscar race set By Chris Gardner

LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- The race for the visual effects Oscar is in place, as seven films were named Wednesday by the visual effects branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as contenders for the award.

20th Century Fox/DreamWorks' "Cast Away," Buena Vista's "Dinosaur," Universal Pictures' "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," DreamWorks/Universal Pictures' "Gladiator," Sony's "Hollow Man," Warner Bros.' "The Perfect Storm" and 20th Century Fox's "X-Men" will compete for Academy Award consideration. The list will be narrowed to three, with the nominations announced Feb. 13.

Outer space was aced out of the race, as three visual effects-laden films, Warner Bros.' "Red Planet" and "Space Cowboys" and Buena Vista's "Mission to Mars" were left off the list. Other films being positioned for the category but absent from the short list included Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible 2" and DreamWorks' "Chicken Run."

Although no particular visual effects house dominated this year's list of contenders, Sony Pictures' Imageworks completed work on "Cast Away" and "Hollow Man."

The Secret Lab worked on "Dinosaur," Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues worked on "The Grinch," the Mill worked on "Gladiator," and ILM worked on "The Perfect Storm." Twelve effects houses worked on "X-Men."

Portions of the contending films are set to be screened at the annual "effects bakeoff" for members of the visual effects branch Feb. 7. Filmmakers representing each film will show 15-minute clips of the most impressive visual effects.

"They're magical evenings because you are going to see the best visual effects of the year, complete with the key contributors to answer questions about their films and their visual effects and how they were attained," awards administration director Rich Miller said. "That doesn't happen very often."

All active members of the visual effects branch will vote to nominate three films. Winners will be announced at the 73rd Annual Academy Awards on March 25.

The visual effects extravaganza "The Matrix" took home the Oscar last year."

01-10
From Hollywood Reporter: "Visual effects Oscars: lucky seven nominated 

Mutants, dinosaurs, Roman warriors and one whale of a storm are among the contenders for best visual effects at the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today seven films that will be considered for Oscar nominations in that category: "Cast Away," "Dinosaur," "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Gladiator," "Hollow Man," "The Perfect Storm" and "X-men." The academy's visual-effects committee will review 15-minute clip reels from each of those movies, then choose three for Oscar nominations. The nominees will be announced with those in 22 other categories on Feb. 13. The Oscars will be presented March 25. (AP) " 

George Clooney is on Leno Tonight.

Empire Magazine (UK) has yet another POTA set report. I thought it was a top secret set, yet there seems to be a new report each week!

I added the Guilds' contract expiration dates, as they have a bearing on if Mark does any more movies in the near future. For more info on the strikes, check the special sections of the Hollywood Reporter, Variety or search Yahoo.

01-09
Added the transcript from 1998's Premiere. Interestingly in the same issue was a retrospective on the Exorcist, which starred Ellen Burstyn, his Yards costar.

George Clooney is on Leno Wednesday, 01/10. He may mention Rock Star &/or Mark. Also from the George Clooney newsgroup: Mark isn't doing O11, but if you get casted maybe you can get the scoop about their future projects!

PA/NJ/DE

FEATURE FILM: "OCEAN'S ELEVEN"

Mike Lemon Casting is having an open call for SAG and AFTRA extras for the feature film OCEAN'S ELEVEN, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts.  The film will be shooting in Atlantic City in early February.

Open call will be Friday, January 12, 2001 from 10am-4pm at Mike Lemon Casting, 413 N. 7th Street, Suite 602, Philadelphia, PA 19123.  Please bring a picture/resume AND a current snapshot of yourself and your PAID UP Union Card.  No phone calls please.

http://www.backtoholding.com/bthhotline.htm

From IGN: kinda old news, but start looking for the video on the rock video shows. "With Mark Wahlberg on lead vocals, the group recorded the soundtrack album a few months back. "Crown of Falsehood," one of the tracks on the album, features frenetic guitar work by Zakk Wylde. (On a side note, I'm told that Wahlberg plays bass in the music video for Black Label Society's new song "Counterfeit God.")"

From the Hollywood Reporter:
"ShoWest award to 'Cast Away' writer Broyles

William Broyles Jr., who wrote the screenplay for current boxoffice champ "Cast Away," will be honored as Screenwriter of the Year at the ShoWest 2001 convention. Broyles will receive his award at the annual Gala Awards Banquet on March 8 in Las Vegas, said Robert Sunshine, chairman of Sunshine Group Worldwide, which operates the event. Broyles was nominated for an Academy Award for "Apollo 13," which he co-wrote with Al Reinert. He also wrote the screenplay for Fox's highly anticipated remake of "Planet of the Apes" for director Tim Burton and Fox's 1999 "Entrapment.""

01-08
Major thanks to MicroOrk (You're the Best!!!) for copying the whole chat so I could edit and post this for you. I took a chunk of unperdinant stuff out so it's not so long. It should be fairly easy to follow, tho there were a few times where E seemed to answer a non existing question. Thanks to E for taking his day/night off for us to answer some questions!

01-07
E-Factor is having a chat on the official board at 10 pm PST/1AM EST. Come 'n' chat.

Confirmation of promotions for POTA, including where the unveiling of the action figures.

Added a link to the 1997 SF Chronicle article in the transcript page.

Added a new Mark site, Mark Wahlberg Fan.

01-06
In the last page of the Jan. Issue of Interview Magazine is a small pic of Mark and Denzel Washington at the Armani Party last year.

Vote for the Perfect Storm and The Yards at TV Guide's poll.

The NY Daily News reported that over the holidays: "In Miami, heavy-lidded Oliver Stone held court at the 320 Club with a quartet of busty companions. Mark Wahlberg, Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and David Caruso also did the town."

Campaign 2000 next campaign is EW's Best of 2000 issue.  Send leters to: Entertainment Weekly
1675 Broadway
NY, NY 10019
[email protected]

01-04
Vitamin C is on Craig Kilborn (CBS) this Friday. She has a part in Rock Star and may have a clip or antidote.

More test shots of the apes in POTA from American Mule.

Added two new dates to the Calender.

WB has an event for those with The Perfect Storm on DVD. On Jan. 17, you can chat with Wolfgang Petersen about the film. Even without the DVD, you can still chat with him. Details here.

Valerie Carter , (oops mixing up my Valeries, I was under the influence of cold medicine) wrote to me about an idea I myself have been nursing. We want to bring more media coverage for Mark and his films. For the New Year, we hope to get all of you involved in helping the rest of the world realize what a great actor Mark is. However, this will only work if you participate.

First up for Campaign 2001 is People Magazine and their oversight of Mark on its list of 'The 25 Most Intriguing People'. Send them an e-mail about their gross oversight of one of the best actors around or write to them at PEOPLE, Time & Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y. 10020. FAX 212-522-0794.

1-03
The Official Website for Rock Star is up with the trailer!

1-02-01
Not much news and I was busy over the New Year weekend. E Factor being his generous self  wrote a more detailed schedule on Mark's filming while wishing us fans a Happy New Year.