Hollywood by the Bay

Mrs. Doubtfire is going to be a Miss!

2008-03-27T07:49:00.000-07:00

Even after 19 years, some couples realize that it just isn't meant to be. San Francisco actor/comedian Robin Williams's wife has filed for divorce. According to the Boston Herald, Marsha Garces Williams filed on the basis of irreconcilable difference and asked for joint custody of the couple's son, Cody.

During their marriage, The Williamses often worked together, founding Blue Wolf Productions. Marsha was on the production staff on some of Robin's San Fran flicks including and Mrs. Doubtfire and Patch Adams. The two also gave back to the community with the creation of the Windfall Foundation, which raises money for causes including Doctors Without Borders and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The divorce of course poses a big question...who gets to keep the statues from Jumanji?

Celeb Hotspots By the Bay

2008-03-24T09:47:00.001-07:00

Looking to catch a glimpse of San Francisco's finest? Us too, trust me. Citysearch.com has released a list of places celebs have been spotted and frequent in the San Francisco Bay area. Check it out!

Redwood Room
495 Geary St, San Francisco
Sightings: Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton

Phoenix Hotel
601 Eddy St, San Francisco
Sightings: Nirvana, David Bowie, Violent Femmes

Spa Radiance
3011 Fillmore St, San Francisco
Sightings: Rosario Dawson, Jason Lewis

Garden Court

2 New Montgomery St, San Francisco
Sightings: Tom Arnold, Bob Saget, Dana Carvey

Yoshi's Jazz House & Restaurant
510 Embarcadero W, Oakland
Sightings: Richard Gere

Rubicon
558 Sacramento St, San Francisco
Sightings: Robin Williams, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert DeNiro. * The three co-own Rubicon!*

Hotel Triton
342 Grant Ave, San Francisco
Sightings: Carlos Santana, Anthony Kiedis, Woody Harrelson

photo credits: http://www.jimlowney.com/mt-archives/paparazzi%203%20small.jpg

The Swayze contributes to San Fran's smog!

2008-03-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

It seems that the cancer stricken star can't stop puffin'.

Roadhouse star Patrick Swayze was spotted leaving Stanford University Hospital with a cigarette in hand. Though many cases of pancreatic cancer can be linked to smoking, all Patrick seems to manage is cutting down. He has been known to smoke up to three packs (of 20 cigarettes each) every day!

The Telegraph reports that Swayze has promised to keep acting while fighting the illness. He was filming the pilot of a new television drama shortly before his diagnosis last week.

Originally, Swayze had been told he had only weeks to live after the shock diagnosis last week. However, doctors are now reporting that because The Swayze has such a small amount of the disease, they are optimistic his treatments will give him a much better chance at fighting the pancreatic cancer.

We hope they are giving him a good bed in Stanford University Hospital. Nobody Puts Patrick in the Corner.

Johnny Castle treated in the Bay area!

2008-03-06T08:30:00.000-08:00

Just days after the unfortunate passing of fellow Road House castmember Jeff Healey, Patrick Swayze announced that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Though the disease is in its early stages, most who suffer from pancreatic cancer are usually given less than 7 months to live.

Dirty Dancing star's publicist stated that it was detected early, and that, so far, he is responding well to his treatment. Swayze is still working on 2 projects set to release later this year. What a trooper!

The actor had been travelling to Stanford University's cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy.

Sources: Telegraph Newspaper Online
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Movie Forum.com
http://www.movieforum.com/movies/titles/dirtydancing/studio.shtml

Robin Williams backs up Jimmy Kimmel

2008-02-26T12:17:00.000-08:00

Not too long ago, Comedy Central's Sarah Silverman created a music video letting her boyfriend, Jimmy Kimmel know that she was *$@&^!%'ing Matt Damon. Once he got over the bon-bons and cheesy romantic comedy movie phase, Kimmell retalliated with Damon's Boston best bud and Gone Baby Gone director, Ben Affleck. The all-star cast of A-listers he called on to help included none other than San Francisco's own Robin Williams, who starred with both Damon and Affleck in the award winning Good Will Hunting.

Here they are, making us all so proud.

Eli Stone a Hit!

2008-02-23T11:04:00.000-08:00

The new San Francisco based show Eli Stone has hit primetime and has definitely made its mark. Coming in just behind "Without a Trace" in the ratings, the show is gaining attention and ground on the charts.

The show centers around a lawyer who has built a successful career at a top San Francisco law firm. Eli Stone represents the biggest and richest corporations where "screwing over the little guy" is common practice. After several odd hallucinations, (beginning with a visit from George Michael in the pilot), Eli turns to his neurologist brother, only to be told there is nothing wrong with him. As his visions continue, hebegins to realize that these hallucinations may be signs as to what kinds of cases Stone should take and how to proceed with them.

Eli Stone airs on Thursday nights at 10PM on ABC.

Oscar Sunday!

2008-02-21T13:11:00.001-08:00

15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.Thankfully, the Writer's Guild of America is back to the grindstone making sure our shows hit the airwaves soon. Even better, this means there WILL be an Academy Awards ceremony this year and the competition is stiff. Here are a few of the nominees and categories being presented:
Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."

Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."

Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

Best Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Best Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

Best Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."

Best Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."

Best Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."

Best Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

Best Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Best Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."

Best Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."

Best Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Best Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Best Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."

Best Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."

Best Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."

Be sure to tune in Sunday, February 24th for the celebration!

Reese's film on hold!

2008-02-05T06:27:00.000-08:00

Last week, actress Reese Witherspoon brought filming on the new movie Four Christmases" to a halt after developing a blood blister on her eye. Being the trooper that she is, the actress was more concerned with closing production on the set for part of the day, than her eye condition. The Internet Movie Database reports, "Reese kept apologizing to everyone from producers to the lighting guys." In the film, Witherspoon stars alongside Tim McGraw and Vince Vaughn, who is also one of the movie's producers. The Internet Movie Database also says, "Reese was especially concerned about Vince's reaction to her causing the work stoppage. He's not only her leading man but one of the film's producers." Like a true gentleman, Vince put the dollar signs secondary, and was more concerned about her eye than losing a day's shoot.

Screen Actor's Guild Awards

2008-01-28T07:31:00.001-08:00

Last night, the SAGA's took place and it was quite a show. Since the state of the Academy Awards is unknown presently (due to the writer's strike), this may be the only big award show this season. HBO's The Sopranos really made out for their last season, winning three categories. Other winners include:

14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®
RECIPIENTS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview – There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JULIE CHRISTIE / Fiona – Away From Her (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh – No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas – American Gangster (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films)

JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh
JOSH BROLIN / Llewelyn Moss
GARRET DILLAHUNT / Wendell
TESS HARPER / Loretta Bell

WOODY HARRELSON / Carson Wells
TOMMY LEE JONES / Ed Tom Bell
KELLY MACDONALD / Carla Jean Moss

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KEVIN KLINE / Jacques – As You Like It (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
QUEEN LATIFAH / Ana – Life Support (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Tony Soprano – The Sopranos (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
EDIE FALCO / Carmela Soprano – The Sopranos (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE SOPRANOS (HBO)

GREGORY ANTONACCI / Butch DeConcini
LORRAINE BRACCO / Dr. Jennifer Melfi
EDIE FALCO / Carmela Soprano
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Tony Soprano
DAN GRIMALDI / Patsy Parisi
ROBERT ILER / Anthony Soprano, Jr.
MICHAEL IMPERIOLI / Christopher Moltisanti
ARTHUR NASCARELLA / Carlo Gervasi

STEVEN R. SCHIRRIPA / Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri
MATT SERVITTO / Agent Dwight Harris
JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER / Meadow Soprano
TONY SIRICO / Paulie “Walnuts” Gaultieri
AIDA TURTURRO / Janice Soprano
STEVEN VAN ZANDT / Silvio Dante
FRANK VINCENT / Phil Leotardo

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE OFFICE (NBC)

LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON / Creed
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer
MELORA HARDIN / Jan Levinson
ED HELMS / Andrew Bernard

MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez
PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (Universal)

Evangelos Grecos* Jeff Imada* Miguel Pedregosa* Gary Powell* Darrin Prescott* Scott Rogers* My Rachid Abbad Don Abbatiello George Aguilar Brian Keith Allen Guimoar Alonso William Anagnos Roy T. Anderson Scott Armstrong Luis Miguel Arranz Chris Barnes Randy Beckman Said Belaamim Nikki Berwick Michael Bornhütter David Bosch Tim Buchanan Paul Bucossi Peter Bucossi	Mike Burke Bruce Cain Chris Cenatiempo John Cenatiempo Nick Chopping Bob Colletti Chris Colombo George Colucci, Jr. Gil Combs Aris Comninos Ben Cooke Benito Benitez Crespo Eugenio Jimenez Cubillo J. Patrick Daily Juan Carlos Delgado Kelly Dent Jacob Dewitt Miguel Diaz-Aboitiz George R. Doering Iii Levan Doran Norman Douglass Geoffrey Dowell Ben Dimmock Georg Ebina	Rick English Peter Epstein Jonathan Eusebio Roy Farfel Adil Farsi John Favre Victor Fernandez Frank Ferrara Stephanie Finochio Dean Forster Glenn Foster Tanner Foust Marvin Francis Jeremy Fry Tim Gallin David Garrick Andy Godbould Eduardo Gomez Mohamed Gouyd James Grogan Tarik Hadouch R.D. Hansen Eugene Harrison Franklin Henson
Adolfo Heredia Rob Herring Cort Hessler Iii Donald J. Hewitt Don Hewitt, Sr. Jery Hewitt Jorge Huergo Jason Hunjan Rob Hunt Rob Inch Rowly Irlam Martin Ivanov Victor Ivanov Keone Kim Adam Kirley Mike Lambert Joanne Lamstein Abdelghani Lasfer Derek Lea Maurice Lee David Leitch Antonio Lemos Samir Machtioui John E. Mack Steve Mack Guillermo Maestre Stephen Mann Paul Marini Erik Martin Boris Martinez Santiago Martinez Anna Mastroianni Darren Maynard	Nick Mckinless Jeffrey Medeiros Erol Mehmet Andy Merchant Milesy (Peter) Miles Lee Millham Gareth Milne Lee Morrison Mark Mottram Dino Muccio Ray Nicholas Brian Sonny Nickels James O’dee Chris O’hara Shawn O’neil Mick O’rourke Oscar Outerino Janet Paparazzo Jesus Silva Pascasio Peter Pedrero David Pope Greg Powell Dominic Preece Susan Purkhiser Eva Raboso Markus Ranglack Buster Reeves John Roney Markos Rounthwaite Allison Ryan Johan Saentz Ignacio Garcia J. Sanchis Lutz Schleisner	Kevin Scott Gordon Seed Terry Serpico Diz Sharpe Matt Sherren Nicola Short Dave Shumbris Keith Siglinger Craig “Frosty” Silva Jorge Silva Tony Van Silva Peter B. Simpson Brian Smyj Mark Southworth Marvin Stewart-Campbell Matt Stirling John Street Gary Tacon Alberto Zapata Tatje Roy Taylor Shawnna Thibodeau Arran Topham Mustapha Touki Greg Tracy Manuel Valle Aaron Vexler Vincent Wang Dave Ware Dean Watt Reg Wayment Ronny Wechselberger Donna C. Williams Jose Zorrilla *Stunt Coordinators

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
24 (FOX)

Jeff Cadiente*
Terri Cadiente
Troy Gilbert

Tracy Hite
Dustin Meier
Erik Stabenau

Justin Sundquist

*Stunt Coordinators

Screen Actors Guild Awards 44th Annual Life Achievement Award
Charles Durning

Welcome All!

2008-01-18T09:10:00.001-08:00

Welcome all to the Hollywood by the Bay blog where we'll be covering all the movie location and Hollywood gossip in San Francisco.