Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Breaking Dawn Movie Release Date

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Breaking Dawn Movie Release Date

Even though the new Twilight saga movie "Eclipse" opened today, there is more exciting news in the world of Twilight.

The release date of the next movie in the series, "Breaking Dawn" has been announced.

The final book in the series will be split into two movies. The first movie will be released November 18, 2011.

No date has been announced yet for the release of the second part, but it will likely be in the summer of 2012.

In related news, actress Ashley Greene has been confirmed as returning in the final installment, as will Kellan Lutz. The pair had been rumored to have trouble negotiating their contracts.

Fewer than 18 months until Dawn begins to break!

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Daytime Emmys 2010

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Daytime Emmys 2010

The 2010 Emmy Award ceremony is being held tonight, June 27, from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The telecast will air at 9 p.m. (live on the East Coast, tape-delayed on the West Coast) on CBS.

Among the highlights of the night will be a touching tribute to Dick Clark introduced by Ryan Seacrest. The tribute will feature Chubby Checker, the Jersey Boys, Donny Osmond, and Tony Orlando.

Among the award presenters tonight will be Rachael Ray, Rebecca Budig of "All My Children," Sharon Case from "The Young and the Restless," and Susan Lucci, also from "All My Children."

Good luck to all the nominees!

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Tony Awards

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Tony Awards

The 64th Tony Awards were given Sunday night. The ceremony included musical numbers from the nominees for musical and musical revivals.

Among the winners in the actress categories were Catherine Zeta-Jones for leading actress in a musical for her role in the revival of "A Little Night Music."

Scarlett Johansson took home the prize for featured actress in a play for her stage debut in "A View from the Bridge."

Viola Davis won the leading actress in a play prize for her role in the revival of "Fences," while Katie Finneran received the featured actress in a musical award for "Promises, Promises."

"Memphis" won best musical, while "La Cage Aux Folles" won best revival of a musical. "Red" won best play, and "Fences" took home best revival of a play.

Congratulations to all of tonight's winners!

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Stonehenge Apolcalypse

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Stonehenge Apocalypse

Tonight (Saturday, June 12) saw the premiere of the SyFy original movie "Stonehenge Apocalypse."

In the movie, the rocks at Stonehenge are actually part of some alien machinery that a group of archaeologists accidentally set in motion. This naturally could spell doom for the planet (hence the "apocalypse" of the title).

Mankind's only hope for salvation came in the form of Misha Collins of "Supernatural," playing a radio host reminscent of Art Bell, host of "Coast to Coast AM."

He got some help from Torri Higginson of "Stargate: Atlantis," Hill Harper of "CSI: New York," and Peter Wingfield of "Highlander: The Series."

Although the program premiered Saturday evening, it will air several more times. Check local listings.

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Friday, June 4, 2010

Remembering Older Actress Rue McClanahan

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Remembering Older Actress Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan, star of "The Golden Girls" passed away Thursday at the age of 76. McClanahan played the highly sexed Blanche Devereaux, who once made a date with a man at her husband's funeral.

Some critics see "The Golden Girls" as a progenitor of "Sex in the City," giving women smart, funny dialogue about sex (and other frank topics). McClanahan won a lead actress Emmy for her work on the show.

Before "The Golden Girls," she appeared on "All in the Family" and "Maude," which starred fellow Golden Girl Bea Arthur.

She also acted in movies and on stage, winning an Obie award for her work in "Who's Happy Now?" an off-Broadway play.

She also originated the role of Lady MacBird in "MacBird!" a play that melded Lyndon B. Johnson and Shakespeare's "MacBeth."

She was also pleased to have received a letter from Tennessee Williams lauding her performance as Caitlin Thomas, Williams' wife and Dylan Thomas' daughter in the play "Dylan."

Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, her first performance was at age 4 in "The Three Little Kittens." "A character actor even then," McClanahan said.

Critic Edith Oliver said of her stage debut in "Who's Happy Now?" that McClanahan gave a “first-rate comedy performance that is always legitimate — no hokum, nothing but truth.”

She is greatly missed.

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Saturday, May 29, 2010

New York Actress Leo Reflects on her Career

Gina Wilhelm Actress - New York Actress Leo Reflects on her Career

Melissa Leo grew up in New York's East Village and went to theater school in London. After quitting college, she nannied, waitressed--and went to an audition between shifts.

The audition was for the movie "The Razor's Edge" and was opposite Bill Murray.

At the audition, he gave her some advice: "'You're much too young for this part, but if you really want to do this, you should just do it."

Leo said, "He seemed, in the moment, to be saying I had something...I felt he was giving me a gift. Whether he was or not, I have no idea. But I quit work that afternoon and said, 'I will now only take work as an actor.'"

It paid off, eventually. She worked on TV for a while, starring on "Homicide: Life on the Streets" for a while.

Now she is about to star on the HBO series "Treme" as well as a remake of "Mildred Pierce" and will lead in "The Dry Land."

She also starred in "Frozen River," for which she received an Oscar nomination nearly 25 years after her fateful audition with Bill Murray.

Of her career, she says, "There was nothing that was going to deter me from it. Now I get this gratitude coming from very fine actors I know who cannot get hired. They thank me for staying in there and proving to them that if they just stick with it, that's all it might take."

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Friday, May 28, 2010

Joanna Garcia

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Joanna Garcia

Joanna Garcia is engaged to New York Yankees' outfielder Nick Swisher.

Swisher told "Sports Illustrated" in September 2009 said that the "Privileged" star was "his lady." Swisher also called Garcia "amazing" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."

In addition to starring as Megan Smith on "Privileged," Garcia also starred as Cheyenne on "Reba."

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Gina Wilhelm Actress