THE ZOCALO TODAY – January 13, 2007

BABYLON 5 SCRIPTS - VOLUME 10
Here is an update from the Babylon 5 Scripts Team:
Volume 10 is in pre-production and the plan is for a February
release. When in February you want to know? So do we!

You see, JMS has been given the ultimate time line wrecker -- jury
duty. (JMS on a jury. What we would give to be in that deliberation
room).

We may be lucky and he could be in and out in a couple days...or he
gets stuck in a hot room with 11 angry men.

Either way, how this shakes out will become more apparent in the next
week. As soon as we have a release date we will let you know.
For more information about the Babylon 5 Scripts, go to
http://www.babylon5scripts.com.

BABYLON 5: THE LOST TALES

As is fitting, a new page has been placed out at the Lurker's Guide
to capture information about the latest Babylon 5 production. Be
sure to go to http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/118.html to see the
information there and to poke around at all the information that
resides there. It is a terrific resource for every Babylon 5 fan –
and one that should be on every bookmark listing.

ANDREAS KATSULAS AND 2007 OSCAR MEMORIAL REEL

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the
Oscar awards on February 25. At every Oscar awards ceremony, they
show a short film of selected people in the industry who have passed
on since the last Oscars. This reel isn't just for big-name stars:
they often highlight the careers of lesser-known character actors, as
well as technical people (like makeup professionals, cameramen,
etc.).

The cutoff date for inclusion in the reel is Feb. 1st each calendar
year. Andreas passed on Feb. 13th, and so he wasn't eligible for last
year's reel, but he is eligible for this year's.

You can write to the Academy through this form on their website:
http://www.oscars.org/contact/general.html

While Andreas is in our hearts as G'Kar, the Academy would remember
him in his roles as the one-armed man from "The Fugitive," his work
in "Executive Decision," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "The Sicilian,"
etc. You can find a list of his film credits here:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0441537/

Having his work highlighted at this year's Academy Awards would be a
just and fitting tribute to Andreas. This is the Academy's biggest
night, broadcast to millions of homes.

DISCUSSION TOPIC:
It was fun discussing the "best" villain in the Babylon 5 universe.
There are a number of them – at various levels of "meanness". Let's
take some time to look at some of the special characters in Babylon
5. First up - JOHN SHERIDAN – Captain of Babylon 5, President of the
Interstellar Alliance, etc. What are some of the characteristics
that made him interesting and valued in the Babylon 5 universe?

Send along your comments to sgbruckner@.... I'll post them on
the Discussion Page so that we can all share what we thought about
John Sheridan.

SMALLVILLE ULTIMATE FAN - DEADLINE JANUARY 17
Are you the Ultimate SMALLVILLE fan? Now you can prove it. You have
15 seconds to show the world what you've got! The creators of
SMALLVILLE and Warner Bros. are searching for the Ultimate SMALLVILLE
FAN to be featured in the Season 6 DVD release! Create a 15 second
video proving you're the Ultimate SMALLVILLE FAN for your chance to
be a part of the Ultimate Fan featurette on the SMALLVILLE Season 6
DVD! We're looking for the most creative, most exciting and most
fascinating fans in the country. You'll have to show your superhuman
speed and get your submissions in by January 17. Go to
http://www.ultimatesmallvillefan.com/ for more details. Don't forget
to send us a live link once you've posted the news on your site!

BABYLON PODCAST #49
by Summer —
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

This week, Tim, Summer and Jeff talk about the New Year, Jeff's
awesome new gift, and some starship geeking. Also, Summer did find
that there was a second image that did indeed include the large
Vorlon ships, so don't send her any emails about it. Jeff also
experienced his first online viewing of a Babylon 5 episode over at
AOL's In2TV.

Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer continue episode analysis with "The Long
Dark", a slightly uneven show that features a wonderful performance
by longtime character actor Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, ST:TNG)
In talking about another weaker episode, they understand where the
story was supposed to be taking the characters and the viewers, but
some minor things done didn't ring quite true. We loved Amis, we see
how Garibaldi goes straight for the obvious solution, we get to enjoy
Franklin warming up his social skills, and seeing Sheridan taking
command in the council chambers with members of the League of Non-
Aligned Worlds.

Why didn't the Shadows send transportation to some of their minions
that wouldn't be able to get back home as quickly or at all? How did
the Narn know what that beast looked like in order to leave a record
of it in the Book of G'Quan? Were the Shadows planning to move far
slower than intended, or were they undone by their desire to move
faster on Earth?

Listener Feedback: Thomas from Flagstaff on the B5 Christmas
parodies, and the dangerous ground it can lead to; Jarsto brings home
a theorized conspiracy theory on links between the Wind Swords and
the Shadows, and Kosh's poisoning being a direct Shadow attack, but
his evidence falls apart from being based on the assumption that
Morden was the character seen in C&C in "The Gathering"; Jarsto sends
kudos for the holiday clips selection; Trampas from The Signal wants
to hear more of Mike's newbie perspective in the Deep Geeking
segment; Matt in Michigan comments on Robin's perspective, and
Jarsto's segment. Tim reads emails from Katrina about Robin Atkin
Downes, and from Martin about Jeff's Modern Marvels "Snow" episode,
and Vorlon footprints.

Go to http://www.babylonpodcast.com to listen to all of the previous
broadcasts or visit http://www.isnnews.net/zocalo/podcasts.shtml for
the collection.

BABYLON 5 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
January 9 - David Allen Brooks
January 24 - Peter Woodward
January 27 - Julie Caitlin Brown
January 27 - Tamilyn Tomita

If there is anyone we have missed, be sure to drop me a note so that
I can add them to our Cast and Crew Birthday Listing. We want to
include everyone in our Happy Birthday Wishes.

KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREW

WALTER KOENIG
For science fiction fans, Walter Koenig has created two memorable
television characters: Chekov and Bester. He is the only original
Star Trek cast member without a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Walter has been nominated for a star and the Walk of Fame Committee
will be voting in June 2007 on whether to award it to him. A letter-
writing campaign to convince the committee to vote for him has
started, and you can help! Walter's official website
www.WalterKoenigSite.com has all the information. Thank you for your
help and support!

BILL MUMY - CONCERT TONIGHT
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 8:45 PM
BILL MUMY AND BAND
MOLLY MALONE'S - 575 S. FAIRFAX AVE
LOS ANGELES, 90036 - Tel: 323-935-1577
Band Members: CHRIS ROSS: DRUMS, STEPHEN PATT: GUITARS & VOCALS,
CHRIS VAROSY: KEYBOARDS & VOCALS WILLIAM WASSON: BASS
COME ON OUT FOR A SET OF LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC AND PICK UP A COPY OF
THE BRAND NEW 90 MINUTE, 22 SONG DVD FROM ORANGE MOON FILMS: "BILL
MUMY: LIVE WITHOUT A NET"

It's time once again for the annual Jenerators Birthday Bash. Mark
your calendars and come on down to help Bill and Tom (and Chris, of
course) celebrate becoming one year wiser, more handsome and even
sexier! (Hey, it *could* happen!)

THE JENERATORS
Saturday - 9:15 pm - February 10th
Rusty's Surf Ranch on the Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California
RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED - CALL 310-393-7437
* ONE SET ONLY *
Band Members: Tom Hebenstreit, David Jolliffe, Chris Ross, Bill Mumy,
Gary Stockdale
* Extra Special Opening Act *
Proving that the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree...
It's THE FLEW, featuring Seth Mumy!

Bill's new music DVD LIVE WITHOUT A NET is a must-have for all fans
of Bill Mumy. This is not just a compilation of music videos. This is
tapestry of studio work, live performances and informal jams at Mumy
Manor. It is an intimate portrait of Bill Mumy as a musician, told
through his music. In addition to his background notes on several
songs, he introduces you to a number of the guitars in his collection
and the reason he's using that instrument on that particular song.
Bill's family makes an appearance. This is a professional video and
excellent quality. Among the highlights:

The hilarious outtakes of Bill and son Seth trying to get through "I
Won't Make No Money From This Song." The acoustic version of "Ballad
of William Robinson" An edgier jam of "Mystery Road." Bill's daughter
Liliana makes an appearance. For more information about the DVD, go
to http://www.billmumy.com

NEW SCIENCE FICTION PUBLICATIONS

STARBURST #346: THE FOUNTAIN: Hollywood star Hugh Jackman chats about
his multiple roles and a Time-travelling quest for immortality in the
new Sci-Fi extravaganza from director Darren Aronofsky. THE HITCHER:
Actor Sean Bean and the cast and crew discuss their new remake of the
classic chiller! HEROES: Young stars Hayden Panettiere and Masi Oka
chat about their roles as reluctant superheroes in this new drama.
STARGATE ATLANTIS: Leading man Joe Flanigan gives some teasing hints
about the end of the show's third season, as well as what we can
expect in Year Four… BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Kate Vernon talks about
her role as Colonel Tigh's troubled wife Ellen in the blockbuster
Space saga. GHOST RIDER: Megastar Nicolas Cage talks about playing
comicbook hero Johnny Blaze in the thrilling new action film

WHAT'S NEW IN SCI FI THIS WEEK:
PAINKILLER JANE
Kristanna Loken, star of SCI FI's upcoming series PAINKILLER JANE,
said in a recent interview that she got excited after reading the
comic book on which it is based: so much so that she also signed on
as executive producer. "I read the comic and fell in love with the
depth of the comic-book character. It just had so many different
levels: the pain and the healing and the kind of eternal question
of 'why is this happening to me?' is a very human statement. So then
I read [executive producer] Gil's [Grant] wonderful first episode and
wanted to come up and work also as a co-exec." In the series, Loken
plays a DEA agent who is recruited by a covert government
organization tasked with capturing "Neuros"—genetically enhanced
individuals who possess superhuman powers of the mind. During the
course of her first investigation with the team, Jane inexplicably
discovers that she too possesses extraordinary abilities: She is
impervious to injury, but not pain. She develops miraculous
regenerative powers, healing from every injury and finding herself
stronger than she had been before. As she continues to work with the
government to hunt Neuros, Jane tries to uncover the cause of her own
transformation and what, if any, connection she shares with the very
people she is pursuing. In her dual role as co-executive-producer,
Loken also oversees a lot of the day-to-day creative issues while
she's on set. "It's been double duty," she said. "It really has been
a whole extra job, because lots of questions come to me, and I'm
really one of the creative producers on set all the time. So a lot of
story points come up or set design things or [whatever]. I don't
know, ... you just try to stay present and do as much as you can."
Loken, who also starred in TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, is no
stranger to action roles, nor to SCI FI Channel, having appeared in
last year's miniseries DARK KINGDOM. She said that she has always
been attracted to films that exploit her strong physique. "I think
it's just a physical awareness," she said." A lot of people seem to
be kind of disconnected from their bodies. I mean, I just have the
physique. It just lends itself, so I think it was something I wanted
to embrace. ... If you find something you're good at and maybe not
many people can do it, then by God, go for it." Still, Loken has
found that shooting a regular weekly action series is a far different
experience from the action films she's done. "It's grueling," she
said. "We've started our fourth [episode]. The wonderful thing is you
have more time to make an [arc] of a character and explore the
character, which is a luxury you don't have with film. It is
grueling, though. It's a grueling schedule, for sure." PAINKILLER
JANE premieres in April on SCI FI. For more information, watch
http://www.scifi.com/painkillerjane/.

FLASH GORDON
It's official. SCI FI Channel has green-lighted production on FLASH
GORDON, a series based on the popular comic-strip franchise. The
announcement was made yesterday at the Television Critics Association
winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Production on the 22 one-hour
episodes begins in Canada early this year. The series, produced by
Reunion Pictures, is slated to debut on SCI FI in July, with a
broadcast syndication window to follow. The series will be produced
under an agreement between King Features Syndicate, which owns the
rights to Flash Gordon, and Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr.
(The Legend of Earthsea). The characters of Ming, Dale Arden and Dr.
Hans Zarkov will be brought back for a contemporary retelling of the
comic-strip story created in 1934 by Alex Raymond. The strip is still
distributed internationally by King Features Syndicate.

SCI FI CHANNEL PROGRAM SLATE
At the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena,
California yesterday, SCI FI Channel unveiled a new slate of programs
in development, which includes shows from executive producers George
Clooney, Darren Star and Mark Burnett.

DIAMOND AGE, based on Neal Stephenson's best-selling novel The
Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, is a six-hour
miniseries from Clooney and fellow executive producer Grant Heslov of
Smokehouse Productions. When a prominent member of society concludes
that the futuristic civilization in which he lives is stifling
creativity, he commissions an interactive book for his daughter that
serves as a guide through a surreal alternate world. Stephenson will
adapt his novel for the miniseries, the first time the Hugo and
Nebula award winner has written for TV.
Also in development:

AVERY HOUSE, produced by Burnett and Tagline Entertainment's Kelly
Kulchak and Ron West and written by Dava Savel. The series deals with
a bed and breakfast in which the innermost thoughts of both guests
and owners miraculously come to life.

Untitled Darren Star/Mike Werb Project, a 90-minute action show from
Sex and the City's Star and writer Werb. The show centers on four
convicts who are given new identities and technologically enhanced
bodies to join a covert wing of the government on a mission to battle
threats from science run amok.

REVOLUTION, from creators Ed Redlich (Without a Trace) and John
Bellucci, is about a group of pioneers on a remote space colony who
find themselves under siege by their homeland, Earth.

MIDDLETOWN, from writers Coke Sams and Matt Lindahl, is a two-hour
pilot about a small town in Middle America that becomes the final
battlefield for Earth when nefarious aliens make the town their Ellis
Island.

JOHNNY MIDNIGHT, from writer John Sullivan and executive producer
Howard Deutch (The Replacements), is a two-hour pilot about a slacker
who discovers that he has powers that can save the world from
malevolent forces.

STARCROSSED, from executive producers Jane Loughman and John G.
Lenic, is a half-hour comedy behind the scenes of a long-running
space opera, with the pilot written by David Hewlett (Stargate
Atlantis).

WITCH SCHOOL is a "docusoap" about a school for aspiring conjurers.

DESTINATION TRUTH
SCI FI Channel has given a green light to DESTINATION TRUTH, a one-
hour world- traveling reality series in which viewers follow one
man's search for the truth behind unexplained phenomena. Executive-
produced by Neil and Michael Mandt for their Mandt Brothers
Productions, the six-episode series will focus on Josh Gates as he
visits a different destination each week, investigating notorious,
supernatural and mysterious local stories, such as the fire worm of
Mongolia and the Chilean Chupacabra. Gates will seek evidence that
will either prove or debunk the stories. DESTINATION TRUTH is in
production and slated to premiere in the second quarter of 2007.

THE 4400
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Billy Campbell will return for
USA Network's "The 4000" when it debuts its fourth season in the
summer. He'll now be a series regular.

SCI-FI DRIVE IN
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that SciFi.com will launch SCI FI
Drive-in, a broadband library of hard-to-find science fiction
classics, Jan. 21.

OTHER DEVELOPMENT NEWS
MARLOWE: ABC is giving the Philip Marlowe character another shot.
MARLOWE, from Touchstone TV, will feature the famous sleuth in a
procedural crime drama set in 21st century Los Angeles. Greg Pruss
and Carol Wolper penned the script and are executive producing with
Daniel Pipski and Dan Blatt. Chorion Ltd., the rights-holder to the
Chandler estate, will get a producing credit. ABC's first Marlowe
drama series. "Philip Marlowe," starred Philip Carey and had a run on
the network in 1959-60.

DAISIES hails from Warner Bros. TV and Jinks/Cohen Prods. It is
described as an unconventional detective show/romance/fairy tale
centered on a guy who can touch the dead and bring them back to life
but then has to deal with the consequences. Fuller penned the script
and is executive producing with Jinks and Cohen.

ZIP, from NBC Universal TV Studio and Reveille, centers on a grifter
dad and his kids who try to live the "good life" in Beverly Hills.
Mark Rizzo penned the script and will serve as supervising producer.
Reveille's Ben Silverman is executive producing with Marc Abrams and
Michael Benson of Reveille-based Catapult and Teri Weinberg.

FANTASTIC FOUR DVD
Episodes of the FANTASTIC FOUR animated series will be released on
DVD this spring, and Marvel Studios' Eric J. Rollman anticipates the
show will return to Cartoon Network shortly thereafter.
FANTASTIC FOUR: WORLD'S GREATEST HEROES VOLUME 1, a collection of
four episodes, will be released on DVD by Fox Home Video on March 27.
Episodes will include "Doomed," "Hard Knocks," "World's Tiniest
Heroes" and "De-Mole-Ition."
With FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER due in theaters on
June 18, Rollman said he expects the animated series to be back in
May or June. Rollman said he has been pleased with the work of
animation studio Moonscoop on the series. "These guys have really
stepped up to the plate and have created a visually arresting show
that is an interesting modern-retro thing," he said. "It's like a
modern approach to animation because it's got a nice blend of 2D and
3D with the whole sort of retro feel of the design. I feel is that
it's a stunning show to look at."
According to promotional material for the DVD, FANTASTIC FOUR was
averaging nearly one million viewers per episode on Cartoon
Network. "It's also doing incredibly well in Europe," Rollman said.

TIN MAN
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sci Fi Channel has teamed
with "Sex and the City" creator Darren Star and feature writer Mike
Werb for a techno-crime series project and has tapped Tony winner
Alan Cumming to star in the network's upcoming miniseries "Tin Man."
Cumming will portray Glitch in the tentatively titled six-hour
mini "Tin Man," a reimagined sci-fi fantasy take on Frank Baum's
book "The Wizard of Oz." Glitch, one of a motley assortment of
colorful characters trapped in the Outer Zone (the O.Z.), is an odd
man missing half his brain. "Tin Man," from RHI Entertainment, is set
to begin production in Vancouver in March for a December premiere.
Cumming recently returned to the West End in "Bent," which earned him
a best actor nomination from the What's on Stage People's Choice
Awards. He also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for
best first feature for "Sweet Land," which he starred in and
produced. He next appears in the feature films "Gray Matters"
and "Suffering Man's Charity," which he directed, produced and stars
in.

CHILLER
Variety reports that NBC Universal plans to roll out CHILLER, a new
digital cable network devoted to horror-themed programming. The cable
network will launch March 1 and initially be seen in 12 million homes
via a carriage deal with DirecTV. The channel also will be offered on
DirecTV's new tier of 100 HD channels slated to roll out later this
year. NBC U has already started pitching other cable operators on the
channel and is hoping to land carriage agreement on other systems.
Jeff Gaspin, NBC Universal's president of cable entertainment,
digital content and cross-network strategy, is expected to announce
the network on Jan. 12 at the TV Critics Association winter press
tour in Pasadena, Calif. Dan Harrison, senior vice president of
emerging networks for NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, will be in
charge of the channel. CHILLER will take advantage of NBC U's deep
reservoir of horror-related TV shows (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) and
films (The Shining, Psycho), many of them from the old MCA library.
But Gaspin said the cabler also has acquired programming from other
companies, including 20th Century Fox TV, Sony, Warner Brothers TV
and Lionsgate. Other programming assets include Twin Peaks, Tales
From the Crypt, Freddy's Nightmares and Friday the 13th: The Series.

STAR TREK XI
As previously speculated, the upcoming 11th STAR TREK movie will deal
with the early years of Capt. James T. Kirk and Spock. William
Shatner revealed that he will definitely appear in the movie if
director J.J. Abrams can find a place to use him. Shatner originated
the role of Kirk in the original Trek series and several subsequent
films, said in an interview that he was invited to meet with Abrams
(Mission: Impossible III), who is also co-writing the movie. "I met
with J.J., and they told me they would like me to be part of their
film, but they have to write the role," Shatner said in an interview
promoting his new SCI FI Channel film, ALIEN FIRE. Shatner said that
Abrams will explore Kirk and Spock during their Starfleet Academy
years. "Yes, we know the story is based on young Kirk," Shatner said.
Up until now, everyone connected with the film has maintained strict
silence about the storyline. As for Shatner's place in that
storyline? "They need to figure out how to put the dead captain in
with the young captain," he said. "It's a very complex, technical
problem of how to write the character in, and I'm not sure how they
will solve it." It sounds like Shatner may play an older version of
Kirk. Coincidentally, the Starfleet storyline is one Shatner is
already working on for his latest Trek-based novels. "I'm writing
with Gar and Judy Reeves-Stevens two books on the academy, with the
young Kirk and the young Spock," Shatner revealed. "We've submitted
the first book to the publishers, and I think it will be out in the
beginning of 2008. It's got a working title of The Academy, but I
don't think that will stick." Meanwhile, Abrams told Entertainment
Weekly that a draft of the Trek XI script is done and will be trimmed
sometime soon. The sequel will be targeted, "on the one hand, for
people who love Star Trek, the fix that they will get will be really
satisfying," Abrams told the magazine. "For people who've never seen
it or know it vaguely, I think they will enjoy it equally, because
the movie does not require you to know anything about Star Trek. I
would actually prefer [that] people don't know the series, because I
feel like they will come to it with an open mind."

NEW LINE PREVIEW
Robert Shaye, chief executive officer of New Line Cinema, provided a
preview of the company's upcoming genre releases, which include the
much-anticipated THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a fantasy thriller based on the
first of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials novels. Chris Weitz
directs a cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green
and Dakota Blue Richards; it opens in December.
"THE GOLDEN COMPASS is going to be a terrific movie," Shaye said in
an interview while promoting THE LAST MIMZY, a SF family drama he
directed for his studio. "I really think it's exciting. I think Chris
Weitz is an enormously talented guy. He's written a great script.
He's a wonderful collaborator, and he's a guy I have a lot of respect
for intellectually and creatively. I think Nicole Kidman has done a
wonderful job. Daniel Craig has done an extraordinary job. The little
girl, Dakota Blue, ... everybody has just been fantastic. And I have
hopes that it will resonate to some degree. ... I think Lord of the
Rings is very sui generis, but I have hopes that [Compass is] going
to be a movie that the world will embrace."
Also coming up: INKHEART, a family fantasy based on the novel by
Cornelia Funke, which stars Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Sienna
Guillory and young Eliza Bennett as Meggie, a girl whose book-laden
house holds the answers to many questions. It wraps production
soon. "INKHEART, as well, is a really, really good script," Shaye
said. "It's somewhat more simplistic, but I have high hopes for that."
Shayed added: "And we have NUMBER 23 with Jim Carrey, which is a
great Twilight Zone- fantasy film, really, really good. It's like the
Monkey's Paw kind of thing." The NUMBER 23 is a Joel Schumacher-
directed mindbender about a man (Jim Carrey) who becomes obsessed
with the number 23. It arrives in theaters on Feb. 23.
THE LAST MIMZY opens March 23.

YVONNE DE CARLO IS DEAD
Yvonne De Carlo had a marvelous career as an actress. She played the
beautiful wife of Moses in The Ten Commandments and a host of other
major motion pictures. However, most of us will remember her from
TV's THE MUNSTERS. She died of natural causes at the age of 84 at the
Motion Picture & Television facility in suburban Los Angeles. Her
longtime friend and television producer Kevin Burns provided details
to Associated Press. De Carlo launched her career in B-movie desert
adventures and Westerns, but rose to more important roles in the
1950s. For TV viewers, she will always be known as Lily Munster, from
the 1964-'66 slapstick horror-movie spoof The Munsters. The series
(the name allegedly derived from "fun-monsters") offered a gallery of
Universal Pictures grotesques, including Dracula and Frankenstein's
monster, in a cobwebbed gothic setting. Lily, vampire-like in a black
gown, presided over the faux scary household and was a rock for her
gentle but often bumbling husband, Herman, played by 6-foot-5-inch
character actor Fred Gwynne (decked out as the Frankenstein monster).
The show lasted only two years, but had a long life in syndication
and resulted in two feature movies, Munster Go Home! (1966) and The
Munsters' Revenge (1981, for TV). Cecil B. DeMille chose De Carlo to
play Sephora, wife to Charlton Heston's Moses in THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS, and the following year she co-starred with Clark Gable
and Sidney Poitier in BAND OF ANGELS as Gable's upper-class
sweetheart who learns of her black forebears. De Carlo, who was born
Peggy Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, B.C., lived in semiretirement
near Solvang, north of Santa Barbara. Her son Michael died in 1997,
and she suffered a stroke the following year.

THE EQUALIZER
According to Variety, the Weinstein Company has signed crime novelist
Michael Connelly ("Blood Work") and Terrill Lee Lankford to pen the
screenplay for THE EQUALIZER, their feature remake of the
popular '80s TV series. Connelly is best known for his series of
novels starring police detective Harry Bosch, while Lankford, a
regular collaborator of Connelly, is also an author, who has worked
on several indie films. The remake will be directed by Lucky Number
Slevin helmer Paul McGuigan, but no cast has been attached as of yet.
The original show starred British actor Edward Woodward as Robert
McCall, and the dark, character-driven crime show was a CBS hit in
the late '80s. Each episode would see Woodward's former intelligence
officer helping his client settle a score. Connelly acknowledged in a
statement that "times have certainly changed since the days of the
television show" but said he and his co-scribe "plan to build a
character that is of these times but to also keep the heart and soul
of the show intact."

AFTERWARDS
Production Weekly reports that Forest Whitaker is negotiating to make
his next film ATERWARDS, with French filmmaker Gilles Bourdos. Based
on Guillaume Musso's novel "Et après…," Whitaker will play Nathan Del
Amico, a brilliant New York lawyer who leads a life of professional
success, but his private life is pretty dismal since he divorced
Mallory, his only love. Until he meets Garrett Goodrich, a mysterious
doctor who introduces himself as a "messenger." He claims that he can
sense when certain people are about to die, and that he is sent to
help them put their life in order before it's too late. Nathan
doesn't believe a word of this, but soon afterwards he witnesses some
disconcerting scenes which seem to confirm the doctor's claims. The
film will be shot in New York and Arizona later this year.

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 16-18, 2006
Farpoint
City: Baltimore, MD
Place: Hunt Valley Marriott
Guests: Summer Galu (Firefly), Alice Krige (Stare Trek)
For more information, go to their website at
http://www.bcpl.net/~wilsonr/

March 24-25, 2007
Steel City Con
(a.k.a. Pittsburgh Toy, Comic and Childhood Collectibles Show)
City: Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Guests: Robert Picardo ("Holographic Doctor" in Star Trek Voyager TV
Series), Kurt Angle (Wrestling Superstar), Matthew Atherton
("Feedback" from Stan Lee's Who Want's to be a Superhero? Season 1
winner!), Conrad Brooks (from Plan 9 from Outer Space),
For more information, go to http://www.steelcitycon.com

I guess that's it for now. Be sure to drop a note to the Academy
regarding including Andreas' work in this year's reel to honor those
who are no longer with us.

Have a great weekend.
Be safe.
Sandy

Sandra Bruckner
Editor/Publisher
ISN News: The Zocalo Today
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