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Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller have announced that production for the sequel to 2005's "Sin City" is moving forward with plans to shoot this summer.

What do you think of AnnaSophia Robb channeling Carrie Bradshaw of "Sex and the City" for the CW show, "The Carrie Diaries."

Hector Elizondo is director Garry Marshall’s lucky charm. He has made 17 movies with Marshall. I interviewed the actor last year for "Valentine’s Day," and this year, once again, I was regaled by Elizondo.

This festival is near and dear to my heart? Why? Because of the festival's mission of "helping to save one of America's few indigenous art forms -- the cinema."

"Rio " flies into theaters near you, but will this new animated adventure have you flying high?

Even before reading this guest blog post from Nathan Cole, writer and producer of The Waterhole, or @WaterholeMovie as he’s called on Twitter, I’ve known about his fondness for Nevada.

How many times has this happened to you? You're watching a movie or a TV show and you know exactly where they're shooting... but you know that it may have been shot better somewhere else? Or you're watching something and now you have ideas of your own to shoot something but you don't know where to go to get the shot? Have you ever needed the perfect place to shoot a scene but can't afford to hire a location scout because you're a student or you're broke? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should probably read this in case you're hoping to shoot in the Magic City... Miami, FL.

What are the three most important things in setting up business in the filmmaking business? Survey says: Location, Location, Location... Okay, now that we've got that down, you know that without it you'll be shooting in your mother's kitchen and in your father's garage, which per say is not a bad thing, unless that is... you have a lot of "on-location" type of shooting to do, then you need to get out and find it, Fast. First: Where does the story take place, what time of year, season? Do I need permits to shoot outside in public? Do you need seclusion, privacy in public? Do you need to stop a busy road but can't afford it? Well, I'm going to make this blog interactive by taking all specified questions you may have and answering them to the best of my knowledge. To boot, I know of thousands of different streets, alleys, bars, clubs, hotels, motels, houses, tourist traps, historical info, from who to grease for the shot and who not to, what places are camera crazy, I'm talking about anything about a location you need I might be able to help.