Archive for April, 2008

Stamos, Muniz follow Depp to L.A. lofts

Editor’s note: After more than 1,300 columns, this is Ruth Ryon’s last installment of the feature she created in 1984. Hot Property was kicked off on Nov. 25 of that year with an item on Johnny Carson’s purchase of a Malibu home for $9.5 million, a record setter at the time. Times staff writer Ann […]

Cutting-edge musical

Actor Johnny Depp was nominated for an Oscar this year for his role as the title character in the movie Sweeney Todd, but 28 years earlier it was a Broadway musical starring Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett and Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd.

Johnny Depp flies in his own wine while filming in America!

London, Apr 23 : Johnny Depp is so particular about his wine, that when he couldn’t stomach the American variety he was drinking, he had ten crates of the drink produced at his own vineyard in France flown to the US.

Hollywood Comes to the Northwoods: Fans Look for Depp

The search for Johnny Depp continues as crews move the movie set of “Public Enemies” to the Northwoods. Depp stars as the famous gangster, John Dillinger, who led FBI agents to the Little Bohemia Resort in Manitowish Waters.

Filming for Depp movie begins today at Little Bohemia Lodge

MANITOWISH WATERS — Its a closed set, and security guards are stationed at the entrance of Little Bohemia Lodge to enforce that rule. But that didnt stop gawkers Sunday from hanging around near the entrance to the lodge, peering in to try to catch a glimpse of Johnny Depp or Christian Bale or Marion Cotillard.

Depp takes time out to meet with fans thousands of them

Johnny Depp fans, some who had waited nearly 12 hours, received the payoff they were after when the star of Public Enemies spent nearly an hour greeting them after filming ended in downtown Oshkosh Thursday.

Filming of ‘Public Enemies’ movie with Johnny Depp comes to Oshkosh, Wis.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Shooting for the movie ‘‘Public Enemies’’ is expected to shift from the airport to downtown for about four days of filming this week. The cast and crew had been shooting at Wittman Regional Airport, but began moving trailers near Main Street on Saturday.

Eco-friendly band shoots ’em up with Johnny Depp

Chicago’s the Giving Tree Band, a group of “eco-conscious songwriters and multi-instrumentalists,” just got an interesting gig: They’re filming a part in the new Johnny Depp movie currently shooting around town.

Johnny Depp lands in Oshkosh, filming starts on ‘Public Enemies’

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - Filming of “Public Enemies” in Oshkosh has begun. Movie star Johnny Depp arrived Friday night around 7 p.m., joining hundreds of extras and film crew on the set for the first day of filming.

Stiglitz buzz follows Depp to NW Indiana

GARY — Forget Johnny Depp — there’s a new film buzz in Northwest Indiana. Following last month’s shooting of Depp’s “Public Enemies” in Crown Point, a Paris-based film crew is in Gary to shoot a documentary about Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz, a Gary native.