It’s a wrap.
Today, the cast and crew of the Eddie Murphy movie “NowhereLand” finishes up a few shots and leaves town.
After two weeks, dozens of locations, hundreds of extras and $3.25 million, everybody is happy.
“I think it went really, really well,” says Colorado Film commish Kevin Shand. “This has been a great shoot.”
Shand was on hand when Gov. Bill Ritter, Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien, House Speaker Andrew Romanoff and Mayor John Hickenlooper visited the set at the Brown Palace on Tuesday. The producers of the film told the pols that Denver had the “best police they’ve ever dealt with – in the world.”
Marketing/communications exec Kathleen Eccleston was an extra in the flick and lives in the Commons Park/Riverfront neighborhood, where they filmed Wednesday and Thursday nights. She writes in: “The morning coffee run and dog walk just became the social event of the week.”
She says the Plaza at Riverfront was alive with moviemaking – wires, props, lights, camera, action. “Everywhere you go, people are comparing notes and snapping pictures of the set and crew.”
Shand says another big Hollywood movie should come to Colorado Springs in the spring – with a formal announcement coming soon.
Miss Patti. Patti LaBelle gave a shout-out to two Denver gents when she performed at the Bridge Project Gala on Saturday night.
After she sang “New Attitude,” she explained why she had one – because of a two-hour massage from Denver masseur Brian Fun, who has provided similar stress relief to various stars who pass through town. She also gave thanks to Charles Jordy for his “awesome greens,” referring to the dinner he and Fun made for her and brought to her – piping hot.
It’s a bet. In the cornball tradition of mayors making sports bets: If the Rockies win, Phoenix will buy Rockies tickets next season for a classroom of Denver kids and also send us four Big Units from Alice Cooper’s Cooperstown restaurant. (FYI: The Big Unit is a hot dog named after Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, an intimidating left-handed hurler nicknamed such.)
If Arizona wins, Denver will buy D-backs tickets next season for a classroom of Phoenix kids and send out four servings of buffalo meatloaf from the Rocky Mountain Diner.
City spirit. Tix for Dane Cook’s Dec. 8 Wells Fargo Theatre gig go on sale 10 a.m. today … Blue Man Group coming to the Pepsi Center on Nov. 25 with its “How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.1” … Mexican pop star Thalia and husband Tommy Mottola on Sunday had a baby daughter, Sabrina. They plan to reside at their Colorado ranch … Michelle Shocked is at Belly Up in Aspen Thursday as part of the Lyrically Speaking songwriter series … Sez who: “Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?” Jim Bouton
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