CELEBRITIES ABOUT TO RECEIVE STARS
ON THE HOLLYWOOD  WALK OF FAME

The celebrities listed below will appear in person
on Hollywood Blvd or Vine Street to receive their stars.

(Except, of course, for those awarded their stars posthumously.)

Tim Robbins
("The Shawshank Redemption", "Mystic River", "Bull Durham")

Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.
(6801 Hollywood Blvd, near Highland)

Click here for more details about the Hollywood Walk of Fame

UPCOMING STAR-STUDDED
MOVIE PREMIERES

(Note: the list below may not include all of the premieres that will happen
during this time frame. Often, I don't find out about premieres until just a few
days before they happen - when I do, I add them to this Calendar immediately.
So, if what you're looking for isn't listed yet, check back - it may soon be added.)

Liongate's
"W"
(Starring: Josh Brolin, Toby Jones, Elizabeth Banks,
James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, et al.)

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Mann's Village Theatre
961 Broxton Ave, in Westwood Village

(no press release available)

Walt Disney's
"Morning Light"
(Starring: Roy E. Disney, Chris Branning, Kate Theisen,et al.)

Tuesday, October 7, 2007 - 6:00 p.m.
at the El Capitan Theatre
6838 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(read the official press release)

Sony's'
"Quarantine"
(Starring: Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, et al.)

Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.
at Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt
Buena Park, CA

( I'm not sure if there will be red carpet arrivals for this one,
but chances are it will be inside the park gates.

They are having contests to give away tickets to the premiere.
You can enter one by going to this link before Oct. 7.)

(no press release available)

Sony's
"Max Payne"
(Starring: Beau Bridges, 'Ludacris', Donal Logue,
Chris O'Donnell, Mark Wahlberg, et al.)

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)

Summit Entertainment's
"Sex Drive"
(Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew,
Clark Duke, James Marsden, et al.)

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Mann's Village Theatre
961 Broxton Ave, in Westwood Village

(no press release available)

Walt Disney's
"High School Musical 3"
(Starring: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale,
Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, et al.)

Thursday, October 16, 2008 - time TBA
at the Galen Center basketball arena at USC
(the University of Southern California)
near Exposition Park, south of downtown L.A.

Important: you can win tickets to this premiere
go to Disney.com/hsm3/sweepstakes before Sept. 15

(read the official press release)

The Weinstein Company's
"Zack and Miri make a Porno"
(Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, et al.)

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)

Lionsgate's
"Saw  5"
(Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson,
Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, et al.)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Mann's Chinese 6 Cinemas
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)

DreamWorks'
"The Soloist"
(Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, et al.)

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - time TBA
at the Cinerama Dome
(as part of the AFI Fest)
6360 Sunset Blvd., in Hollywood

AFI Fest tickets go on sale to the public on October 10.
To order passes & tickets or for more information,
go to www.AFI.com or call (866) AFI-FEST.

(no press release available)

Universal's
"Role Models"
(Starring: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd,
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, et al.)

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Mann's Village Theatre
961 Broxton Ave, in Westwood Village

(no press release available)

Steven Soderbergh's
"Che"
(Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Bratt,
Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Ormond, et al.)

Saturday, November 1, 2008 - time TBA
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
(as part of the AFI Fest)
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

AFI Fest tickets go on sale to the public on October 10.
To order passes & tickets or for more information,
go to www.AFI.com or call (866) AFI-FEST.

(no press release available)

Fox Searchlight's
"The Wrestler"
(Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, et al.)

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - time TBA
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
(as part of the AFI Fest)
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

AFI Fest tickets go on sale to the public on October 10.
To order passes & tickets or for more information,
go to www.AFI.com or call (866) AFI-FEST.

(no press release available)

Paramount's
"Defiance"
(Starring: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bellet, et al.)

Sunday, November 9, 2008 - time TBA
at the Cinerama Dome
(as part of the AFI Fest)
6360 Sunset Blvd., in Hollywood

AFI Fest tickets go on sale to the public on October 10.
To order passes & tickets or for more information,
go to www.AFI.com or call (866) AFI-FEST.

(no press release available)

Walt Disney's
"Bolt"
(Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, et al.)

Sunday, November 16, 2007 - time TBA
(probably a daytime event)
most likely at the El Capitan Theatre
6838 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

( This is a tentative listing.
The date and venue are subject to change. )

Summit Entertainmen's
"Twilight"
(Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, et al.)

Monday, November 17, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)

Universal's
"The Tale of Despereaux"
(Starring: Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Ben Falcone, et al.)

Sunday, December 7, 2008 - time TBA
(may be a daytime event)
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)

Warner Bros'
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, et al.)

Monday, December 8, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)

For a longer list of past movie premieres, just click here.

( links near the bottom of that page lead to
annual listings from previous years.)

To read the official press releases about other
recent movie premieres: click here.

Click here for more general details about movie premieres

CELEBRITIES SOON TO GET THEIR HANDS
& FOOTPRINTS IMMORTALIZED IN CEMENT
AT GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE

Michael Caine
("Alfie", "The Cider House Rules", "Batman", "The Ipcress File")
Friday, July 11, 2008
at 11:30 AM

(read the full press release)

Will Smith
("Independence Day", "Men In Black", "Ali", "Fresh Prince")
Monday, December 10, 2007
at 11:30 AM

(read the full press release)

The Trio from the
Harry Potter films

Daniel Radcliffe
("Harry Potter")
Rupert Grint
("Ron Weasley")
Emma Watson
("Hermione Granger")


Monday, July 9, 2007
at 11:00 AM

(read the full press release)

The "Oceans 13" cast

George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon

and Oceans producer
Jerry Weintraub

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
at 11:00 AM

(read the full press release)

Kevin Costner
("Dances with Wolves", "Field of Dreams", "The Bodyguard")
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
at 11:00 AM

(read the full press release)

Samuel L. Jackson
("Pulp Fiction", "Star Wars")
Monday, January 30, 2006
at 10:30 AM

(read the full press release)

Johnny Depp
("Pirates of the Caribbean", "Edward Scissorhands")
Friday, September 16, 2005
at 11:30 AM

Adam Sandler
("Mr. Deeds", "The Waterboy", "Big Daddy")
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
at 11:30 AM

Sherry Lansing
(studio exec and producer)
Wednesday, February 16, 2004
at 12 noon

Jack Valenti
(Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America)
Monday, December 6, 2004
at 4:30 p.m.

Christopher Walken
("The Deer Hunter", "Catch Me if You Can")
Friday, October 8, 2004
at 11:00 a.m.

(For a longer list of footprint ceremonies, just click here .)

Click here for more details about
Grauman's Chinese footprint ceremonies.

UPCOMING HOLLYWOOD AWARD SHOWS

TV SHOWS BEING TAPED THIS MONTH
AT LOCAL HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS:

Click here for more details .

Tina Turner

will appear live in concert at

The Honda Center
(formerly The Arrowhead Pond)
across from Angels Stadiun, in Anaheim

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

and at

The Staples Center
in downtown Los Angeles

October 13 & 16, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

Carrie Underwood
("American Idol")

will appear live in concert at

The Nokia Theatre
(next to the Staples Center)
in downtown Los Angeles

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

Madonna

will appear live in concert at

Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

The Who
(Roger Daltrey,  Pete Townshend)

will appear live in concert at

The Nokia Theatre
(next to the Staples Center)
in downtown Los Angeles

Sat-Sun., November 8 & 9, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

Celine Dion

will appear live in concert at

The Honda Center
(formerly The Arrowhead Pond)
across from Angels Stadiun, in Anaheim

Saturday, November 29 - 8:00 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

then at

The Staples Center
in downtown Los Angeles

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

Merle Haggard

will appear live in concert at

The Grove of Anaheim
next to Angels Stadium, in Anaheim

Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

George Lopez

will appear live on stage at

The Nokia Theatre
(next to the Staples Center)
in downtown Los Angeles

Fri. & Sat., December 19 & 20, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

The Cheetah Girls

will appear live in concert at

The Honda Center
(formerly The Arrowhead Pond)
across from Angels Stadiun, in Anaheim

Saturday, December 20 - 6:00 p.m.

for tickets, click here
to go to TicketMaster

Click here for more details
about celebrity concerts.

STARS ON STAGE IN THE THEATRE

Carol Kane
("Taxi", "Hester Street")

is appearing live on stage in the role of 'Madama Morrible'
(alongside stars Eden Espinosa & Megan Hilty)
in the popular musical

"Wicked"
The untold story of the Witches of Oz

at The Pantages Theatre
at Hollywood & Vine, in Hollywood

Now through January 10, 2009

For more infoo. go to www.wickedthemusical.com
For tickets, phone (213) 365-3500

SPECIAL ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD EVENTS

OTHER SPECIAL CELEBRITY EVENTS

Diahann Carroll

will appear in person to autograph copies
of her new book, "The Legs Are the Last To Go"

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at the
Borders store
1360 Westwood Blvd, in Westwood

for more info, call (310) 475-3444

Tim Reid
('Venus Flytrap' on "WKRP in Cinncinatti")

will appear in person to autograph copies
of his new book "Tim and Tom"

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd, in West Hollywood

for more info, call (310) 659-3110

Shirley Jones
("The Partridge Family", "The Music Man", "Oklahoma!")

will appear in person to autograph copies
of her new DVD, "Hollywood Singing & Dancing"

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at the
Borders store
1360 Westwood Blvd, in Westwood

for more info, call (310) 475-3444

The cast & creators of "Eli Stone"

Jonny Lee Miller
Natasha Henstridge
Greg Berlanti

and others from the show will appear in person at a seminar
to preview an episode and discuss the show

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at
The Paley Center
(formerly known as "The Museum of Television & Radio")
465 North Beverly Drive, in Beverly Hills

for more info, call (310) 786-1091 or (310) 786-1000
or go to http://www.mtr.org

The cast & creators of "Prison Break"

Wentworth Miller
Amaury Nolasco
Robert Knepper
Matt Olmstead

and others from the show will appear in person at a seminar
to preview an episode and discuss the show

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at
The Paley Center
(formerly known as "The Museum of Television & Radio")
465 North Beverly Drive, in Beverly Hills

for more info, call (310) 786-1091 or (310) 786-1000
or go to http://www.mtr.org

Maureen McCormick
('Marsha Brady' on "The Brady Bunch")

will appear in person to autograph copies
of her new book, "Here’s the Story"

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd, in West Hollywood

for more info, call (310) 659-3110

Martha Stewart
("The Martha Stewart Show")

will appear in person to autograph copies
of her new book "Cooking School"

November 10, 2008 - 10:00 a.m.

at the Barnes & Noble
in the new "Americana at Brand" mall,
in Glendale

for more info, call (818) 545-9146

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen

will appear in person to autograph copies
of their new book, "Influence"

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at the
Borders store
1360 Westwood Blvd, in Westwood

for more info, call (310) 475-3444

The cast & creators of "Criminal Minds"

Joe Mantegna
Thomas Gibson
Paget Brewster
Shemar Moore

and others from the show will appear in person at a seminar
to preview an episode and discuss the show

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at
The Paley Center
(formerly known as "The Museum of Television & Radio")
465 North Beverly Drive, in Beverly Hills

for more info, call (310) 786-1091 or (310) 786-1000
or go to http://www.mtr.org

The cast & creators of "Monk"

Tony Shaloub
Traylor Howard
Ted Levine
Jason Gray-Stanford

and others from the show will appear in person at a seminar
to celebrate their 100th episode and to discuss the show

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

at
The Paley Center
(formerly known as "The Museum of Television & Radio")
465 North Beverly Drive, in Beverly Hills

for more info, call (310) 786-1091 or (310) 786-1000
or go to http://www.mtr.org