25 February
Two
and a Half Men Update
Another episode name change for Lucy's episode :) The following comes from TV-Now.com
Lucy Lawless: Charlie Sheen's character (Charlie Harper) on the CBS hit sitcom Two and a Half Men seems to have a sexual conquest almost as often as he brushes his teeth. His hunt for
the great lay seems to be the main reason that Charlie gets most of the attention on the show. Expect things to be a little different for him during the March 7 episode titled "It was 'Mame,' Mom." Lawless, that
former butt-kicking Xena warrior chick, guest stars as the ex-wife of a gay advertising executive who makes Charlie's heart skip a beat. If anybody can tame Charlie, or at least put him in traction, Lawless can.
23 February
Two
and a Half Men Update
- The lastest news from Sharon on Lucy's appearance in Two and A Half Men is that the episode (which was to air 28 February) has now been pushed back to March 7. TVGuide.com reports that CBS will
air Two and a Half Men and CSI Miami against NBC's The Contender. More....
- Update on the earlier news: The episode name for Lucy's guest appearance is "I'm Not Your Concubine" and not "Yes, Monsignor". "Yes, Monsignor" is a re-run for the 28th Feb. "I'm not your Concubine" will air
March 7.
Magazines - 2005
- Added scan from NZ Woman's Weekly - February 2005 - Lucy Lawless wowed fans at a Xena convention in Los Angeles when she
popped out of a
birthday cake in an Afro wig and skimpy outfits and peformed a song and dance routine with co-star Renee O'Connor to celebrate the event's 10th birthday.
Magazines - 1995
22 February
Lucy PR / TV Alert (US)
The following is from
Sharon Delaney
Lucy on Extra for Two Men PR
She was interviewed by Dayna Devon -- who did a small cameo on the show -- for the entertainment magazine show Extra which should be airing this week. Not sure of the day. Here is their home web page and the page to
find out when it's on in your town.
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/about/whenitson.html
She may have done some other interviews so keep an eye on the entertainment magazine shows. I'll see what I can find out.
Locusts! Update
Extras being sought for movie
A movie production company is seeking extras to appear in "Locusts," production officials said. The movie will be shot in and around Husser, New Orleans, Edgard and Bush. Interested extras should submit a nonreturnable
self-photograph with their name, address, two contact phone numbers, height, weight, age, sex, race, date of birth and measurements to Attn: Extras Casting, 660 Distributors Row, Suite A, New Orleans LA 70123 or e-mail
to ladavid96@yahoo.com - Source
Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
--
19 February
Heartbeat To Heartbeat Women and Heart Disease
Added two video clips from the documentary
Added screencaptures
16 February
Heartbeat To Heartbeat Women and Heart Disease
Documentary with Lucy Lawless
Lucy is interviewed on a documentary called Heartbeat to Heartbeat: Women and Heart Disease.
Emmy Award-winning executive producer Helene Lerner hosts HEARTBEAT TO HEARTBEAT: WOMEN AND
HEART DISEASE, an urgent wake-up call for women to improve their cardiovascular health. The documentary reveals useful information on risk factors, symptoms and prevention of heart disease, while exploring the
emotional impact of the number-one killer of women in the United States. HEARTBEAT also addresses the need for women to ask their physicians questions and to reach out for support. Interviews include heart disease
advocate Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) and Kathy Kastan, president of WomenHeart.
For a list of States/dates and times please go to
http://www.womenworking2000.com/tv/airtimes.php?id=9
You can also purchase the VHS tape of this from
Channel9store.com for $14.95
or
The program is available on VHS for $14.95, plus $5.00 shipping and handling (in the US - Overseas it's $10.00 shipping)
To order, please call 1-800-937-5387 or send a check to:
KCTS Television
4612 Union Bay Place
Seattle, WA 98105
Their November 17, 2004 press release has this from Lucy
Actor Lucy Lawless, star of the television series, Xena: Warrior Princess, who encourages women to take charge of their
well-being: "Being a warrior goes into all aspects of our life, especially women's health?. We're all trying to do everything all the time. And I think we have to take a really strong focus on putting our health first,
in every aspect - physical health, heart health, mental, emotional health."
Click here to read press release
You can also purchase the VHS tape of this from
Channel9store.com for $14.95
or
The program is available on VHS for $14.95, plus $5.00 shipping and handling (in the US - Overseas it's $10.00 shipping)
To order, please call 1-800-937-5387 or send a check to:
KCTS Television
4612 Union Bay Place
Seattle, WA 98105
13 February
Two and a Half Men Update
Lucy Articles
DVD 10TH ANNIVERSARY XENA CONVENTION: NOW READY TO ORDER!
The following is from Creation Entertainment - this is an absolute MUST get for all
fans. The con was just fantastic. Lucy and Renee rocked the house down.
The 10th Anniversary Official Xena Convention is
now but a treasured memory but surely it was the best gathering yet! Everyone could feel the spirit of celebration in the air: this event had it all: our amazing superstars Lucy and Renee, and an equally wonderful
line-up of supporting stars and production folk, including Rob Tapert. And in more good news, over $30,000 was raised for some very worthwhile charities!
The response from attendees was unbelievable and we have gotten such a huge amount of favorable e-mails that this event will be hard to top ever (but we sure are gonna try!) Until next year's convention, we are happy
to offer two great brand new DVDs covering the 2005 event, shot and edited professionally!
The first DVD covers LUCY and RENEE's once in a lifetime performance, including that kooky and fabulous singing and dancing entrance out of the giant cake! The second DVD offers up clips of the rest of the guests and
some cool backstage interviews.
Two new products we are very proud to offer: place your order today at our online Xena shop!
http://www.creationent.com/xena/
11 February
UPDATE on Lucy filming Two and a Half Men Friday from Sharon Delaney
They wrapped tonight with one more of Lucy's scenes still to be done so they'll do that Friday with the audience when they film the rest of the show. She was glad because she knows some fans are coming and they'll get to see more.
The show will air Feb. 28.
Sharon
outback@creationent.com
Official Xena Fan Club
Locusts!
The deadline
for this is TOMORROW for those who are interested (in the US).
LOCUSTS CASTING -- 02.10.2005
LOCUSTS CASTING Interested in being in the movies? Here is your chance to be an extra for Locusts! You can submit a non returnable self-photograph with your Name, Address, 2 Contact Phone Numbers, Height, Weight, Age,
Sex, Race, Date of Birth, and your Measurements;
To:
Attn: Extras Casting
660 Distributors Row
Suite A
New Orleans, LA 70123
or e-mail:
ladavid96@yahoo.com
or both.
Best if in by Friday, February 11, 2005
http://www.lafilm.org/media/index.cfm?id=295
Many thanks to Barbara for the news
Two And a Half Men
The following is from Sharon with an update about the filming of Two and a Half Men
- For those of who have already gotten tickets or thinking of getting same to watch the filming at Warner Bros. studios, Lucy just let us know that her scenes are being filmed earlier on a separate set and will
not be part of the normal shooting. She will be coming to the show on Friday (when the regular filming takes place) to take a final bow with the cast and say hi.
Boogeyman Update
According to Bloody-Disgusting.com / E! News, Boogeyman is
set to get a sequel:
- Barry Watson told the reporters "I'm trying to convince Sam to make it in New
Zealand again"! - short and sweet. 'Boogeyman' made an estimated $19.5 million this past weekend. Set in Pennsylvania, the story tells the haunting tale of a young man traumatized by memories of terrible events he
experienced in his childhood bedroom and who, years later, reluctantly returns home to face his fears of a monstrous entity that could be real or merely a figment of his imagination.
9 February
Two And a Half Men
Tickets for the taping of the show
- I just looked on http://www.tvtickets.com for 'Two and a Half Men' and it looks like there is a show taping at Warner Bros Studios on the 11th Feb at 7pm (if I've read the
pesky american date format correctly <g>). Whether this is the one Lucy will be at, I have no idea.
click here to order tickets
Many thanks to Barbara for the news
Boogeyman Update
Articles/Reviews
Lucy Designed T-Shirt for Sale from Creation Entertainment
At the Official Xena Convention a couple of weeks back we introduced a t-shirt designed by LUCY LAWLESS and pre-offered another featuring art by RENEE O'CONNOR.
Buy your own Lucy designed t-shirt from
http://www.creationent.com/xena/
8 February
Lucy to guest star on Two and a Half Men tv show - the following is from Sharon:
Lucy just let us know she will be filming a guest appearance on Two and a Half Men this week. Not sure when it will air, but probably pretty soon.
"I am doing Two and a Half Men this week. I am playing a chick who Charlie fancies but who is not interested in him, which drives him crazy."
The show airs on CBS on Mondays, 9:30 ET/PT. No date for Lucy's episode yet.
Boogeyman Update
Articles
7 February
Boogeyman Update
- The following is from BoxOffice Prophets - Friday Box Office Analysis
5 February 2005
As it happens, the massive and relentless marketing campaign combined with the smart tactic of attaching the aforementioned Raimi's name to the film helped Boogeyman to manage an impressive $8.5 million this
weekend. Traditionally, Super Bowl weekend has not been kind to new releases, and this year should be no exception. A 2.4 Friday-to-Sunday multiplier would give Boogeyman a $20.4 million debut weekend. It should be
noted that a smaller number isn't out of the question, though.
Articles
- Added review of Boogeyman from Filmstew.com
Boogeyman - You know what’s really scary? Raving about a horror film to your professional colleagues and then watching its aggregate RottenTomatoes.com rating tumble into the single digits.
- Added Lucy mention/excerpt from San Francisco Chronicle - 5 February 2005
Cheap thrills overcome big holes in 'Boogeyman'
Lucy "Xena: Warrior Princess" Lawless isn't as distracting as one might think playing Jensen's mother, but most of the other actors in this film are either forgettable or memorably bad. Then again, most people
don't go to movies called "Boogeyman" for the acting, or the realism. They go for the Boogeyman.
Read review
- Added another Lucy mention - for the record Lucy is 37 in March <g>
Review from Richmond.com - 4 February 2005
Then there's his mom, who's played by "Xena" star Lucy Lawless. Lawless only makes it five minutes into the movies before dropping dead. And for some
reason, even though she couldn't be older than 50 years old, she's made up to look like she's 143. Must be some sort of reverse Botox or something
MaryD's Art
Added
Dancing Queens montage - Lucy and Renee dancing at the 2005 Xena Con
6 February
Boogeyman Update
Articles - Magazines
Articles - Online news / newspapers
- Added article and Lucy on Boogeyman from Dominion Newspaper 3 February 2005 Horror Role for Lawless. Kiwi actor Lucy Lawless, who fought monsters from ancient myth in Xena: Warrior Princess, has to deal with the modern kind in a movie that opens in the United States today.
- Added article from the Associated Press - 4 February 2005 - Boogeyman” is one of those horror movies in which everyone would be fine if they just turned on the light.
- Zap2It has an article about Barry Watson and there is a Lucy mention
"Xena Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless plays Watson's mother, and off camera, he'd do the high-pitched Xena call every morning for her. "She's a blast to work with, she likes to goof off a bit, and then get to
business and say 'Let's shoot' like me," Watson says. His best scenes with Lawless, however, ended up on the cutting room floor, but will be on the DVD.
Click here to read article - Added article from
New Orleans
Channel 4 February 2005 - about Ghost House Pictures and there is a brief mention of Boogeyman with a Rob quote about Lucy
"Boogeyman" also features a face familiar to Tapert in Lucy Lawless: His wife and of course, star, of "Xena: Warrior Princess." "She had to come in and ham it up -- it was a chance for her to be a monster," Tapert
cracked. - Brief mention of Lucy in the review on Horror.com - 4 February 2005
When Tim’s mother (played by the woefully underused Lucy Lawless) dies, he must go back to the unhallowed halls of his childhood home where dark memories — and a certain boogeyman — await him.
Read entire review - Boogeyman [2005] [PG-13] - Kids-In-Mind Fri, 04 Feb 2005
A man (Barry Watson) is tormented with the memories of a story that his father told him when he was young about a Boogeyman who hides in closets. The subsequent disappearance of his father confirms his fears, and
he think it's the Boogeyman who's responsible for taking his father away. - Added Lucy mention from Boogeyman review on Tahoe Daily Tribune - 4 February 2005
...And his mother? How can you have a scary movie when your mother is Xena: Warrior Princess? Lucy Lawless (who still looks great) plays his, mom who worries too much what it is dad is reading as bedtime fodder
nightly to their son.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
5 February
Boogeyman Update
Review from Michelle:
Bonni and myself had the opportunity to attend a pre-screening of Boogyman last night. In my opinion this movie scared me more then the Grudge.
If you were scared of the dark as a child, then this movie will remind you of what you were afraid of. The cast was most excellent in this film. The music was great.
The male parts of our audience were jumping in their seats at the scariest moments.
I really recommend this film to all who are fans of old fashion horror and suspense. It is rated PG-13 but if you have kids that are scared of the dark you may want to wait to take them to see it.
I felt the need to share this little review due to I enjoyed the movie so much.
Xena Convention Update
Creation T-shirts - From
Sharon's site:
Here are the three new shirts that made their debut at the convention.
The first is Lucy's salute to the 10th Anniversary of the show. Don't forget to check out Renee's nose. Lucy worked very hard on that
The second
is Renee's oil painting of Xena. Just finished the interview I did with her about the stages this painting went through. It's now online in the kit 8 site. The last is the convention shirt. These three shirts, along with
all the other 10th Anniversary logo merchandise that was available at the convention -- i.e., laptop carrying cases, duffel bags, tote bags, fleece jackets, new photos, Lucy and Renee convention photos, etc. -- will be
online for ordering in about two weeks. I'll put up the link as soon as it's ready to go.
Photos
4 February
Just got this note from Ashley from the DreamCatchers Foundation:
The DreamCatchers Foundation Presents:
INSPIRATIONS A Student Fundraising Auction!
This Celebrity Auction will help to raise funds for college students that are struggling to stay in school. Our goal is to make sure all of the students are able to attend school and do not to drop out due to lack of
financial resources. This is a very important event for all of our students and we are very grateful to the many people have come together to help. Special thanks to the producers and associates who made this celebrity
experience possible. Thank you for participating in our event!
Auction Schedule: January 21st - February 21st
The auction will include over a hundred and fifty autographed Posters, Scripts and Wardrobe Items.
Starting January 28th Xena Items are: An original prop sword used by Lucy and other guest actors.
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/dcfoundation2004
Xena Convention Update
Photos
Ellen has once again taken some absolutely GORGEOUS photos of the dynamic duo.
Check out her pics and you can purchase them as well - click here to see more pics
Links
XenaMedia Updates - Videos
Added video clip from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - clip from the 2005 Official Xena Convention
Boogeyman
Upcoming Event: Boogeyman is released tomorrow in the US. For those waiting for Red Carpet Lucy - it's not going to happen. Sharon Delaney has spoken to Rob and there will not be a premiere for
Boogeyman. So, no red carpet Lucy.
Articles
- There is a brief mention of Lucy in the Ventura County Star newspaper
Ventura County Star - 2 February 2005 Tumor named 'Frank' to be tested
Boy to undergo dangerous biopsy to see if growth is still malignant
At 10 a.m. today, 9-year-old David Dingman-Grover, a frail wisp of a boy, will go to sleep at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. While he is under -- possibly dreaming of Lucy Lawless, the Princess
Warrior who gave him a thrill at Christmas 2003 with a surprise phone call -- doctors will insert sensitive instruments through his nose to the tumor at the base of his skull, a tumor he has named Frank. They
will snip bits of the tumor, which will be examined in a biopsy.
3 February
Locusts! Update
- The following is from TV Now - Celebrity News - 1 February 2005
Celebrity News Date: Tuesday, February 1
Lucy Lawless: If the "Xena" star expects to survive her next film shoot, she'll need a gigantic can of Raid insect repellant. Later this month, she'll head down to New Orleans to begin filming Locusts!, a new CBS
movie about a deadly breed of bio engineered locusts that form multiple swarms and cause hell on Earth earlier than predicted in the Bible. The thriller's executive producer Robert M. Sertner is a big believer in
special effects that put his actors in the middle of the action. When I interviewed him about his last CBS disaster flick, Category 6: Day of Destruction, he told me that a bank of wind machines couldn't create the
force he needed to show the power of hurricane winds, so he had a jet engine delivered to the set so they could blow actors and props all over the lot. Come to think of it, Lawless will need more than Raid to
survive this Sertner project. Locusts! will debut on CBS Sunday, April 24 at 9pm. Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
Xena Convention Update
Over the coming days I will be posting some of the music videos that had been submitted to the Creation Video comp - many of them won awards (congrats to those that did).
Photos
Deliver X Video by Deb Abbott & Wendy Woody (Message from Wendy)
- Deborah and I are
working on the DVDs of "DeliverX" to send out for those who have asked about
them. We're adding some extra features so it might take a little bit but
not too long. We're not sure about the cost yet but whatever the amount
ends up being, after we take out the cost of actually making and mailing
each DVD, the rest will go to World Vision, the company Lucy just did a
video for, and their Tsunami relief.
2 February
Lucy's Locusts! Update - A note from Lucy about Locusts! (via Sharon Delaney)
Message from Lucy:
"I chose it because it was surprisingly well written and looked like a lot of fun. The unexpected pleasure was meeting the producers in person. Not only do I feel they know how to turn out a good show, but they
will set up the kind of atmosphere where I, and all the crew can do our best work. Also this is the kind of classic family fare that I grew up on. I remember the appointments my family made with 'Fantastic Voyage' and
'The Birds' and 'Triffids', and I'd love to be part of that."
CBS ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW ORIGINAL TELEVISION MOVIES FOR BROADCAST AS
"THE CBS SUNDAY MOVIE" IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY including:
From the producers of "Category 6: Day of Destruction" -- CBS's most watched scripted movie event since May 2000 -- LOCUSTS!, now in pre-production in New Orleans with production to start in mid-February.
LOCUSTS! will air Sunday, April 24 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), starring Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess," "Tarzan") in a thriller about a deadly breed of bioengineered locusts that form multiple swarms,
covering thousands of square miles, creating a new and unimaginable threat to the United States. Frank von Zerneck, Robert M. Sertner and Jill Tanner ("They Shoot Divas, Don't They?") are the executive producers for
von Zerneck/Sertner Films.
Xena Convention Update
- The footage that was taken during Friday at the con will be shown on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 3rd February for those in the US / 4th February for Aussies on Foxtel. Boogeyman is due for release on the
4th Feb. Many thanks to Minu for confirmation of the news
Photos
Lucy Articles
- Added transcript and scan from Woman's Day - 7 February 2005 - To and 'Fro. Strutting her stuff in a giant Afro wig and skimpy, fringed hotpants, Lucy
Lawless was barely recognisable when she jumped out of a giant cake at the 10th Annual Xena Warrior Princess convention at the Burbank Airport Hilton in California.
- Added transcript and scan from NZ New Idea - 5 February 2005 - Party Princess - Lucy Lawless proved she's stil got the legs to keep men looking when she
popped out of a giant birthday cake at a Xena convention. The warrior princess emerged in a skimpy bikini and a black afro wig, closely followed by Renee O"Conner, who played her sidekick Gabrielle on the show.
Lucy VCR Alerts - US only
- The X-Files Nothing Important Happened Today, Part 1
Wed Feb 2 04:00A on TNT
- The X-Files Nothing Important Happened Today II, Part 2
(CC) Wed Feb 2 05:00A on TNT
- Eurotrip
Thu Feb 3 05:00P on Cinemax
Fri Feb 4 12:40A on Cinemax
Sun Feb 6 02:30P on Cinemax #2
Mon Feb 7 02:45A on Cinemax #2
Wed Feb 9 02:30P on Cinemax
- Just Shoot Me
Tue Feb 8 11:00A on WOR New York
1 February
Lucy Movie Update
This information has just been released and Locusts with Lucy is confirmed (Lucy wasn't sure about the movie at the con)
LOCUSTS!, Sunday, April 24 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT CBS), stars Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess," "Tarzan") in a thriller about of a deadly breed of bioengineered locusts that form multiple swarms, covering thousands of square miles, creating a new and unimaginable threat to the United States. Frank von Zerneck, Robert M. Sertner and Jill Tanner ("They Shoot Divas, Don't They?") are the executive producers for von Zerneck/Sertner Films.
Lucy Articles
Lucy Charity Update
2005 Newspapers
- Added scan from the Toronto Star - 30 January 2005 - in Stargazing, two pictures of Lucy from the con. Plucky Lucy Lawless does the funky chicken at the 10th Annversary Xena: Warrior Princess Convention at the Burbank Airport Hilton & Towers
Lucy Magazine Alert
The following is from Kiwi Attic
Lucy's in our mags again with some awesome sexy pics with her and Renee performing at the latest Xena Convention.
The New Idea mag has 4 photos of the party princesses as they sing along in their "frilly" bikinis!
The New Idea is US$16.00 including packaging and shipping. (this is a heavy mag!)
The Womans Weekly mag has the one pic of the Lucy and Renee in full dance and singing mode!
The Womans Weekly is US$10.00 including packaging and shipping
If you would like both mags, the total is US$24.00 shipped.
Leanne Stewart
Kiwi Attic Ltd
17 Chaucer Place, Rotorua, New Zealand
www.kiwiattic.com
leanne@kiwiattic.com
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Lawless News/Updates
