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Albuquerque's Top Of The Line Stadium Welcomes Manny Ramirez

kjb — 2009-06-23T12:13:02-05:00

Baseball fans in Albuquerque are in store for more excitement tonight than the usual t-shirt cannons or wacky mascot antics. Manny Ramirez, of steroid-suspension fame, is making his first rehabilitation appearance tonight for the Isotopes. We’re thinking that a capacity crowd of over 13,000 will be on hand to catch a glimpse of the MLB star, and maybe even cheer him on.

Even if you don’t get to see Manny tonight, the park and its team have a lot to offer. After all, they are the AAA affiliate of the LA Dodgers, so the stadium obviously needs to be pretty close to what one would expect from a big league experience. Isotopes Park was designed by HOK Sport, the go-to guys for stadium construction, so the place does not disappoint.

'Observe and Report' Filmed at Albuquerque's Winrock Mall

cmb — 2009-04-10T09:15:20-05:00

Who knew mall cop comedies would become all the rage? The latest, "Observe and Report", starring Seth Rogen as a bi-polar mall security guard who is called into action when a flasher takes advantage of mall patrons, opens today. "Observe and Report" was filmed at the Winrock Mall in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here’s how to get up close and personal to it.

Where to Stay:
Winrock Mall is in uptown Albuquerque, NM, along with a variety of chain restaurants, box stores, movie theaters, and hotels, one of which is a Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown. The Sheraton was recently renovated and is receiving rave reviews on Trip Advisor. Juanless07 called staying at the Sheraton, “an awesome experience” and at_the_track called it “a nice hotel in a great location.” Along with the new renovations, the hotel now offers an on-site Starbucks, Wi-Fi in every rooms, and in-room Jacuzzis. Right now, rooms start as low as $99 a night.

'Sunshine' Cleans Up in Albuquerque

cmb — 2009-03-13T08:46:26-05:00

Sunshine Cleaners opens in limited release this weekend. In it, Amy Adams and Emily Blunt star as sisters who start a “biohazard cleaning service”, in other words, they clean up crime scenes and suicides. The movie is set in Albuquerque, NM where it was also filmed. Check out our Sunshine Cleaners guide to Albuquerque, minus the blood and police tape.

Where to Stay:
Even though the view might be a little sketchy, Embassy Suites Hotel Albuquerque has received excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. Visitors raved about the staff, pool, and breakfast. The hotel also offers wireless internet, close proximity to downtown attractions, spacious living rooms, refrigerators, and microwaves in every suite. Right now, rates start as low $118 a night.

There's No George Clooney Here, But...

egw — 2008-12-19T14:30:33-05:00

SIGH. This week marked the last day of shooting for "Men Who Stare At Goats," George Clooney's forthcoming CIA thriller costarring Kevin Spacey and George Clooney's mustache. It must feel as deflating to the state of New Mexico as a Bill Richardson's failed presidential bid or every time someone confuses it with the old country to the south.

Well, we found at least three good reasons to visit Albuquerque, the last set used for "Men Who Stare At Goats," and they have nothing to do with the above-named bachelor:

No More Goats

cmb — 2008-12-17T11:00:32-05:00

Today, we're so sorry to report, is the last day of principal shooting for “Men Who Stare at Goats.” The movie will be filming at SunCal Dunes in Albuquerque, a 55,000-acre tract of land with spectacular views of the cityscape that may soon become a massive housing development. We don’t which is the bigger shame: Transforming a tranquil landscape into suburbia or watching another George Clooney movie wrap.

In Wisconsin, Eric Roberts, most recently seen on “Heroes,” has started in on the indie flick, “Project Solitude." They'll be filming around Flintville today, a small town located in the metro Green Bay area. This isn’t the first movie to come through these parts this year: Johnny Depp was in Wisconsin for more than two months in the spring filming “Public Enemies.”

If you have any tips about where movies or TV shows are filming, send them our way at tips@jaunted.com.

[Photo: Just Jared]

We Were Told There Would Be Air Taxis

pbb — 2008-11-13T16:32:05-05:00

We've been hearing about "air taxis" and "very light jets" for years now, with backers promising that six- or eight-seat planes are the way out of the miserable hell that is flying commercial. (The fact that tickets would be affordable was a big plus, too.) But now that Eclipse Aviation, the maker of the ultimate VLJ, the Eclipse 500, has stopped making planes, the future of the whole niche industry is in doubt.

In September, Eclipse's biggest customer, an outfit called DayJet, shut down operations, saying it would likely never resume business. Shortly thereafter, Eclipse stopped making new planes. Today, news broke that the company won't be able to pay employees for their past two weeks of work, and some of them simply packed up and walked out.

Of course, the Air Taxi Association--which is a thing that exists--unsurprisingly says these developments don't mean the whole air taxi idea is bust. They don't?

Related Stories:
· Eclipse Employees Unpaid for Two Weeks [AP, via KDBC]
· Eclipse Aviation [Wikipedia]
· Very Light Jets coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of an Eclipse 500: Wikipedia]

Movie Set Travel: Hamlet 2

sedona — 2008-08-22T08:45:14-05:00

This weekend's a little slow for movie releases, but we won't let you down. For some cheap laughs and a nice dose of Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler and Elisabeth Shue (Yes, she's back... as herself!) go see "Hamlet 2."

The film tells the story of a failed actor who becomes a high school drama teacher and is forced to put on a show with his less-than-interested students. He conceives a politically incorrect sequel to Hamlet with tons of laughs, musical numbers and gravity-defying lifts. But the conservative school community isn't happy when a brash lawyer gets involved to save the play from being shut down. We'll spare you the details, but the show does go on.

This one takes place in Tucson, Arizona but was actually shot mostly in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In that vein, read on to check out some dramatic things to see and do there...