http://www.filminginutica.com Tracking Upstate NY in the Media and Pop Culture Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:16:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to the Utica OD, "A Utica resident is a key figure in an Oscar-nominated documentary about civilian protest in one of the world’s most repressive nations. In September 2007, U Gawsita led fellow monks and tens of thousands of Burmese residents through Rangoon in Myanmar (formerly Burma), in opposition ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/03/01/utica-resident-featured-in-oscar-nominated-film/ Check out this story about Remsen native, Erin Hamlin. Hamlin placed 16th in the Luge competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics. But before she competed, NBC ran a story on the Luger and her hometown. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/02/18/remsens-erin-hamlin-featured-on-nbc-nightly-news/ A new CBS series will show the dirty side of upstate NY, literally. The new CBS reality show Undercover Boss, which premieres Sunday after the Super Bowl follows real-life corporate executives as they work anonymously among the rank and file. The debut episode follows Waste Management President Larry O'Donnell, who pretends ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/02/02/syracuses-waste-management-plant-featured-in-new-cbs-series/ February 2, 2010 -- New Hartford resident Michael Philip will appear on NBC comedy 30 Rock in February. The episode was shot January 19 and features Philip as a prospective love interest for Tina Fey's character, Liz Lemon. "I catch her attention in the doctor's office and she hopes to make (her ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/02/02/utica-native-to-appear-on-30-rock/ It looks like RPattz might be headed our way! Rumors are rampant that Robert Pattinson may be filming parts of Water for Elephants in Ithaca, NY this summer. The film’s plot, which centers on a Cornell University veterinary student who drops out and joins the circus after his parents are killed, ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/01/27/robert-pattinson-might-be-coming-to-upstate-ny/ The Food Network is filming an episode of “Unwrapped” in Canajoharie on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The show will feature Space Food Sticks which are made at Richardson Foods, Inc. Space Food Sticks were first developed by the Pillsbury Company in the 1960s to be similar to those used by NASA. http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/01/22/food-network-coming-to-canajoharie/ A Rome native made it through the first round of auditions on the Season 9 premiere of American Idol. On the show, Benjamin Bright, 25, sang the Beatles song “All My Loving” for the judges at the Boston try out, and made it through to Hollywood. Bright is a former Rome Free ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/01/14/rome-native-on-american-idol/ Guy Fieri did a segment on Utica Greens today on Guy's Big Bite. He showed how to make the local favorite and nicknamed escarole, which is used in the dish, as "turning greens" for the Turning Stone Casino. http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/01/11/utica-greens-featured-on-guys-big-bite/ This morning The Today Show featured several live reports from Fulton, NY because of the excessive amounts of snow they've received. According to the report, it has snowed for 9 days straight in Fulton with no relief in sight. Hopefully they will upload some video of the reports  on their ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/01/05/fulton-featured-on-the-today-show/ View Larger Map More information about the Paul Dano movie, For Ellen, became available last week thanks to the Watertown Daily Times. Filmmakers were in Massena, NY last month scouting locations and talking to locals about potential roles in the film. The movie is about rock star returning to a small ... http://www.filminginutica.com/2010/01/04/more-details-about-for-ellen-become-available/