July 2009

1. Hit up RiverFlicks 2009. See Movies on Wednesdays & Fridays in July & August on Hudson River Piers. Movies begin at sundown (about 8-8:30 p.m.) Free popcorn is available, beverages and other snacks are available for purchase. There is a limited amount of seating available.
2. Take the Gossip Girl Tour or New York TV & Movie Sites Tour. GGirl fans will love seeing sites like Blair’s apartment, Constance Billard School for Girls, Bendel’s, and more. Not a GG fan? The TV & Movie Sites Tour visits locations from tons of tv shows and movies, like Ghostbusters, Friends, Spider Man, Enchanted, Ugly Betty, and more!
3. Check out Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. Get up close and personal with your favorite personalities. From President Obama to the Jonas Brothers, spend the day with celebs.
4. Take the Teen Fashion & Fun Tour from Shop NYC Tours. Shop in the shoes of your favorite teen celebrities! Get the inside teen fashion scoop while shopping from Fifth Avenue stores to boutiques in the West Village (where you might even spot one of your favorite celebs).
5. Take the (free) Ferry to Ikea.

1. Remember Me This drama, starring a young unknown actor by the name of Robert Pattinson, centers on two lovers whose newfound relationship is threatened as they try to cope with their respective family tragedies. 2. Morning Glory A hotshot television producer is set the challenge of reviving a struggling morning show program, despite the constant feuding of its high-profile anchors. Starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, and Rachel McAdams. 3. The Back-Up Plan Starring Jennifer Lopez, this romantic comedy centered on a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day. 4. The Baster An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own. Starring the perpetually-unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston. 5. Step Up 3D The third in the dance-focused series. Expect some pop and lockin'. 6. The Bounty Starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston, a bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife. 7. Get Him to the Greek Get Him to the Greek is a spin-off from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, reuniting director Nicholas Stoller with stars Jonah Hill and Russell Brand.

Say it ain't so, Page Six! ARE things going south for "Gossip Girl" co-stars Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick? A source says Westwick was a no-show at a party Szohr hosted at Shrine in the MGM Grand at Foxwoods on Saturday. "He was supposed to join her, but he didn't," said our spy. "Word was they were fighting." Westwick's rep had no comment. Meanwhile, the other "GG" couple, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, were spotted holding hands at the Blue Nile smoke shop in the Village where a spy said, "They just bought a candle." For all the scoop on Gossip Girl and behind-the-scenes production information, be sure to check out our Gossip Girl Sites Tour!

Word on the street is that Gossip Girl will be filming at Southeby's (72ns Street and York Ave on the UES) for the next 3 days. Outdoor filming is slated to finish around 2pm today.  Happy Chace spotting!

So it seems that if you want to have your very own Hugh Jackman spotting, you just need to head to Bleecker Playground around 3 or 4 pm.  SATC guide, Emily, spotted the hunky actor there yesterday for the second time in as many weeks.

Spotted on yesterday's TV & Movie Tour: Verizon filming a commercial at 7A’s – 7^th street & Avenue A...the Verizon Guy (Paul) & a ton of “Verizon employees” with the white hard hats, etc.

According to Us Weekly, the Chuck/Nate bachelor pad is no more.  Chace Crawford has moved out of the Chelsea Apartment that he shared with Ed Westwick and into a new penthouse apartment in the luxe Dwell 95 Building in the Financial District.  Lucky for Chace, our Gossip Girl Sites Tour doesn't hit that neighborhood!

Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking the following for the feature film REMEMBER ME, filming NOW in NYC:

• Hipsters, Rock N Roll East Village types;
• NYU student types;
• NYPD;
• FDNY;
• Washington Square Park Types (musicians, dealers, Rastas, artists, etc..);
• nanny types;
• real clowns with own make-up and props.

Email a recent picture and contact information to: rememberme@gwcnyc.com.

While our interwebs were crashing due to MJ Memorial craziness, our eagle-eyed tourguides were spotting more celebs on tours!

• July 1st at 3pm (on the Sex and the City Tour)--Liv Tyler on corner of West 11th and Bleecker
• July 3rd at 3pm (on the Sex and the City Tour)--Heidi Klum and Chris Robinson (former Mr. Kate Hudson and lead singer of the Black Crows) in Bleecker Playground in West Village.  Robinson was later spotted again on corner of West Broadway and Prince Street in Soho.

Spotted:

• Harrison Ford on an afternoon charter tour last week at Bleeker and Hudson
• Anne Hathaway visiting the delicious babycakes bakery, a stop on our Gossip Girl Tour, on Friday July 3rd.