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It's Thursday August the 3 around 6:42AM and

Vancouver Film Notes: McAdamsmelon

There's a lot to cover today and news that Jessica Alba is in fact currently filming in Edmonton. I guess us nosey Vancouverites really pissed her off. Bitch.

*Lainey reports that Rachel McAdams is working on something here and was filming on Seymour street this week. Oh and she's the anti-Alba: "Rachel was walking to the set, eating watermelon. Angie passed her on the street, super close. Being the friendly girl she is, Angie was like 'Oh! Hi!' and Rachel - unlike that f&cking bitch Jessica Alba - said 'Hi' back. " The film is Marriage with Pierce Brosnan about "A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife's death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce." McAdams is like a Happy Meal. Damn you Gosling.

*Lynne McNamara reports on the just wrapped Mathew Broderick/Danny Devito film Deck the Halls and tales of "DeVito offer[ing] thrilled fans rides in his golf cart", news on the best damned voice talent in the city David Kaye, and Mark Walberg seen eating, "prawns, scallops, smoked salmon, halibut, ahi, salmon and prime rib -- washed down with a Cakebread Cabernet" at Joe Fortes. Yeah, well so Jean Claude Van Damme, so hardly a trendy place.

*And speaking of Van Damme, probably the greatest thing we read in 24 Hours this week, by Darren Parkman:

Believe it or not, I found myself involved in a bit of an impromptu karaoke competition with none other than Jean-Claude Van Damme a few days back.
The action star and myself happened to turn up at the same Alberni Street Karaoke bar, and it wasn't long before we were belting out back-to-back renditions of Sinatra's "My Way" to cringing on-lookers.

Van Damme, who reluctantly sang his heart out only after being egged on by his friends, seemed to be having fun, and was a good sport about the whole thing.

He tells me he still spends three months a year living in his waterfront condo in Vancouver, and his locally shot movie Hardcore should be released shortly.

*Saturday Night Lives most funny person Andy Samberg is here filming Hot Rod the story of "An accident-prone daredevil (Samberg) plans to jump the Snake River on a moped in order to win over his stepfather." Question how much cash is Ian McShane getting to be in this Lorne Micheals production.

*It's nice to know that Mallory from Family Ties is still working and taking photos of Assistant Location Manager's bottoms. Hot stuff Mike Browne. Hot Stuff.

Exit Question: Back in March we reported that local producer and Oscar nominee William Vince was going to be doing three movies with Mel Gibson's Icon productions. Is that still on? Just asking.