Kent State - the movie

We are finally moving forward on the Kent State film that I talked about quite some time ago. It's a $5 Million dollar budget and looks to start shooting in February. Our job right now is to attach some name talent to the movie. There are a few great male roles and a couple of strong female roles that we'll be working on right away, then we'll get into the other supporting roles as we go.

Also, some great news for FOT (friends of Tammy). JoAnn Alfano has just been named the Executive Vice President of Lifetime Television. She'll be overseeing Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Networks. JoAnn and I are friends and have worked together on a variety of projects in the past including a series for NBC, a pilot for USA networks and most recently the Dove Webisodes. JoAnn was one of the Executive Producers of "30 Rock" and has a long, impressive career in network TV. This is a great job for her and she is going to do really exciting things at Lifetime. Congrats, JoAnn!

Also, announced that Casting Director extraordinaire Meg Liberman is going to head up the Casting department at Paramount Television. Meg was one of my first bosses in television - when we worked together on "Facts of Life"!! She's one of the most highly regarded (and honored) Casting Directors and Paramount is lucky to have convinced her to take the post.

The AreUaStar.com site is going really well. We just added a guest star video of CD Jason Wood talking about getting cast in smaller markets and audition advice. Make sure you check that out, and if you haven't gotten your AreUaStar Evaluation yet - be sure to visit the site to get some real, honest feedback on YOUR star potential.

Actor of the week: Jaime Murray. British actress who came on the scene here in the U.S. in Dexter, playing Lila and now is starring in the new CW show "Valentine".