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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Johnny Depp on guitar singing in Florida Saturday night

Johnny Depp and The Kids played a second night at the Sheila Witkin Memorial Concert and those clips are beginning to surface on the net from last night.
These are great!

From Saturday, the 30th Click here: YouTube - Johnny Depp performs 08/30/08 # 3



From Saturday, the 30th Click here: YouTube - Johnny Depp performs # 2 08/30/08



From Friday, the 29th Click here: YouTube - Sheila Witkin Concert 2008 C

Johnny Depp and The Kids - the videos keep coming in

Johnny Depp live on guitar is a reason in itself to celebrate, but having him join his 80s band mates The Kids for a benefit concert for the Sheila Witkin Foundation just makes the weekend's concerts perfect!

Here are more videos from Friday night's concert.
We found these here: Click here: YouTube - 69floors's Channel

Here's a sample of what they have:





Here's a sample of pics that can be found Click here: Johnny Depp Photo Gallery - Johnny Depp And The Kids In Concert At Club Cinema






Saturday, August 30, 2008

Johnny Depp and The Kids rocked Pompano Beach

Here's another pic from last night's event, just in time for the pics from tonight's concert to be coming out. This pic was found Click here: Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd Follow Up News Broadway.tv Blog

Johnny Depp and The Kids rock in Florida

Last night Johnny Depp and The Kids benefit concert was a huge success! And reports are in that Johnny did do a small meet & greet (shades of Public Enemies)for about 50 or so people. We have heard that hugs were rampant!


We found the pics below here Click here: It's not Eric Clapton...it's Johnny Depp jamming like a Kid in Florida Mail Online and a short article too.
Pics copyright Splash



Getty images just added about 60 pics Click here: Getty Images - Search

Johnny Depp rocks the house

Here's another article, but I have to wonder if the author may have mistaken Johnny's trusty old blue plaid shirt that he likes to tie around his waist for a kilt?

Johnny in a kilt?

Well, nothing the man does surprises me...yet.
Click here: Johnny Depp, the Kids make them scream at Club Cinema -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Waiting for The Kids and Johnny Depp

I've just learned that as of right now, The Kids and Johnny Depp are on NEXT! Live reports coming in...lol What did we do before cellphones?

While we wait, here's a great blog out of Florida that sums up tonight's show... and the wait. Click here: Another Night at the Agora, Part II: Waiting for Depp


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Friday, August 29, 2008

Johnny Depp at Florida recording studio today, Aug. 29

It's reported that Johnny Depp and the his old The Kids band mates were going into a recording studio today for a rehearsal. LOL Sounds plausible to me!



As requested on the site where I found this pic, we are happy to link back to them when sharing the photo found here Click here: Mavrixonline.com » Blog Archive » MavrixOnline Exclusive: Johnny Depp

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Johnny Depp's in Florida with The Kids, new picture


This picture was just posted on The Kids' myspace page
Click here: MySpace.com - View Image - My Photos - Photo 26 of 26

Looks like the party was well under way!

Rock on!

The 2nd Annual Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert takes place tomorrow and Saturday, Aug. 29 and 30. Scroll down the blog a bit for ticket info.

Monday, August 25, 2008

"The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters" an Infinitum Nihil project




Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Warner Bros. have Jayson Rothwell writing the script for Gordon Dahlquist's "Glass Books of the Dream Eaters." Hollywood Reporter has confirmed today that this long rumored project is true.


Read what Hollywood Reporter had to say Click here: Jayson Rothwell to write 'Mountain'

Bookcover photo copyright Bantam books

UPDATE! Read our interview with Gordon Dahlquist here:
Click here: Johnny Depp Reads Message Board -> JDR talks with Gordon Dahlquist

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Johnny Depp named Best Actor for "Sweeney Todd" from this year's SyFy Genre Awards

This year's SyFy Genre Awards again names Johnny Depp as Best Actor for "Sweeney Todd" in their movie category. Depp previously received the award in 2004 for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

More info about the awards Click here: SyFy Portal

Friday, August 22, 2008

"Rock and a Hard Place" trailer, The Kids with Johnny Depp on guitar

I thought I'd add the trailer for the documentary "Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the Agora" DVD, it'll be released soon and info for pre-ordering can be found here. Click here: Pre-Order Information

Johnny Depp's radio interview about the Memorial Reunion Concert

Johnny Depp and band members of the 1980's band The Kids were interviewed this morning on the radio about the upcoming Memorial Reunion Concert and the radio guys asked some interesting questions of Johnny who was on the phone for the interview. Johnny and The Kids will be performing at the concert again this year in Florida on August 29 and 30.

Here's the podcast and once on the site, you can listen or download to save it!
Click here: Paul and Young Ron Morning Show

There is more information about tickets and times of the concert below this post in the blog.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Johnny Depp LIVE IN CONCERT Aug. 29 & 30











Photo copyright www.anothernightattheagora.com


Johnny Depp WILL be appearing on stage again this year with his 80's band The Kids! This Florida radio station Click here: KOOL 105.5 FM - Your 9 to 5 Workday Station confirms what's been rumored about for weeks now!! That Johnny Depp will be onstage for this year's benefit performance August 29th & 30th at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Go here for ticket information: Click here: Club Cinema Pompano Beach, FL tickets. Directions, seating chart, events. Official Ticketmaster site.

And here for more info on the The 2nd Annual Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert:
http://www.1055online.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=246629&article=4124674

A Rock and a Hard Place DVD Pre-order information

Johnny Depp joined with his fellow "The Kids" band members on stage in Florida last year for a charity concert benefitting the Sheila Witkin Foundation and we have been waiting for the DVD to be released. Finally, we have some pre order info today about ordering, go here fpr pre-ordering: Click here: Pre-Order Information

Click here: THE SHEILA WITKIN FOUNDATION for information about the concerts and the DVD.


This is what their website says, in part, about the concert and highly anticipated documnetary DVD.



"On January 28, 2007, The Kids, Z-Cars, Critical Mass, Charlie Pickett, The Cichlids, Slyder, Tight Squeeze and special guests The Romantics took the stage at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida to the delight of nearly 3,000 fans that came from around the world to see their favorite bands play together one more time. The event culminated in South Florida’s biggest reunion concert. Nearly $30 thousand was raised for worthy charities, and it was one of the hottest concert tickets of the year.

The historic live event was captured on film for a feature-length documentary Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the Agora and is told by those who lived it. The film chronicles the remarkable true story of South Florida’s influential rock music scene by combining dozens of exclusive interviews, live performances by the bands, and vintage video, radio broadcasts and photographs.

For the very first time, this extraordinary untold story has been brought to the forefront and examines the compelling and often personal journey of eight original Miami bands and their quest to leave an indelible mark on the music they loved."


Be sure to go here Click here: THE SHEILA WITKIN FOUNDATION to read more about this fantastic memorial to a woman who changed the sound and the face of music in the 1980s.

Monday, August 18, 2008

More thoughts on Rex Mundi's hunt for a director

Anne Thompson had this to say a couple of days ago in her "Variety" column about Johnny Depp and Rex Mundi. Be sure to go here Click here: Thompson On Hollywood to read her always insightful column.

"According to MTV, Johnny Depp is looking to find a director for "Rex Mundi" now that "Fight Club" scribe Jim Uhls has finished adapting Arvid Nelson's graphic novels. I don't know much about this project but any movie that keeps Depp out of a pirate costume is more than welcome in my book."

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Q&A with Radical's Edmund Shern - Infinitum Nihil's "Animal Square" discussed

More can be found
here on Animal Square, Johnny, Infinitum Nihil and Radical Publishing. Scroll down a bit for the info.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Depp's "Rex Mundi" needs a director.

Seems like the "Rex Mundi" script has been written by Jim Uhls and now Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil is on the search for a director. Infinitum Nihil optioned Rex Mundi, Arvid Nelson's fabulous alternate history inspired graphic novel series for the big screen.

Rex Mundi ™ and © 1999 – 2008 Arvid Nelson. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Wheels of criminals, Public Enemies and Johnny Depp

Great blog item in the NY Times that has to do with crime and it's vehicles. They talk about Public Enemies, Johnny and Bryan Burrough's book.

You can read the NY Times blog about criminals and their get away cars here.

Here's a photo of a 1935 Hudson Terra-plane that was apparently used in the filming of Public Enemies earlier this year. Dilling is said to have liked the bigger, faster engines of these cars.





Photo located within an article here: http://www.galesburg.com/news/x1012435786

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Fire guts building next to Dillinger death alley

Fire gutted the building adjacent to the alley where John Dillinger was killed, and where filming for Public Enemies took place just a few weeks ago. Public Enemies stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as the FBI on his trail, Melvin Purvis. Public Enemies is based on the book by Bryan Burrough and the film is directed by Michael Mann. Filming wrapped June 30 and Public Enemies is scheduled for a July 1, 2009 release.

Go here to see the news video and to read the news report.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"?

Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter? In a Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland for Disney? While I don't usually post rumors here, this one seems to make sense and it just won't go away and isn't being denied or confirmed for that matter.
Read about the latest rumor
here, as I like to say...time will tell.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Caliber's comic book series trailer

Johnny Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil will be taking this graphic novel written by Sam Sarkar from print to screen with director John Woo.

Here's their trailer for the graphic novel series.

Friday, August 1, 2008

More Public Enemies photos

We've been lucky to have Rob share more of his photos taken during the filming of Public Enemies in Chicago starring Johnny Depp as 1930's gangster John Dillinger. Check at the top of page 59 in our main forum, click here for his pics. Rob posts as cmraseye. Public Enemies is based on Bryan Burrough's true crime book by the same name, be sure to check it out.