Tonya McArthur, webmaster of "The Malibu Foundation for Youth & Families", is conducting an eBay auction from December 12 to 21!

Linda is a founding member of the foundation. The foundation supports "The Boys & Girls Club of Malibu" which is a club that offers many programs and classes for children.
Currently the foundation is raising funds to develop a program that is innovated for teens that will go national.

Linda has generously donated many "personal" and unique one-of-a-kind items for this eBay auction including:

Titanic - Her 1998 Oscar dress for the Titanic with Jim Cameron (comes with three shawls).

Titanic - Her purse at the Oscars "The Heart of the Ocean" custom made by Kathrine Baumann.

Titanic - Her robe in London at the Dorchester Hotel, monogrammed.

Titanic - Stunts Unlimited leather jacket given to Linda for her wonderful work on stunts in T2.

Terminator 2 - Linda's crew jacket that she has held on to a long time.

Terminator 2 - Linda's workout clothes with the Israeli Commando's she trained with prior to filming.

Terminator 2 - The famous hospital pants she wore in the "chin-up scenes".

Terminator 2 - Sweatshirt worn during rehearsals.

Dante's Peak - Sweatshirt (fleece) crew jacket.

A Mother's Prayer - Crew jacket - Linda's favorite movie.

King Kong Lives - Crew jacket - A film that Linda has more laughs about than memories!!!

So you guys, do some charity, and get some cool stuff! :)
Remember: The auction starts December 12 and closes December 21. Check it out at http://www.ebay.com!

Finally Linda is shooting a new movie these days! It's called "The Woodcutter", and principal photography began November 17 in Vancouver, Canada.
The movie marks the feature film directing debut of Gabrielle Savage Dockterman and is based on writer Ken Miller's experiences in the Vietnam War. Miller penned the script along with Savage Dockterman and Nancy L. Babine.
The film, being produced by Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof, stars Danny Glover as a Vietnam veteran, haunted by memories of lives lost under his command, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the rain forest of the Pacific Northwest for more than 30 years. A former member of his platoon mysteriously appears at his remote cabin, only to vanish overnight, leaving behind his 9-year-old daughter, whom Glover has no choice but to care for.
Besides Linda there's also Ron Perlman playing in this movie. So "Beauty" and the "Beast" are finally reunited again - even in different roles - after almost 16 years! :)

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THE WOODCUTTER Begins Shooting

The Woodcutter, a powerful contemporary drama starring Danny Glover, Linda Hamilton, David Strathairn, Ron Perlman and introducing Zoe Weizenbaum, begins principal photography November 17th in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A co-production of Angel Devil Productions and Intrinsic Value, the film marks the feature film directing debut of Gabrielle Savage Dockterman, an award-winning producer, director and writer of interactive video and television projects. Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof, partners in the New York-based production company, Intrinsic Value, are the producers. The screenplay by Ken Miller & Gabrielle Savage Dockterman & Nancy L. Babine is based on an original story by Miller, shaped by events from Miller's experiences in the Vietnam War and the internal struggle that followed.

Glover stars as Jake Neeley, a Vietnam veteran haunted by memories of lives lost under his command, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the rain forest of the Pacific Northwest for more than thirty years. A former member of his platoon (David Strathairn) mysteriously appears at his remote cabin, only to vanish overnight, leaving behind his nine-year-old daughter. Jake has no choice but to care for the child.

Linda Hamilton plays a feisty, widowed storekeeper who is the woodcutter's sole contact with the outside world. Sparks fly when she sees a new side of Jake as he is transformed by his relationship with the child. Ron Perlman portrays a badly scarred, deranged "bush vet" the little girl attempts to befriend.

Zoe Weizenbaum makes her screen debut as "Lenny", the spirited Amerasian youngster whose presence unearths long-buried emotions in Jake, leading him on an unexpected journey to healing.

Director Gabrielle Savage Dockterman has spearheaded the use of interactive media in projects for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education and others. "Rainforest Researchers," which took her to a jungle island off the coast of Sumatra to document primitive remedies now being used in cancer research, won the prestigious Codie Award, the ITVA Golden Reel, the Technology and Learning Award of Excellence, the NewMedia Invision Award and a Parents' Choice Award. "The Great Solar System Rescue," an interactive video adventure, was a New York Film Festival award winner, while her series, "Minds-On Science" is on permanent display at the National Museum of American History.

Producers Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof have produced, co-produced and/or packaged fourteen independent feature films through Intrinsic Value including the Sundance Film Festival contenders, "XX/XY" starring Mark Ruffalo and Kathleen Robertson (released by IFC and MGM Home Video), "The Hebrew Hammer" (Strand Releasing and the Comedy Channel), "Beyond the Ocean" and "Te Amo." Intrinsic Value's "Death of a Dynasty" is a 2003 Tribeca Film Festival premiere, while "Anything But Love," starring Andrew McCarthy, Isabel Rose, Cameron Bancroft and Eartha Kitt will be released this month by the Samuel Goldwyn Company. Recently completed are "Brother to Brother" and "Satan's Little Helper" starring Amanda Plummer.

Ron McLeod and Blake Corbet (of Canada's Anagram Pictures) are co-producers of The Woodcutter. Ken Kelsch ASC ("Big Night," "Bad Lieutenant") is the cinematographer and Katterina Keith ("Control," "Stealing Sinatra") the production designer. Casting is by Adrienne Stern (New York) with additional casting by Aikins/Cossey Casting (Vancouver) and NewVoices/New Visions (Boston). Two-time Emmy nominee Sheldon Mirowitz will compose the original musical score.

Source: N-Zone Magazine, November 13, 2003.

Linda attended Arnold Schwarzenegger's inauguration as Governor of California November 17.

Linda & Leslie turn 47 today. All the best from LHOW and all your fans all around the world :)

Well, right in time for "Terminator 3" Artisan has released "Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Extreme Edition" on DVD!

DVD Features:

• All-new commentary by James Cameron and co-writer William Wisher
  
• Digitally mastered from a brand-new 1080p, 24sf high-definition digital telecine transfer for superior video and audio quality
  
• 16 minutes of additional scenes never before seen in theaters
  
• Extreme interactive mode with graphic commentary and rare behind-the-scenes footage
  
• Dolby headphone audio track
  
• THX optimizer
  
• "No Feat But What We Make": an all-new documentary on the role of T2 in the evolution of digital effects and modern filmmaking
  
• "T2: On the Set": exclusive new retrospective montage of life on the set, featuring rare production footage
  
• "T2: High Definition": the complete theatrical version of the film in Microsoft Windows Media 9 series, playable in high resolution and 5.1 sound directly from your PC's DVD-ROM
  
• Infiltration Unit Simulator and T2 FX Studio: morph your imported images into a T-1000 or T-800 Terminator
  
• Skynet Combat Chassis Designer: Construct and field-test your own ultimate fighting machine and track your progress online
  
• Metal collectible sculpture embossed package
  
• Widescreen anamorphic format
  
• Number of discs: 2
  

Review: Hm, for those who don't have the "Ultimate Edition" it's nice, for those who have the "Ultimate Edition" it's ok. The original "theatrical edition" and the classic "special edition" are included. To be honest: a 30 min "documentary" on special effects and a few minutes "T2: On the Set" is not very much for a lot of money... but for real Linda fans it's kind of a "must have" as in "T2: On the Set" there are some cool and lovely Linda moments :)

Thx to Washington College's John Buettner we can offer you three more great pics from the ceremony :)

Linda receives her doctor's ceremonial sash from Professor Frank Creegan while Dr. John Toll, President of Washington College, congratulates her.

An elated Dr. Hamilton!

Linda addresses Washington College's Class of 2003.

Could there be any better news than LHOW becoming four and Linda receiving an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at Washington College? Guess, not :) Congrats again, Linda and congrats LHOW!

Please, read the whole article of The Star Democrat in our section "Articles & Interviews".

Wow! This upcoming Sunday Linda will receive an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at Washington College!

From the college's press release:

WASHINGTON COLLEGE TO HONOR ACTRESS LINDA HAMILTON [...] AT 221ST COMMENCEMENT, MAY 18

Chestertown, MD, April 21, 2003 -- Actress Linda Hamilton will be the keynote speaker at Washington College’s 221st Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2003. In recognition of her accomplishments on stage and screen, Hamilton will receive an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. [...] Commencement begins at 10:30 a.m. on the campus lawn (in case of rain, Cain Gymnasium). The ceremony will be simulcast in the Tawes Theatre of the Gibson Performing Arts Center.
[...]
On the stage and screen, Hamilton is an icon of feminine beauty, physical strength and psychological fortitude. Whether she appears in blockbuster films or independents, in psychological thrillers or romantic comedies, her acting resonates with intelligence and compassion. Best known for her performances the critically acclaimed Terminator movies, Hamilton has a deep connection to the Eastern Shore and to Chestertown. Born in Salisbury, Hamilton began acting at an early age, inspired by her parents’ love for the arts. "My mother took some of her fake costume jewelry apart and made a crown for me. I swear I found myself. I’ll never forget the joy of that crown," she recalled from a childhood appearance as Sleeping Beauty. From those early experiences, she says, "acting decided to have its way with me. I loved it; I always loved it."
After graduating high school in 1974, Hamilton enrolled in two acting classes at Washington College, where she performed in student productions and became involved with the Kent Players, a community theatre group. After two years, she decided to go to New York where she joined the famous Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and studied Method Acting. After appearing in numerous student stage productions, she made her professional debut with a small role on the daytime television drama Search for Tomorrow. In 1979 she moved to California to pursue screen and television acting and got her first big break in 1984, when she played the part of Sarah Connor in James Cameron’s The Terminator. From 1987 to 1989, she came to fame as Catherine Chandler in the popular television drama Beauty and the Beast. The show earned her Emmy, Golden Globe, and People’s Choice Awards nominations, and in 1989, Hamilton returned to Washington College to receive an Alumni Citation at the College’s 207th Commencement.
In 1990, Hamilton reprised her role as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2, and since has appeared in several movies for both screen and television, including A Mother’s Prayer (1995), for which she received a Cable Ace Award and a Golden Globe nomination, Dante’s Peak (1997) -- earning her a Blockbuster Award -- and the 1999 drama The Color of Courage for which she garnered a 2000 Golden Satellite Award.
Hamilton’s latest projects include stage as well as screen, appearing in Final Questions, a play by Blanche Roberts, and in Lou Shaw’s Worse Than Murder, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Between her stage projects she shot the short film Wholey Moses, which debuted this past February, and the television movie Silent Night, which aired in December. Currently, Hamilton and her children live in Malibu, CA.

Source: http://www.washcoll.edu/wc/news/press_releases/03_4_21_commencement.html

COMMENCEMENT/REUNION WEEKEND May 15-18, 2003

Sunday, May 18
10:30 a.m.
221st Commencement
Honorees include Actress Linda Hamilton and Alumnus Roy Ans
Campus Lawn (Rain Site: Cain Athletic Center, by ticket only; those without tickets may view the Commencement simulcast in Tawes Theatre.)
Reception to follow

Source: http://www.washcoll.edu/wc/parents/commencement/

Congrats, Linda !!! :)

Today a three page feature of Linda has been published on AskMen.com, and LHOW got a silver site rating :)
Check it out:

Check out this invitation full size!

The Tribeca Film Festival/New York screenings of Wholey Moses will be held

Thursday, May 8, 10:30 PM, UAThree
and
Saturday, May 10, 5:15 PM, UAFour

For more information visit www.tribecafilmfestival.org!

Stephan Paternot emailed the great news:

We’re very pleased to announce that Wholey Moses has been selected as Finalist in the USA Film Festival. The national festival, which is in it’s 25th year, is one of the eight officially sanctioned venues for short films to qualify for entry into the Academy Awards.

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WHOLEY MOSES Finalist at 2003 USA FILM FESTIVAL

Co-starring SHANNYN SOSSAMON and LINDA HAMILTON

Introducing STEPHAN PATERNOT
Co-founder of theglobe.com in his acting debut

Today Show's AL ROKER Narrates as the Weatherman

Stephan Paternot (co-founder theglobe.com, author of A Very Public Offering) is pleased to announce the qualification as Finalist in Competition of Todd Heyman's Wholey Moses at the 2003 USA Film Festival. The short, which was shot in New York City, casts Paternot opposite Shannyn Sossamon (The Rules of Attraction, 40 Days and 40 Nights, A Knight's Tale), Linda Hamilton (Dante's Peak, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and The Terminator) and Al Roker (Today Show) in the romantic comedy about donut addiction colliding with the search for love.

Hamilton plays Valerie, a sultry French bakery proprietress. Sossamon stars as Max, a raven-haired, sugar addicted beauty, and our favorite weatherman, Al Roker, narrates the story as the voice of The Weatherman. Paternot stars opposite Sossamon, as Stan Moses, a tormented, purple-haired donut painter searching for love. With a script by Heyman, who also directed, and cinematographer David Phillips (The Basketball Diaries) on board, the short is expected to continue appearing on the international film festival circuit during 2003.
The USA Film Festival screenings of Wholey Moses will be held starting

April 24th in Dallas, Texas

For more information visit www.usafilmfestival.com!

Stephan Paternot emailed the great news:

We're in!!
For those of you who missed our New York or L.A. Premieres...good news, you have a couple more chances to catch Wholey Moses on the big screen during the Tribeca Film Festival. Launched last year by Robert De Niro, the Tribecal Film Festival has instantly become one of the biggest film events in the world with over 150,000 people attending last year. The festival will be running from May 6-11 and we expect the film to be shown twice. We will follow up with another email when the festival program is officially printed in a few weeks. [...]

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WHOLEY MOSES Official Selection at 2003 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

Co-starring SHANNYN SOSSAMON and LINDA HAMILTON

Introducing STEPHAN PATERNOT
Co-founder of theglobe.com in his acting debut

Today Show's AL ROKER Narrates as the Weatherman

Stephan Paternot (co-founder theglobe.com, author of A Very Public Offering) is pleased to announce the Official Selection into Competition of Todd Heyman's Wholey Moses at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival. The short, which was shot in New York City, casts Paternot opposite Shannyn Sossamon (The Rules of Attraction, 40 Days and 40 Nights, A Knight's Tale), Linda Hamilton (Dante's Peak, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and The Terminator) and Al Roker (Today Show) in the romantic comedy about donut addiction colliding with the search for love.

Hamilton plays Valerie, a sultry French bakery proprietress. Sossamon stars as Max, a raven-haired, sugar addicted beauty, and our favorite weatherman, Al Roker, narrates the story as the voice of The Weatherman. Paternot stars opposite Sossamon, as Stan Moses, a tormented, purple-haired donut painter searching for love. With a script by Heyman, who also directed, and cinematographer David Phillips (The Basketball Diaries) on board, the short is expected to continue appearing on the international film festival circuit during 2003.
The Tribeca Film Festival screenings of Wholey Moses will be held

Thursday, May 8, 10:30 PM, UAThree
and
Saturday, May 10, 5:15 PM, UAFour

For more information visit www.tribecafilmfestival.org!

Happy March to all!

We just got back from the west coast, and are very happy to say the Los Angeles Premiere of Wholey Moses went without a hitch. Thanks to all those who made it out for the premiere, feedback to the screening was positive and the vodka flowed freely at the after-party....maybe the liquor had something to do with the enthusiastic feedback :) We're pleased to say that several of the top tier short film distributors have shown interest in helping us distribute the film. Although we haven't decided yet what step to take next with our film, we do intend to put it on the festival circuit during 2003.
Additionally, we have done some private screenings for some of the larger production/distribution companies, as well as independent producers both in N.Y. and L.A., and they've all expressed interest in our next projects. [...]

Here's a little mention in Variety about the event....

Pregnant pause at 'Wholey' preem
'Terminator's' Hamilton not the superstar type

By VARIETY STAFF
March 5th, 2003

The very pregnant Shannyn Sossamon and co-star Linda Hamilton bonded at the L.A. preem of "Wholey Moses" Thursday night.

Hamilton has made much bigger-budgeted fare -- think "Terminator 2" -- but said she's "so much more the velveteen rabbit kind of actress than the huge star." The indie short also stars Stephan Paternot, a dot-com whiz turned thesp, who views the role as his "mezzanine round before the IPO" of a big picture.

Thanks again, see you at the next Premiere :)

REELHERO FILMS

CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE

LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
of

WHOLEY MOSES
A SHORT FILM

at
LAEMMLE SUNSET 5
8000 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood

FEBRUARY 27th, 2003
7:30 PM

FOLLOWED BY DRINKS AND TREATS AT

The Standard
Hollywood

8300 Sunset Boulevard

RSVP 323.850.7726
OR FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
WWW.WHOLEYMOSES.COM

In the movie's newletter Stephan Paternot emailed about the possibility that Linda might appear at the L.A. premiere as well:
"We're happy to say feedback was very positive, and due to popular demand from the west coast are readying a Los Angeles Premiere (with Shannyn Sossamon & Linda Hamilton)."

So let's hope she really will be there!

The Trailer of "Wholey Moses" has been published on www.wholeymoses.com and is also available in our "Vision" archive.

The Switzerland premiere of "Wholey Moses" will happen at the Verbier Festival & Academy, July 25th-27th 2003.

REELHERO FILMS

CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE

NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
of

WHOLEY MOSES
A SHORT FILM

at
CLEARVIEW CINEMAS
260 West 23rd at 8th Avenue

FEBRUARY 6th, 2003
7:30 PM

FOLLOWED BY DRINKS AND TREATS AT

CIELO

18 Little West 12th Street

RSVP 212.465.7396
OR FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
WWW.WHOLEYMOSES.COM