"THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK," which stars Rydal native Bradley Cooper and "Winter's Bone" Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence, shoots in the area from Oct. 10 through November.
Heery Casting is holding an open call for background actors, otherwise known as "extras," on Saturday at a warehouse at 6900 Lindbergh Blvd. in Southwest Philly.
The film, based on a novel by La Salle graduate Matthew Quick, will be directed by David O. Russell, who made "The Fighter."
The casting call is open to men and women, ages 20-65, all ethnicities, though men 30-60 of Southeast Asian/Indian descent are needed the most. Screen Actors Guild members will be seen from 10 a.m. to 11:30, and nonunion applicants are asked to come between 11:30 and 3:30 p.m.
All are asked to bring a casual photo, not a mug shot, that producers can keep. Heery says the filmmakers are especially looking for "real Philly characters."
Dr. Mehmet Oz has a soft spot for Philadelphia. It's where he met his wife, Lisa, and it's where he got both a medical and a business degree - from the University of Pennsylvania. Better known simply as Dr. Oz, he was here yesterday at Fox 29 promoting the new season of "The Dr. Oz Show," which airs new episodes at 4 p.m. daily weekdays and old ones at 11 a.m.
Interestingly, Oz's wife, raised in Huntingdon Valley, is the daughter of Gerald Lemole, now with Temple, who was one of Oz's medical professors.
Here's Oz's take on a few medical issues we raised with him:
Are diet sodas as bad for you as regular sodas? "They're not good. They trigger you to want to eat something by giving you something sweet."
Do cellphones cause cancer? "We have a lot of data on cellphone use but not much on what it does to you."
HPV vaccinations? "I don't like to legislate decisions that should be family decisions, but I strongly believe in the vaccine."
Medical marijuana? "I strongly believe that medical marijuana has an important role in the medicinal treatment of illnesses." Right on, Doc. Right on.
Our video interview with Dr. Oz, featuring our taste test of his daily fruit/vegetable breakfast shake, will be available this afternoon at PhillyGossip.com.
