The 2011 remake of the 1985 movie Fright Night takes place in Las Vegas. The plot involves a high school student suspicious that his new next door neighbor is a vampire. The student enlists the help of a Las Vegas magician to help stop the supposed vampire.
I'm not sure how much Las Vegas will be featured in the movie, but it's fairly prominent in the trailer. It looks like one of the scenes might take place in a Las Vegas club, and with one of the characters being a magician I bet there's a magic show scene at some point.
Fright Night comes out on Friday August 19, 2011. If I see the movie I will be sure to update this post with a detailed rundown of the Vegas scenes.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
MGM to Implode Harmon Hotel Tower at CityCenter
News broke today that MGM Resorts International has submitted a plan to Clark County to demolish the Harmon hotel tower by implosion.
People have been speculating for almost a year now that the stalled CityCenter hotel would be demolished, but this is the most definitive statement yet that MGM has made regarding the project.
The unfinished Harmon Hotel at CityCenter Las Vegas:
It was previously thought the Harmon would sit untouched until the legal battle between MGM and Perini was over, but it looks like MGM wants to move right away with the implosion. It could happen as early as six months from now.
It's sad to see a brand new building be imploded, but this has to be done by MGM. One of the major flaws of CityCenter is the main resort - Aria (and the casino) is so far away from the Strip.
While they can't move Aria, imploding Harmon will allow them to construct a grand entrance-way to CityCenter, hopefully with moving walkways leading to Aria.
UPDATE: August 27, 2011.
This wasn't entirely unexpected, but it appears MGM will have to jump over a few hurdles before they are able to demolish the Harmon.
Clark County has asked for more detailed plans regarding the implosion, including details on how the Harmon would affect hotel room supply and demand in Las Vegas.
There are also safety concerns because the Harmon is located so close to Las Vegas Boulevard and surrounding hotels. The Strip would probably have to be shut down for the implosion.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle for MGM is the pending litigation between them and the builder, Perini Building Co. Perini still maintains that the flaws in the Harmon aren't that serious and could be fixed.
Check out this Vegas Inc article for more about the Harmon implosion obstacles.
People have been speculating for almost a year now that the stalled CityCenter hotel would be demolished, but this is the most definitive statement yet that MGM has made regarding the project.
The unfinished Harmon Hotel at CityCenter Las Vegas:
It was previously thought the Harmon would sit untouched until the legal battle between MGM and Perini was over, but it looks like MGM wants to move right away with the implosion. It could happen as early as six months from now.
It's sad to see a brand new building be imploded, but this has to be done by MGM. One of the major flaws of CityCenter is the main resort - Aria (and the casino) is so far away from the Strip.
While they can't move Aria, imploding Harmon will allow them to construct a grand entrance-way to CityCenter, hopefully with moving walkways leading to Aria.
UPDATE: August 27, 2011.
This wasn't entirely unexpected, but it appears MGM will have to jump over a few hurdles before they are able to demolish the Harmon.
Clark County has asked for more detailed plans regarding the implosion, including details on how the Harmon would affect hotel room supply and demand in Las Vegas.
There are also safety concerns because the Harmon is located so close to Las Vegas Boulevard and surrounding hotels. The Strip would probably have to be shut down for the implosion.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle for MGM is the pending litigation between them and the builder, Perini Building Co. Perini still maintains that the flaws in the Harmon aren't that serious and could be fixed.
Check out this Vegas Inc article for more about the Harmon implosion obstacles.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
CBS 1960's Las Vegas Crime Drama
1960's era Las Vegas might be coming to your television screen soon. CBS is developing a series based on the life and times of Ralph Lamb, the former Las Vegas sheriff (from 1961-1979) who battled the mob and helped form the Metro Police Department.
While the show is still in early stages, it looks promising. Nicholas Pileggi will be doing most of the writing. His previous work includes Goodfellas and Casino, so he knows his way around a good drama. Walk The Line director James Mangold is also attached to the project.
If the show makes it on the air, it will be fascinating to see how they re-create 1960's Las Vegas. They definitely can't use many of the current Las Vegas buildings. Maybe the Riviera and some parts of downtown. They'll most certainly need to build a large sound-stage like Boardwalk Empire did to recreate 1920's Atlantic City.
For more about the show: The Hollywood Reporter.
While the show is still in early stages, it looks promising. Nicholas Pileggi will be doing most of the writing. His previous work includes Goodfellas and Casino, so he knows his way around a good drama. Walk The Line director James Mangold is also attached to the project.
If the show makes it on the air, it will be fascinating to see how they re-create 1960's Las Vegas. They definitely can't use many of the current Las Vegas buildings. Maybe the Riviera and some parts of downtown. They'll most certainly need to build a large sound-stage like Boardwalk Empire did to recreate 1920's Atlantic City.
For more about the show: The Hollywood Reporter.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Which Las Vegas Hotel Imploded Next?
There's a blog post over at Vegas Tripping discussing which hotels are most likely to be imploded in Las Vegas.
I was thinking about it, and came up with these 5 hotels I think could be imploded in the near future:
Sahara - The hotel is already closed so step one is out of the way. Owner Sam Nazarian insists that he will be opening a re-branded Sahara in 2014, but most people agree that's never going to happen.
Harmon - Construction issues caused this never-opened CityCenter hotel to be capped at around 50% of its planned height. Repairing the building might be more trouble than it's worth.
Fontainebleau - Like the Harmon, this hotel might be taken down before it even opens. One of the tallest buildings in Vegas, the Font was left 70% complete when the owners ran out of money. Finishing the resort will cost well over a billion dollars, and nobody has that kind of money anymore. Another case where implosion would be cheaper than completion.
Hooters - The bankrupt hotel will continue operations for now, but if things get bad enough I wouldn't be surprised if it closed down eventually. Implosion would make room for a new Tropicana parking lot.
O'Sheas - This is a wild card because it won't be imploded, and isn't even a hotel. It will likely be de-themed and re-named for Project Linq though, which will effectively wipe it off the map.
A building that will never be imploded is the Jockey Club. Steve Friess had an interesting article in the Sun today about why the Jockey Club will live forever. The article mentioned Controlled Demolition Inc. (the company that does all of the Las Vegas implosions) already has a general plan of how to implode almost every hotel in Vegas. That's a scary thought.
I was thinking about it, and came up with these 5 hotels I think could be imploded in the near future:
Sahara - The hotel is already closed so step one is out of the way. Owner Sam Nazarian insists that he will be opening a re-branded Sahara in 2014, but most people agree that's never going to happen.
Harmon - Construction issues caused this never-opened CityCenter hotel to be capped at around 50% of its planned height. Repairing the building might be more trouble than it's worth.
Fontainebleau - Like the Harmon, this hotel might be taken down before it even opens. One of the tallest buildings in Vegas, the Font was left 70% complete when the owners ran out of money. Finishing the resort will cost well over a billion dollars, and nobody has that kind of money anymore. Another case where implosion would be cheaper than completion.
Hooters - The bankrupt hotel will continue operations for now, but if things get bad enough I wouldn't be surprised if it closed down eventually. Implosion would make room for a new Tropicana parking lot.
O'Sheas - This is a wild card because it won't be imploded, and isn't even a hotel. It will likely be de-themed and re-named for Project Linq though, which will effectively wipe it off the map.
A building that will never be imploded is the Jockey Club. Steve Friess had an interesting article in the Sun today about why the Jockey Club will live forever. The article mentioned Controlled Demolition Inc. (the company that does all of the Las Vegas implosions) already has a general plan of how to implode almost every hotel in Vegas. That's a scary thought.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Viva Elvis Changes Coming in 2012
Viva Elvis, the Cirque du Soleil show at Aria will be closed temporarily in early 2012 to undergo some major changes. The show will be revamped to become less biographical and more acrobatic.
Viva Elvis will go dark in January 2012, with an expected re-opening at the end of the first quarter.
Part of the change will be incorporating performers from the Cirque show ZED, which was forced to closed after the Japan earthquake.
One of the biggest complaints about Viva Elvis was that it wasn't really a traditional Cirque show. Instead the show relied heavily on Elvis era dance numbers.
While Viva Elvis has received mixed reviews, I'm not sure making these changes will improve that. Some people might be happy with the added acrobatics, but Elvis fans are going to be upset that the show is going to be "less of a biographical representation of Elvis."
Source: Fox 5 Vegas.
Viva Elvis will go dark in January 2012, with an expected re-opening at the end of the first quarter.
Part of the change will be incorporating performers from the Cirque show ZED, which was forced to closed after the Japan earthquake.
One of the biggest complaints about Viva Elvis was that it wasn't really a traditional Cirque show. Instead the show relied heavily on Elvis era dance numbers.
While Viva Elvis has received mixed reviews, I'm not sure making these changes will improve that. Some people might be happy with the added acrobatics, but Elvis fans are going to be upset that the show is going to be "less of a biographical representation of Elvis."
Source: Fox 5 Vegas.
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