Channing Tatum’s Improvised Scene in AGTRYS…The Redux

I previously posted a blog entry about the infamous scene that Channing improvised and remained in the final cut of AGTRYS. Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Miguel R. sent me a link to an article that actually details the entire incident through the eyes of the writer and director Dito Montiel. Here is the article:

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by writer/director Dito Montiel

Making this film was the strangest thing I’ve ever done. And I’ve done a lot of strange things. I realize now that getting a movie made requires a combination of relentless madness and basically complete and utter delusion—a sort of autopilot type of delusion. Think Sweet Pea in a Popeye cartoon, sleepwalking while construction planks position themselves just in time!

See, I wrote a book and that in itself was a bit of a ridiculous venture—a bunch of ramblings on paper that before my eyes, to me at least, began to take form, shape. One day I looked at it and said, man, this kinda looks like a book. Of course the movie was a bit more planned but not all that different.

With all this James Frey stuff going on I get asked a lot about the whole “memoir” thing. If I had actually read Frey’s book I’m sure I’d have an opinion, but my case was, well, my case. My book was about people I knew. People I loved. Maybe not then as much as I’ve come to love them now, understand them and understand myself more. Writing about anyone can be tricky. With my movie I desperately tried not to “cartoon-ize” anyone. I’ve learned that writing about anyone, with even the noblest intentions, is a bit of a contradiction in itself. As I mentioned, my book was my memory of a time and people—certainly not theirs or my autobiography. Scorsese, one of the greatest directors in the world, did a film on a guy who flew airplanes and that was a tough sell for me, so a film on me was not an option!

The way I approached the book and the film was with a scattered, rose-colored and convenient memory. I set out to simply tell a story, using my book as a landscape—an emotional bank of sorts. Whenever I needed something I’d dip back in and remember the way my childhood friend Antonio looked at me the day he got out of prison. All those years of friendship taken away from us, looking like someone who knew exactly what he wanted to say but there was no way he was ever gonna say it.

The memory of that look from Antonio haunted me during the entire movie. Channing Tatum, who plays the role of Antonio, had it down. We never even discussed it but he did. Special things can happen in moviemaking. Unexplainable things. Here’s one: On our first day of filming everyone was a bit nervous. We had no rehearsal time and the majority of the people were meeting on set. One of the first scenes we were doing was where Monty (Chazz Palminteri) has a seizure. His son Dito (Shia LaBeouf), best friend Antonio (Tatum), girlfriend Laurie (Melonie Diaz) and mother (Dianne Wiest) are all there.

Before filming Channing asked me what he could do. What are the limitations? I was like, listen man, we don’t put marks on the ground and all I know is if I was as nervous about losing a person like Monty to a seizure, well, I’d flip out and I don’t know…probably kill someone in the room, not knowing what to do with myself. Channing was like, “Okay, but I might really flip out!” I was like, not as much as I would. So we do the scene with no words for fun. I read out the lines and was curious if that might force the aggression issue a little more. Because we didn’t have to care about sound, all the actors were free to ask questions and talk out loud while filming the scene.

Next thing you know Channing is yelling to me, Dito (the director) not Shia (Dito the actor), “Dito I’m gonna f**king bug out! I’m gonna really bug out!”

I scream back, “Do what you gotta do!”

Melonie is appropriately nervous, Shia is confused and when Chazz hit the ground Channing flipped out for real! He grabbed a table and threw it through the glass door! Glass shattered all around on a barefoot Dianne Wiest, who never broke character for a second. Her blood is on the ground, everyone is screaming…crying…man, I was in heaven!

We rolled until the film ran out.

The second we cut everyone ran in, screaming at me and Channing. “What, are you people freaking nuts?!” Before I could even think to take Channing’s back, Chazz stepped right up and did it. I sat back and watched Chazz tell everyone to leave Channing alone. He’s just a kid acting out a scene. Shia looked concerned about why he wasn’t involved, Dianne was not entirely sure if this guy was dangerous or not and Melonie was shaking. I get the chills thinking about it because what I witnessed was Monty, Antonio, myself, Laurie and Flori all mixing fiction, reality, film and real life. I sat back, looked and was like, man, this is kinda startin’ to look like a good movie.

[Article Source]

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Channing Tatum’s MTV.com Interview on New Movie Battle in Seattle

Today Movie File at MTV.com published a quick interview they recently did with Channing Tatum on his new movie Battle in Seattle. Here you go…

[You’ve heard of Ali and Foreman’s Rumble in the Jungle — now get ready for the “Battle in Seattle,” a film written and directed by actor Stuart Townsend about the 1999 World Trade Organization riots. “Step Up” lead Channing Tatum will star in the film based on one of America’s most incendiary political uprisings in recent history, and he said “Battle” is “very ‘Crash’-esque,” centering on “six or seven people and their stories going through these three days of chaos.”

Tatum, who plays a SWAT officer alongside Woody Harrelson as his partner, said the film shows “what everybody went through — what the cops went through, what the kids went through, what the politicians went through. It was just nuts.” At more than 40,000 people strong, the intense protest of globalization led Seattle police to eventually use tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray to clear the crowds. As a SWAT officer, then, does that make Tatum the bad guy? “That’s kind of what the film’s about,” the 26-year-old actor said. “Everyone was right in their way, but everyone was wrong in their way too.” “Battle in Seattle” hits theaters in December.]

You can learn more about the movie on the new official Battle in Seattle website and at MovieSet.com to get all of the behind-the-scenes scoop.

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RANT OR RAVE?: Channing Tatum’s Amazing Talents (A Professional Opinion)

If you have read this blog before, then the title pretty much gives away that this is a Rave. Since my opinion is a little biased, I figured that I would find out what true professionals (directors, actors, producers) in the industry are saying about Channing Tatum instead and let then handle the raving for once.

Here are three professional’s observations on Channing’s abilities as an actor after they had the priveledge of working with him on A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints:

DITO MONTIEL (Director)

“When Channing came to the picture the first thing I said was, ‘This guy looks like a Bruce Weber model! This is a disaster. No!’ I said to Trudy, ‘Trudy this isn’t going to work, I know he’s a nice guy but it’s not going to work.’ Everything reeked of wrong. I’m glad I lost that argument.”

“What Channing brought that was incredibly special to the role, which was a very difficult one, was this little Of Mice and Men thing where he’d break your neck [and go] ‘I didn’t mean to break your neck, let me fix it now.’”

“He’s a great looking guy. He is also a very good actor, and a decent person too. And they go hand in hand, I’ve learned. Channing went for me during the making of this film from a good-looking guy to a beautiful person.”

CHAZZ PALMINTERI (Actor)

“Chan and Shia are both young actors who are immensely talented. They have this whirlwind of energy, and they’re fearless too because they don’t know any better, they can do anything. And I like that.”

“Channing’s is going to be a big star. He’s a big star already. He’s done a couple of movies that are terrific. The world is at his feet. It’s up to him to pick the right material and stay focused on his career, there’s no limit to him.”

TRUDIE STYLER (Producer)

“Even though he’s a big boy and sort of looks like he’s a toughie, he has such a softness in his eye and a huge heart. I was very passionate that our Antonio needed to be somebody who would break your heart.”

“Channing really transforms Antonio into someone that we come to love.”

“I think Channing’s path is set. I think he’s set to be a star. He’s got everything going for him. He’s a good-looking young man, he can dance like Fred Astaire, he’s extraordinary in the facility that he has in so many areas.
And I think he proves himself in this movie to be an extraordinary actor of great depth.”

So let’s recap…

Extraodinary Actor [Check]
Exceptional Dancer [Check]
Huge Heart [Check]
Very Driven and Passionate [Check]
Drop Dead Gorgoeus Looks [Quadruple Check]

So I guess all of the raves I have been giving Channing day after day on this blog have been absolutely on point. Not that I am surprised, but I hate to say I told you so…

Stay tuned to Channing Tatum Unwrapped, because the movie AGTRYS is supposed to hold it’s UK premiere in London tomorrow (March 1, 2007) and as usual, we will post any information and/or pictures as soon as we get it.

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New Pictures of Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan at Giorgio Armani Pre-Oscar Party

Oscar weekend is all about the pre-parties and there is nothing more A-list than the annual pre-show bash hosted by Giorgio Armani.

The legendary designer’s pre-Oscar fashion show was held at gazillionaire Ron Burkle’s estate on Sunday night. The evening also included a showing of the Giorgio Armani Privé Spring Summer 2007 Collection and our favorite love birds Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.

Check out all of the pictures in the Channing Tatum Unwrapped photo gallery. All of the High Quality images are marked with an (HQ) in the title.

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Channing Tatum Trivia Question of the Day

If you know the answer to the following Channing Tatum Trivia Question of the Day, just add a comment to this blog entry and show the readers your Channing smarts.

If you don’t know the answer, feel free to research it on this blog or online. Here is the question:

Here is a picture of Channing Tatum at the 2006 Sundance film festival where I believe his movie A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints was first introduced to the world. I just recently found out that Channing’s award-winning movie almost did not get made.

Trudie Styler (aka Sting’s wife), one of the movie’s producers, said that the movie was dogged with a lot bad luck, bad energy and bad people prior to being made. She also was recently quoted saying, “The movie industry is full of people who say yes, and then fall out at the last minute, along with their money, and when you lose a pot of money, the whole deck of cards comes tumbling down…”. If you have seen the movie, then you are probably as grateful as I am that the producers kept trying.

How many times did the producers of Channing Tatum’s movie A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints try to get the movie made before they were successful?

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CHANNING TATUM FOR DUMMIES: Where can I buy the DVD for Channing Tatum’s movie A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints?

I am starting to think it’s some kind of consipracy. I can’t tell you how many times I have gotten this question since Channing’s movie A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints came out on DVD February 20th in the US. It’s almost like the movie company doesn’t want us to see it or something, because the normal stores (i.e. Target, Walmart) don’t have copies yet or ordered a small number of copies.

Even people in the major cities (i.e. Los Angeles - movie capital of the world) are having trouble finding it. I guess it wasn’t enough that the movie had a very limited theatrical release in the US. Now they are making it just as difficult to get the movie on DVD too. What kind of backwards logic is that? I thought the goal was to make it easier for people to see the movie, not harder.

I personally bought my copies of the movie from Amazon.com. So if you have not been able to find a copy in your local stores and are impatient like me, I suggest you try to buy online from any reputable store. In case you are still on the fence on whether you should get the movie or not, you should read the glowing review of AGTRYS at MoviewWeb.com by the popular Evan “Mushy” Jacobs and then make your decision.

I have also had CTU readers from Canada and Australia ask me when or if the movie will premiere in those countries. I have heard a rumor that there is a Canadian release March 6th, but I have not gotten any information that can confirm that date. Canadians can actually buy the DVD on Amazon (Canada). Studios don’t normally have theatrical releases after a DVD releases, so Canadians may have to buy the DVD to see the movie.

Australia had a limited release in November of 2006, so I will need to see when the DVD will release there. Currently, the DVD has only been released in the US, US Territories and Canada regions. I will let you know if I am able to get any definitive answers.

The only two other theatrical release dates that I know right now are the UK and Ireland on March 2nd and Italy on March 9th. If any CTU readers have information about release dates in Canada or Australia (or any country for that matter), please leave a comment here or send me an email to answers@channingtatumunwrapped.com.

As a side note, I will be posting new pictures of Channing and Jenna later today from this weekend’s festivities, so stay tuned to Channing Tatum Unwrapped!!

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Channing Tatum’s Movie Step Up Gets Released on DVD in UK Today

This is just a friendly reminder to CTU’s UK readers that you can now run out to your stores and get Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s popular dance movie Step Up on DVD where you can watch the hot couple fall in love on screen over and over again!

His next movie, A Guide to Recognising Your Saints, will premiere in the UK on March 2nd, but Channing should hopefully attend the March 1st premiere in London. I hope you get a chance to see Channing’s amazing performance in the AGTRYS, because you will not be disappointed.

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Pictures of the Week by Channing Tatum’s Fabulous Fan

Here is a beautiful picture of Channing Tatum and his girlfriend Jenna Dewan on the front row of the star-studded Giorgio Armani Prive fashion show held this weekend in conjunction with all of the Spirit Award and Oscar festivities.

This cool graphic was created by Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Miguel R.. Thanks again, Miguel! Click here to download the image to use for wallpaper, icons, your MySpace pages, etc. in CTU’s Flickr photo gallery. You can also check out the CTU’s photo gallery for lots of other pictures taken of Chenna this past weekend at various events.

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New Channing Tatum Interview at the Spirit Awards on About.com

This past weekend at the 2007 Spirit Awards Rebecca Murray of About.com interviewed Channing Tatum on the blue carpet on his way into the awards tent.

Among other things, in the quick interview we get an idea of what kind of roles Channing would like to tackle in the near future and we learn how surprised he was to receive a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the unconventional awards show that celebrates the independent movie industry.

Here is snippet of the interview…

[If you think you know Channing Tatum after watching the teen movies She’s the Man and Step Up, think again. Tatum is more than a pretty face as evidenced by his role in the critically acclaimed indie drama, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Tatum’s earned high praise for his role in Saints and even picked up a Spirit Awards nomination for Best Supporting Male.

A newcomer to award shows, Channing Tatum seemed to be taking the Spirit Awards in stride. On the blue carpet on his way into the event, Tatum stopped to talk about his transition from teen roles to more adult fare.

Why was it important for you to change up things by taking on a role in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints?
“This is always where I kind of wanted my career but you have to go through some of that other stuff to get here. Well, not here but in that film. I don’t know. That was a very personal – very, very, very personal role for me.”

What made it so personal? What did you relate to about the character?
“Antonio was basically my best friend growing up. I was more the Dito character, the more reserved guy who ended up pulling away. It was kind of like an homage to my friend.”

Did you expect all the recognition, including a Spirit Award nomination, for this?
“Absolutely not.”

How does that affect you?
“It kind of came out of left field to be honest, because I didn’t have any of this in mind. I can truly say that because this is the first award show I’ve ever been to. You do things without any expectations and good things happen, like this.”

Are you done with ‘teen’ roles?…
Click here to read more at About.com. ]

[Article Source: About.com]

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Channing Tatum’s Take on the Independent Spirit Awards

If someone were to ask me why I am such a big Channing Tatum fan (other than the obvious talent and professionalism that he demostrates in all of his roles and the clear man candy quality that he exudes on a daily basis), I would without hesitation have to say I love the fact that he seems to have a great sense of humor. In the photo above, we are able to get a glimpse of his adorable ability not to take himself too seriously.

Here is a snippet of a new MTV.com article where we get to hear Channing’s light-hearted take on this weekend’s 2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Antonio in the indy film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints:

[…Some 20 feet from a row of Port-O-Potties and a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean, the Independent Spirit Awards felt more like “a family beach party,” Best Female Lead winner Shareeka Epps insisted, than an important Oscar precursor and a celebration of independent cinema.

“Everybody’s just chilled out, by the beach. I mean, how uptight can you be if you can see the water?” Channing Tatum added with a laugh. “If I could have shown up here in my skivvies, I would have — some socks and a tank top.”

Tatum, up for an award as Best Supporting Male, probably could have gotten away with it. Nowhere was the relaxed atmosphere more evident than in nominees’ apparel, which ranged from T-shirts and jeans to … well, open-collar button-downs and jeans. It was a style that Zach Braff called “California casual,” — a far cry from your uncle’s Oscars.”…]

I wonder who talked him out of the skivvies idea. I’m thinking that would have been really good for ratings and not to mention how happy that would have made all of us fans. More importantly, with that kind of outfit choice, they would have had to give him some kind of award. Alan Arkin (the guy who, as far as I’m concerned, stole Channing’s Best Supporting Male award at the 2007 Spirit Awards) might have even volunteered his.

[Article Source: MTV.com]

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DEAL OF THE DAY: Win Tickets to the UK Premiere of A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints

OMG!!!! Revolver Entertainment is offering one lucky Myspacer a pair of tickets to the London Premiere of Channing Tatum’s movie A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS on March 1st. You will be one of the 1st to see the film and experience a star studded London Premiere!

All you have to do is place A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints in your Top 4 then send a MySpace message with your email address, simple as that! The winner will be picked randomly on Feb 28th.

Good Luck!

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Channing Tatum Pictures of the Week

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

So Channing did not won the Spirit Award last night, and we did not get the priveledge of seeing him give his acceptance speech. In case you are as saddened as I am, I wanted to give you a little gift.

You would not believe how often people are searching for pictures of Channing Tatum shirtless on Google, Yahoo, and MSN (or maybe you would if you are one of them). So who am I to stand in the way of thousands of people…here is a shirtless picture of Mc Yummy himself at an Andrew Mackenzie fashion show a few years ago.

No need for a thank you. Here at CTU we aim to please.

If you have a favorite picture that you would like us to consider, send the picture to potw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell us why you like it. We will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don’t like the picture (for some completely insane reason), let us know that too.

Click here to share your thoughts about the super hot actor with other CTU readers on the very first ever Channing Tatum Flickr discussion group.

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New Battle in Seattle Pictures, Official Website, and MySpace Page for Channing Tatum Fans

DID YOU KNOW?…We already have one really great source for information on Channing Tatum’s movie Battle in Seattle from the movies’ behind-the-scenes fan site over at MovieSet.com, but it seems that the post-production crew over at Battle in Seattle have been busy. They have finally launched the new site for the movie, have posted new pictures, and have gotten their MySpace page up. Below you will find links to everything.

We have added more photos from Channing Tatum’s 2007 movie Battle in Seattle to our Channing Tatum Unwrapped photo Gallery. Click here to view all of the Battle in Seattle pictures.

Click here to view the new Battle in Seattle official website.

Click here to view Channing Tatum’s profile on the new Battle in Seattle official website.

Last but not least, click here to view Battle in Seattle’s official MySpace page.

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Channing Tatum Pictures of the Week(end): Channing and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan

Here is a gift for anyone who just loves our couple Chenna!

I just had to post this Picture of the Week(end), because I finally found one of Channing Tatum and his beautiful girlfriend Jenna Dewan together at the 2007 Film Independent Spirt Awards today. What an attractive couple and I love their sense of style! Mostly, I love his hat!

It is my favorite picture thus far for this weekend’s festivities. If we are lucky, there will be more and I will post them in the CTU photo gallery as I find them.

Leave a comment or click here to share your opinion on Channing and today’s award show results with other CTU readers on the very first ever Channing Tatum Flickr discussion group.

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NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum’s 2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards Results

Let’s hope this is the first of many new photos of Channing Tatum in 2007. Here is Channing on the blue carpet at the 2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

I am sad to say that it was just announced on the show that Channing did not win his nomination for Film Independent’s Best Supporting Male for his role as Antonio in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Instead, Alan Arkin won for his role as the drugged out grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine. Good movie, but Alan is definitely no Channing.

It sucks that he didn’t win, because I would have loved to see him make his acceptance speech for winning a well-deserved award. But the loss was numbed by the fact that he was sitting next to…you guessed it…JENNA at the table!!!! And she looked absolutely gorgeous!!! Yes the wonderful Chenna is in full effect and obviously going strong. At least for me, that made up for everything!

So here’s my question…both Channing and Jenna have what look like wedding bands on on their left ring fingers. Could the engagement or marriage rumors be true? I think it would be so awesome if they were engaged or married! Speaking as a person who married my highschool sweetheart at 21 (we’ve have been together for 16 years and married for almost ten), I think Chenna would make such a cute married couple. And don’t get me started on how adorable the kids would be! (OK maybe that’s going a little to far, but you get my point.)

Anyway…Obviously the love of the good man does a woman good, because Jenna looked radiant.

Click here to see a picture of the extremely stylish and attractive couple together at the awards.

Also, I have already started adding photos of Channing and Jenna at the Spirit Awards in our photo gallery. Click here to check out all of the photos! I will continue to add photos to the gallery and hopefully we will be seeing Channing soon at the premiere of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints in the UK on or before March 2nd.

As usual, stay tuned to CTU for up-to-the-minute news on Channing Tatum!

Leave a comment or click here to share your opinion on Channing’s award loss with other CTU readers on the very first ever Channing Tatum Flickr discussion group.

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NEWS FLASH: See Spirit Awards Red Carpet Arrivals Live and Watch Show Rebroadcast

As you know, the 2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards will be broadcast live on IFC today, February 24th at 5pm ET/2pm PT, but in my previous article, I forget to remind you to catch the Red Carpet Arrivals show on their sister network Women’s Entertainment (WE) at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT.

Since almost everyone in the US with regular cable has WE, most people may actually be able to see the stars arrivals (hopefully that includes Channing Tatum).

Don’t have the IFC channel? Never fear — the Spirit Awards show will also be rebroadcast in edited form on AMC at 10pm ET/PT.

Sorry for the late notice, but I figure something is better than nothing.

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Channing Tatum Pictures of the Week

On a day where us fans may receive the gift of seeing Channing Tatum after a long drought, I guess it is appropriate that all of the article topics so far today are totally inspired by Channing’s fans.

Today’s POTW is brought to you by Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Christopher F.. Here is what he has to say about our favorite actor/ex-model in this picture that made the fan hyperventilate after laying eyes on it:

“This is what I have to say about this picture of him…He’s so hoooooooooot in
it. But he’s more than looks, he has the whole package. Jenna is a lucky girl lol!!!!!”

Even before seeing this picture, I know a lot of Channing’s fans wish they were Jenna. After seeing this picture, ALL of Channing’s fans wish they were Jenna. As Christopher F. so eloquently put it, Channing is pure “MC YUMMY” in this smokin’ hot photo. It really should be illegal to look this good.

If you have a favorite picture that you would like us to consider, send us the picture and tell us why you like it. We will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don’t like the picture (for some completely insane reason), let us know that too.

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Channing Tatum Video of the Week: Fabulous Fan Video

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped is going to post our favorite Channing Tatum fan videos, interviews, and/or movie clips from our YouTube playlist.

I write this blog, but I truly feel that it belongs to all of you gals and guys. So I am always happy when any of you send me stuff to post on the blog.

Needless to say, I was extremely happy to receive this awesome Channing fan video created by Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan, Miguel R., yesterday. Although he says he is new at this video creation thing, I don’t believe him. I love the song he chose and I think he has a clip of every favorite scene I have in Step Up, Coach Carter, She’s the Man, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.

I absolutely love the video and I think you will too. Thanks again Miguel for sending it my way. It’s Channing Tatum fans like you that make this blog what it is. Keep up the great work!

If you have a favorite video that you would like us to consider, send us the YouTube link and an short explanation. We will post it and your explanation on the blog.

[Video Source: Channing Tatum Unwrapped YouTube Video Playlist]

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Channing Tatum: 2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominee

Halleluah!!!! The Independent Spirit Awards are coming! Did you hear me? The Independent Spirit Awards are coming!

Ok normally, I would be all excited because it’s Oscars weekend and I would be getting ready to live in front of my TV so I can watch E! all weekend long and see what and where all of the stars are wearing, eating, drinking and partying. This year, I’m like “Oscar, Schmascar…Bring on the Spirit Awards!!!”.

Why the change of heart? Well, this year I am much more concerned about the awards show that is considered to be the ugly step cousin of the Oscars…Film Independent’s Spirit Awards!

The lunchtime show is held in a tent and not a swanky overly expensive theater and the dress code is “anything goes”. If that is not a contrast to the highly quaffed atmosphere of the Oscars where you will find staple chef Wolfgang Puck with his proverbial filet mignon and lobster dinner, then I don’t know what is. Why you may ask am I all of sudden so excited about a show I did not even know existed a few weeks ago…well Channing Tatum of course!!!!

This is one Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan that is not ashamed to say I need a Channing fix and I need it bad. I am not going to count the whole X17 crapparazzi debacle. Nor do I count the January sighting of Chenna (Channing and his real-life girlfriend Jenna Dewan) at a popular deli in West Hollywood.

So the last time we saw him at a public appearance was almost 2 friggin months ago and well, that’s just too dang long to go with out getting a fresh batch of drool-worthy photos of Channing hanging out with the masses. We may even be lucky enough to get some new pics of the hot couple we affectionately call Chenna!! (play sounds of the Heavens opening up)

If you’re like me and can’t get enough of this stuff, then head on over to the 2007 Film Independent Spirit Award site where you can learn more about all the nominees and movies. The live unedited show will air on Saturday February 24, 2007 on the IFC Channel.

If you cannot see the show on TV, you should definitely take a look at the Film Independent Spirit Award site, because you will be able to watch a live webcast from behind-the-scenes at the awards show!

I have not been this excited in a long time about ANYTHING! For me, its kind of like the Superbowl weekend and all I can say is that if Channing does not show up on that red carpet (or whatever they lay out in front of that awards tent), I promise you, there WILL be repercussions…and a whole lot of disappointed fans.

Most importantly, let’s all just keep our fingers crossed that Channing wins his Best Supporting Male Actor award for his riveting performance as Antonio in the indy film A Guide to Recogizing Your Saints. Read this article to see why he was nominated and why he should win. Good luck, Channing!

Stay tuned to Channing Tatum Unwrapped for a recap of all Channing related events this weekend!

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NEWS FLASH: New Channing Tatum Photos from Battle in Seattle on MovieSet.com

As promised, Movieset.com has added even more production stills of Channing Tatum and his movie Battle in Seattle to their site.

You can also view all of Channing’s Battle in Seattle photos in our photo gallery.

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