'The Company Men' casting suits at Felt in Boston

Casting scouts for Ben Affleck's "The Company Men," the made-in-Boston film following a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing, is on the hunt for business professional types for background extra work in the feature film.

Billy Dowd Casting is holding an extra casting call from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at Felt, located a 533 Washington St., in Boston's Downtown Crossing area. They're looking for male and female suits aged 35 and up only (although, mature looking 25-to 35-year-old extras have a shot). Make sure to bring a recent photo to the casting call.

As previously reported in Loaded Gun, crews filmed a scene on Wednesday, April 8 with star Affleck at the Gannon Municipal Golf Course in Lynn. They're scheduled to return to the course on Tuesday, June 2.

Starring Cambridge homeboy Affleck, Harvard alum Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner, the film is based on the script by director John Wells. First signs of filming in Boston is slotted near First Church, 10 Putnam St. in Roxbury on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14.

Click here for the latest on "The Company Men."

--Photo of Affleck from Esquire

'The Cougar' reality show claws Boston fresh meat

TV Land plans to unveil its reality dating show "The Cougar" to the masses on Wednesday, April 15 at 10 p.m. True to the formula that all reality TV shows must have at least one cast member from Boston, "The Cougar" doesn't disappoint.

Boston's fresh meat? His name is Joe Hines, and the Medford-based 23-year-old is allegedly known as "The Wolf" in the Hub because he's a so-called "cougar magnet." According to his bio here, the local has "hooked up with many a cougar and has even had a few cougar stalkers."

Hines, who tends bar at the Hotel Indigo's upscale bOKX 109 in Newton, is vying for the affection of Stacey Anderson, a brazen blonde and 40-year-old mother of four from Scottsdale, Arizona. Vivica A. Fox, still in recovery from her lackluster gig on VH1's "Glam God with Vivica A. Fox," is the host of "The Cougar."

As previously reported in Loaded Gun, casting scouts were on the prowl at Felt Boston, 533 Washington St. on Saturday, Nov. 15 searching for "charming, attractive and adventurous" guys between 21-29 who were interested in vying for the attention of a successful, smokin’ hot, older woman.

Click here for the lowdown on "The Cougar."

--Photo courtesy TV Land

The week in quotes from Hollywood in the Hub

"It slowed down, like usual, but then it really slowed down. We had a real bad winter here, too. Some of the staff said they'd never seen it like this. I'm not angry. Just kinda bewildered."

--Eddie Doyle, often referred to as the real-life Sam Malone from "Cheers," says he's in shock after receiving a pink slip from the Bull & Finch tavern, the real-life inspiration for the '80s TV locale.

"This is where it all began for us, Boston, Mass."

--U2's iconic lead singer Bono spills to the masses at the 1,000-seat Somerville Theatre during its not-so-secret "surprise" gig in Davis Square.

“There are four of the most gorgeous legs in the universe up here."

--Richard Gere, who received Boston Youth Move's Image Award for "heightening the visibility of dance, in particular for male dancers," was able to make the trek to Boston and gush over sirens Chita Rivera and Mitzi Gaynor.

"I love the whole area, the audience and the people. They’re so full of life. You know, they call Cohasset 'the Irish Riviera.'"

--Boston Youth Moves honoree and "South Pacific" icon Mitzi Gaynor tips her hat to Cohasset.

"Hey, I was holding back. You're lucky I didn't crack her face with my fists. Amber deserved a hair-pull and a kick-down. I mean you would do the same if a drunk blonde came after you with a f****** shoe!"

--"Bad Girls Club" castaway Whitney Collings, a Salem State biology major from Lynnfield and a barmaid at Felt in Boston's Downtown Crossing, had her gloves on during a live tweet session here during last Tuesday's episode.

Photo by Sam Baltrusis

Boston's Whitney Collings kicked off 'Bad Girls Club'

As previously reported in Loaded Gun, Whitney Collings did get the boot on the Tuesday, March 10 episode of Oxygen's "The Bad Girls Club."

However, she didn't go down without a fight.

Collings, a Salem State biology major from Lynnfield and a barmaid at Felt in Boston's Downtown Crossing, had her gloves on during a live session on Oxygen's TweetOverse during the broadcast.

A mix of alcohol and tension turns ugly when the cast of “Bad Girls Club” makes a run for the border in a surprise trip to Cancun, Mexico. The girls back up Collings, who gangs up on Meade. It’s a move that escalates into a full-blown street brawl ... which gets Collings kicked out of the house.

After a close call with the Mexican police, Collings is apprehended for pulling Meade's hair. This is how we do it in Boston? I don’t think so.

Her response to the Amber Meade smackdown? "Hey, I was holding back. You're lucky I didn't crack her face with my fists. Amber deserved a hair-pull and a kick-down," she tweets here. "I mean you would do the same if a drunk blonde came after you with a f****** shoe!"

The local, who claims to have a background in boxing and was allegedly raised in the oh-so-mean projects of Boston, continued her non-stop assault on blonde party girl Meade since the first episode.

However, it's not the last we'll see of the local troublemaker. The Ambers, the Fab Three and even expelled members Kayla, Ailea and Whitney, reunite for the first time together since production wrapped five months ago (taped on Wednesday, March 11). Perez Hilton hosts the reunion show airing Tuesday, March 31.

Similar to her reality-TV peer Luke Verge from "Bromance," the Lynnfield local watched the episode as it unfolded at The Place, 2 Broad Street in the Financial District.

Click here for the backstory.

Will Whitney Collings get the 'Bad Girls' boot?

Whitney Collings, a Salem State biology major from Lynnfield and barmaid at Felt in Boston's Downtown Crossing, had her gloves on throughout the third season of Oxygen's "The Bad Girls Club."

The local, who claims to have a background in boxing and was allegedly raised in the oh-so-mean projects of Boston, continued her non-stop assault on blonde party girl Amber Meade since the first episode.

But will she follow in the shoes of Ripsi Terzian, the infamous poor little rich girl from Watertown who was kicked off in the second episode of season one of "Bad Girls" after a violent drunken tirade?

Based on the last episode of “Bad Girls Club,” odds are good that Collings, a.k.a. “Boston,” will get the “Bad Girls” boot on the Tuesday, March 10 episode.

A mix of alcohol and tension turns ugly when the cast of “Bad Girls Club” makes a run for the border in a surprise trip to Cancun, Mexico. The girls back up Collings, who gangs up on Meade. It’s a move that escalates into a full-blown street brawl ... and reportedly gets Collings kicked out of the house.

A Loaded Gun source says Collings and her housemate Ailea Carr are expelled during a chaotic house meeting in response to the bloody street fight in Mexico.

This is how we do it in Boston? I don’t think so.

However, it's not the last we'll see of the local troublemaker. The Ambers, the Fab Three and even expelled members Kayla, Ailea and Whitney, reunite for the first time together since production wrapped five months ago. Perez Hilton hosts the reunion show airing Tuesday, March 31.

Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club" held a preliminary casting call at the Liquor Store back in April 2007 while filming the season finale of "Bad Girls Road Trip" featuring players from season one.

Did Collings get the "Bad Girls Club" boot?

Felt barmaid featured in Oxygen's 'Bad Girls Club'

Whitney Collings, a Salem State biology major from Lynnfield and barmaid at Felt in Boston's Downtown Crossing, had her gloves on in the premiere episode of season three of Oxygen's "The Bad Girls Club."

The local, who claims to have a background in boxing and was allegedly raised in the oh-so-mean projects of Boston, had her hand in a house revolt against blonde party girl Amber M. on the popular reality show.

All talk and no action? We'll have to wait and see.

Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club" held a preliminary casting call at the Liquor Store back in April 2007 while filming the season finale of "Bad Girls Road Trip" featuring players from season one.

There's no doubt Collings will represent Boston better ... and hopefully longer ... than Ripsi Terzian, the infamous poor little rich girl from Watertown who was kicked off in the second episode of season one of "Bad Girls" after a violent drunken tirade.

Does she get the "Bad Girls Club" boot?

'The Cougar' reality show on the prowl in Boston

Move over Ashton Kutcher.

Casting scouts for TV Land's new elimination dating series "The Cougar" are on the hunt for "charming, attractive and adventurous" guys between 21-29 who are interested in vying for the attention of a successful, smokin’ hot, older woman.

Kassting inc. is holding an open casting call 9 p.m.-Midnight Saturday, Nov. 15 at Felt Boston, 533 Washington St.

Meanwhile, VH1 is filming "Camp Cougar," a NYC-based reality series hosted by Lisa Gastineau where mature women are on the prowl for younger man meat.

Maybe the two "Cougar" reality shows should ... well ... hook up?

Click here for the casting lowdown.