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World Premiere of Hilary’s ‘Provinces of Night’ at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

World Premiere of Hilary's 'Provinces of Night' at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Hilary’s film, Provinces of Night, will be kicking off its wold premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday, February 6 at 7:15 PM at Metro 4 Theatre II. The film will also be showing on Sunday, February 7 at 8 PM in the same theater. A source close to the festival tells me it’s likely that Hilary will be making an appearance,… More »

Hilary Duff Talks “Provinces of Night”

Hilary Duff Talks "Provinces of Night"

Hilary Duff spent 10 days filming her new movie, Provinces of Night, where she plays Raven Lee Halfacre, the love interest of young Fleming and rather a precocious teen dealing with life under the ‘guidance’ of an alcoholic single mother.

Hilary says that filming in Wilmington was like getting back to her own childhood in Texas. Hilary even learned how to roller skate while in town! In an interview with the Star News Online, Hilary talks about what Raven is… More »

Casting in “Provinces of Night”

Casting in "Provinces of Night"

Hilary Duff has been down in Wilmington, NC filming her latest movie, Provinces of Night. The movie is based on the novel by the same name by William Gay, with the screenplay adaptation by W. Earl Brown. The movie is directed by Shane Dax Taylor.

The studio recently put out a press release talking about the production of the film, including some surprising casting developments. Hilary Duff will be co-starring alongside Val Kilmer, Kris Kristofferson, Dwight Yoakam and Faye Dunaway…. More »

Hilary Duff “Provinces of Night” Set Photos

Hilary Duff "Provinces of Night" Set Photos

Hilary Duff has spent the last week or so in North Carolina filming Provinces of Night, a film set in the 1950s in a small town. Here are some fan-made videos featuring a bunch of on-set photos:

Provinces of Night is based upon a novel by William Gay. If the movie follows the same story and timeline, it starts in 1952 with a man who has returned to his home after 20 years of roaming. His three sons are grown up… More »

Hilary Duff on Set of “Provinces of Night”

Hilary Duff on Set of "Provinces of Night"

Fantastic news! Pam, another reader of crushable.com, was able to get down to the set at UNCW in North Carolina to snag some more photos of Hilary Duff filming Provinces of Night. These photos show some close-ups of Hilary playing with the young boy on set (this does look like a scene they’re filming).

The movie is based upon a novel by William Gay. If the movie follows the same story and timeline, it starts in 1952 with a man… More »

Hilary Duff on “Provinces of Night” Set

Hilary Duff on "Provinces of Night" Set

As I reported this morning, Hilary Duff is currently in North Carolina filming Provinces of Night,. She was on the set of the local University, outside what looks like Leutze Hall – you can tell from the tall pillars of the building. Thanks to a fantastic crushable.com reader, Bethany, I now have images of Hilary on-set to share!

Hilary was seen wearing simple ballet flats with a floral print dress and playing with a young boy. In the book the movie… More »

Hilary Duff Filming “Provinces of Night”

Hilary Duff Filming "Provinces of Night"

Hilary Duff is currently in Wilmington, North Carolina filming Provinces of Night,.

According to the casting call, filming for the movie will be between April 15th and May 19th in the area. I’m not sure if Hilary will be spending the entire month there, or making return trips to LA for weekends or breaks.

Several fantastic crushable.com readers have commented that Hilary is currently filming at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Some of them saw her yesterday, but… More »

“Provinces of Night” Seeks Extras

"Provinces of Night" Seeks Extras

Hilary Duff will begin filming her new movie, Provinces of Night, soon. There were indications that the filming would begin in March, but the production hit delays. Filming is now rescheduled from April 15th to May 19th.

Toby Keith was set to star with Hilary Duff in the movie, but has since pulled out of the film due to the delays and previous obligations to play for troops in Afghanistan. Toby believes that Val Kilmer and Dwight Yoakam will replace… More »

Bid to Visit Hilary on “Provinces of Night” Set

Bid to Visit Hilary on "Provinces of Night" Set

Last week I announced that Hilary Duff had been cast in a new movie, Provinces of Night, which will be filming in Wilmington, NC for five weeks this Spring.

You can now bid for a chance to visit the set of Provinces of Night and to meet Hilary Duff! The set visit is valid for 2 people, with filming taking place on March 23-26. Travel and accommodations are not included.

For more about the chance to meet Hilary Duff, go… More »

Hilary Duff in “Provinces of Night”

Hilary Duff in "Provinces of Night"

Hilary Duff is rumored to co-star with country musician Toby Keith in a new movie, Provinces of Night.

The new movie will be directed by Shane Taylor and produced by Jay McPhaul. It sounds like an independent film. Reported to co-star alongside Hilary Duff and Toby Keith are Pell James and Bruce McGill.

The film, Provinces of Night, is based upon a novel of the same name by William Gay. The book is set in 1952 and follows the story… More »