DCist has been sent some unsubstantiated celebrity sightings from this weekend. We put our fact checkers hot on the confirmation trail, but really, celebrity sightings are more intriguing gossip than serious journalistic news, so we've decided to go straight to you, our eyes and ears on the ground. So dish already. Here are the details as we know them right now: On Saturday, the D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development hosted an open... more ›

A few weeks ago, I was walking by the Bank of America building across from the Treasury Department and noticed a film crew set up. Searching the Internet didn't reveal any info about who was there, though I did find a link at the DC film site telling me about three more TV series that are going to be doing occasional filming in the District. more ›

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams unveiled a new "key to the city" at his weekly press conference yesterday. The key is designed by a local architect and sculptor John Dreyfuss, and Mayor Williams proclaimed Feb. 9, 2005, as "John Dreyfuss Day" as a token of gratitude. The Examiner reported today in a piece not online that Dreyfuss explained his design, which features eight slots representing the city's eight wards, this way: "No matter how sophisticated the city becomes, unless all eight wards work together, the key doesn't open." Dreyfuss said the key cost about $10,000 to design and manufacture, but he donated his services to the city. more ›

Love documentary film? If so, you're in luck. The National Archives has teamed up with the Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Academy of Motion Picture to present all of the 2005 Oscar-nominated documentaries and short films for free in their William G. McGowan Theater. more ›