March 31 - Variety reports that MGM has completed casting the leads in The Mod Squad and has landed Omar Epps to play the Afro-sporting, high-kicking Linc.

March 30 - The race for first place between Claire and Hanson at the top of Teen People's cover poll is really close so please take some time out and vote for Claire! Variety also reports on Giovanni Ribisi's latest role.

March 29 - Entertainment Weekly reports that Giovanni Ribisi (who play's Phoebe's brother Frank on "Friends") has beat out Casey Affleck for the right to fight crime alongside Claire in The Mod Squad. Claire is still in first place at the top of Teen People's cover poll but keep voting!

March 26 - Added the write up from the current issue of Time and Claire gets a few additional mentions in the current issues of YM, Teen People and All About You magazines.

March 25 - Courtesy of Elvina, a new Brokedown Palace photo from the latest issue of Time. Also, Claire appears in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly, in an article on the film Gummo.

March 24 - Added a few photos from Live magazine as well as a link (if you can read German) to an older interview from German magazine Jetzt, courtesy of Roland.

March 19 - Claire has currently supplanted Hanson at the top of Teen People's cover poll. And from today's Hot Button: "I asked [Aaron Spelling] what he thought of Claire Danes choosing to do the feature version of his series, The Mod Squad. -- "I'm thrilled, thrilled, thrilled. This girl, who I loved in Romeo and Juliet, is doing Mod Squad? I'm thrilled." What about the rest of the troubled teens turned cops? "The others are tough, especially in matching Claire's age. Captain Greer could be (played by) a star, but probably not the other two young people. But Claire Danes with a gun. I love it." Spelling will be hands-on with the film. "I had a meeting with the writer and director Monday night at my house for two and a half hours, exchanging ideas." Will the film go camp or ultra-serious? Spelling wouldn't really say, but he closed with, "It's much more rambunctious than the original." What does that mean? He wasn't sure either, laughing, "Is rambunctious even a word?"

March 18 - As reported by Erin from today's Liz Smith column: "When you see the name Affleck in the credits for MGM's coming feature The Mod Squad, you'll be identifying Ben's brother, Casey, set to play opposite Claire Danes...At Fox Searchlight Pictures, they refer to the upcoming movie Polish Wedding as the Polish 'Moonstruck.' It features Lena Olin, Gabriel Byrne, Claire Danes and Mili Avital, playing colorful eccentrics."

March 17 - Added a new photo from the April issue of Vanity Fair and Corona has more inside stuff on The Mod Squad. Finally, Teen People has a poll for stars you'd like to see on its cover. Get out there and vote for Claire!

March 16 - For those who miss MSCL as much as I do, Salon has a little article comparing My So-Called Life to Dawson's Creek.

March 15 - The LA Times reports that The Mod Squad is tentatively scheduled for an early 1999 release date. The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly reports that Claire will be in attendance at Vanity Fair's Oscar party. Sony has made available new QuickTime trailers for Les Misérables in large (22.6MB), medium (12.5MB), and small (5.8MB) sizes. And finally, courtesy of Myra, new photos from the latest issue of Aussie magazine Dolly.

March 14 - Added a few lincs (sorry, couldn't resist) to tidbits about The Mod Squad from UPI and TV Guide.

March 12 - Oh, this is good!!! Variety reports that Claire has signed to star in The Mod Squad, MGM's film version of the hipster TV series! Shooting is to begin April 27th.

March 11 - It seems like I Love You, I Love You Not is available everywhere but in North America. Super sleuth Erin has discovered both Japanese and Spanish versions of the film available on video, but nothing here as of yet. And if you remember Spanish classes, you can actually order the film in Spanish! Finally, U-Turn will be released on video March 31st.

March 10 - Added a photo from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly of Claire, Ben and Leonardo at the premiere of Man In The Iron Mask at the N.Y. Public Library.

March 8 - Don't forget to watch the 4th Annual BlockBuster Entertainment Awards this Tuesday at 8:00PM, where Claire is nominated in the Best Supporting Female : Drama category for her role in The Rainmaker. And as many of you already know, Claire recently attended the premiere of Leonardo's film The Man In The Iron Mask at the New York Public Library and she has a photo in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly with Ben in tow. Also added a new photo from the March issue of Movieline.

March 2 - March is turning out to be a great month for Claire spotting! Claire also appears in the current issues of Seventeen, Allure, and Buzz magazines. Variety reports a July release date for Polish Wedding in an article on co-star Gabriel Byrne. I've also added a photo from the current issue of InStyle.