b0st0n: Filming movies in Allston?

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sweetiewolfie) wrote in

b0st0n,
@ 2007-11-27 08:48:00

Filming movies in Allston?
Does anyone know of any movies being filmed in Boston?

I was driving down Harvard Ave today at about 7:15AM and saw a rather professional looking movie set with lights and cameras and a couple of cops patrolling the scene. It was near Wonder Bar. Anyone know what this could be for? And why they would shoot a movie scene in Allston?

Anything to help my curiosity would be much appreciated...

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	krzdweasel 2007-11-27 02:00 pm UTC (link)
	oh crap. i don't remember the name, but it has Cameron Diaz in it. i've seen stuff all over this area for crew parking and such (such as the shaws parking lot in brighton mills), so i know they've been filming in this area for a little while, although i have yet to actually see them filming. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	krzdweasel 2007-11-27 02:02 pm UTC (link)
	WAIT! i believe it is called "The Box" this is the moment while we sit and wait for perrotti to sweep in and make inappropriate comments about "box" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	thetathx1138 2007-11-27 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	WHAT?!?! Richard Kelly's new movie is filming HERE? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	cottonmanifesto 2007-11-27 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	wtf? who names a movie 'the box' (unless it's a porno)?? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	weezercrazed 2007-11-27 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	lol DONT BLOCK THE BOX (Reply to this) (Parent)

	l_o_v_e 2007-11-27 02:14 pm UTC (link)
	I saw them filming in Milton all last week. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sweetiewolfie 2007-11-27 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	I was all excited and then you had to go and tell me Cameron Diaz was in it. Oh well...curiosity satisfied (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mperrotti76 2007-11-27 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	We should all go to Alsston and throw shit at her. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hisgirlfriday77 2007-11-27 02:23 pm UTC (link)
	I know they were filming Return of the Pink Panther in Boston but that might be finished by now. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jamiesquared 2007-11-27 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	They filmed most of it in Chelsea I believe. I drove by the sets and they were pretty cool. I liked seeing all the old school foreign cars too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	on_reserve 2007-11-27 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	How ever WILL I contain my excitement? Oh. There. Done. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sup3rmark 2007-11-27 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	Pink Panther 2 has finished filming, as has Bachelor No. 2. now it's The Box by Richard Kelly. next up: The Surrogates starring (possibly) Bruce Willis, directed by Jonathan Mostow (as per the Globe). haha oh yeah and this is actually my job :P (Reply to this) (Thread)

	catullus_5 2007-11-27 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Let's hope THE BOX is decent, because so far Richard Kelly's career arc is looking like an even faster version of M Night Shyamalan's. Already I'm surprised by how fast he went straight from a massive word-of-mouth success to an utterly horrendous bomb in the span of just two movies. It took ol' Night about three or four to do that. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	iamtimslife 2007-11-27 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	What's with the recent flood of movies in town? It seems like the last 12 months have been nonstop filming. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ttelracs 2007-11-27 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	They've recently made it easier for movie companies to film in Boston, and have added some great tax incentives ... I believe the studios can get up to 50% back of what they spend in the City?? But don't quote me on that. I heard it from someone who heard it from someone. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	apogeeperigee 2007-11-27 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	You know how it goes, first the gays, then the moonities, and then the industry.... or something about tax incentives for the studios... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	sup3rmark 2007-11-27 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	tax breaks. and the movie companies hate me. one of the responsibilities of my job is to fax any mentions of our movies to the studios, and the carol beggy, mark shanahan, gayle fee, and laura raposa love talking about where the stars are eating lunch in the globe and herald. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	magpie_leah 2007-11-27 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	I was curious so I did a little googling and found this footage of them filming The Box in Milton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRdqcmcMs2Y (Reply to this)

	paperface 2007-11-27 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mperrotti76 2007-11-27 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	WIN!!! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	xnotlikeyoux 2007-11-27 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	mm James Marsden is in it too! (Reply to this)

	Also the Lonely Maiden with Christopher Walken! waldorf75 2007-11-27 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Beantown Bloggery says they're filming in Allston. http://www.beantownbloggery.com/ (Reply to this)

	tnec_niv 2007-11-27 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	I live right at that corner. Very interesting. Edited at 2007-11-27 08:18 pm UTC (Reply to this)

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	ron_newman 2007-11-28 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	This article in today's Globe says the movie you saw filming in Allston was "The Lonely Maiden", with Christopher Walken. It's about art thieves. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sup3rmark 2007-11-28 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	i'm glad i'm not the only one who was reading the Globe today and thought, oh, that was in b0st0n yesterday, let me go and comment. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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