...I am SO going to see this. And I don't even LIKE Brad Pitt!
Labels: friends, funny stuff, movies
Insert Witty Title HereThursday, August 28, 2008
Right after I see this with a few of my girlfriends...
...I am SO going to see this. And I don't even LIKE Brad Pitt!
...I am SO going to see this. And I don't even LIKE Brad Pitt!
Posted by Lori at 7:47 PM
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Monday, April 7, 2008
Here is the trailer for The Happening, which is being released in June.
I just watched this for the first time from my desk at work, and I inadvertently let out a loud howl when, about halfway through it, there are a couple quick scenes from the G-Lodge Restaurant on the outskirts of Phoenixville, known in the movie as The Filbert Restaurant, in which everyone looks to be running for their lives out of the restaurant and into the street. It's just after the scene in which Mark's character is talking to the train conductors.
Just from the quick shots of it here, it's almost impossible to imagine that just beyond the camera's scope, several hundred crew members and gawkers were gathered in the street to watch the filming.
By the way, I just realized that in the picture just above this paragraph, you can see part of John Leguizamo's face. He's sitting in a chair, just to the left of the guy in the black t-shirt and baseball cap who's standing right near Mark Wahlberg in the center of the picture. See him? I'd been thinking that was JL at the time, but some crazy woman standing next to me kept insisting that it couldn't possibly be John Leguizamo, that the guy in question looked too young. Well, now that I've seen the trailer, I can confirm that it was definitely him, without a doubt.
Apparently the critics are already bashing the film, but I don't care, I'm still going to see it in the theater anyway. It looks like a totally different role for Mark Wahlberg, and I'm very interested in seeing how he does.
I just watched this for the first time from my desk at work, and I inadvertently let out a loud howl when, about halfway through it, there are a couple quick scenes from the G-Lodge Restaurant on the outskirts of Phoenixville, known in the movie as The Filbert Restaurant, in which everyone looks to be running for their lives out of the restaurant and into the street. It's just after the scene in which Mark's character is talking to the train conductors.
Just from the quick shots of it here, it's almost impossible to imagine that just beyond the camera's scope, several hundred crew members and gawkers were gathered in the street to watch the filming.
By the way, I just realized that in the picture just above this paragraph, you can see part of John Leguizamo's face. He's sitting in a chair, just to the left of the guy in the black t-shirt and baseball cap who's standing right near Mark Wahlberg in the center of the picture. See him? I'd been thinking that was JL at the time, but some crazy woman standing next to me kept insisting that it couldn't possibly be John Leguizamo, that the guy in question looked too young. Well, now that I've seen the trailer, I can confirm that it was definitely him, without a doubt.
Apparently the critics are already bashing the film, but I don't care, I'm still going to see it in the theater anyway. It looks like a totally different role for Mark Wahlberg, and I'm very interested in seeing how he does.
Labels: celebrities, Mark Wahlberg, movies, Philly burbs, technology, The Happening
Posted by Lori at 1:21 PM
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Let me preface this by saying that I'm hesitant to write about this, but in the spirit of blogging naked (or at least...errr...semi-nude), I will forge ahead.
A couple months ago, a guy joined our firm. A very nice guy, married, in his mid-forties, four kids, and probably a white picket fence too.
He and I share an office for the present time. I lucked out because he's into music as much as I am, and so we happily rock out all day long to my Sirius internet radio.
The problem? He talks to himself. A lot. And not just about anything. No, he murmurs the artist name and song title to every. song. that. comes. on.
All day long.
Remember, Sirius is totally commercial-free. Do you know how many songs per day they play?
I've taken to calling him Milton when describing him to my family and friends, naming him after the unforgettable and perpetually murmuring character in the film Office Space who is obsessed with his stapler.
My mom never saw the movie, of course. So then I began a YouTube quest to find a clip of Milton to illustrate my point in a way that mere words could not. And I came across this hilarious recut of the movie that recreates it as a suspense/thriller.
Enjoy.
A couple months ago, a guy joined our firm. A very nice guy, married, in his mid-forties, four kids, and probably a white picket fence too.
He and I share an office for the present time. I lucked out because he's into music as much as I am, and so we happily rock out all day long to my Sirius internet radio.
The problem? He talks to himself. A lot. And not just about anything. No, he murmurs the artist name and song title to every. song. that. comes. on.
All day long.
Remember, Sirius is totally commercial-free. Do you know how many songs per day they play?
I've taken to calling him Milton when describing him to my family and friends, naming him after the unforgettable and perpetually murmuring character in the film Office Space who is obsessed with his stapler.
My mom never saw the movie, of course. So then I began a YouTube quest to find a clip of Milton to illustrate my point in a way that mere words could not. And I came across this hilarious recut of the movie that recreates it as a suspense/thriller.
Enjoy.
Labels: family, funny stuff, movies, work
Posted by Lori at 9:28 PM
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Friday, November 30, 2007
I stood out in the freezing cold on the edge of the set for over six hours last night. What the hell is wrong with me????
But it was worth it!
Sorry these shots aren't better. He was moving fast, it was relatively dark, people kept moving in front of my camera, and let's face it...I'm definitely no professional photographer.
The security men there were the surliest I've ever encountered. As soon as he came walking up to us, they started screeching, "Put your camera away NOW!" People were taking pictures, anyway.
Mark Wahlberg was way cool and so nice to the gawkers, as always. He signed about thirty autographs but had to get back to the set. He kept apologizing to everyone for not being able to stop and pose for pictures and for not personalizing his autographs.
He was only with us for about three minutes, then he had to go back down to the next block where his scene was being filmed. They must have done at least a dozen takes on this one scene where he gets hit by a car. There was a padded mat on the street by the curb, and we watched him pretend to walk into the path of a car and then tumble onto the ground over and over again.
Big shout-out to Giovanni's at 5th and Main in Royersford--they carted out a stack of piping-hot pizzas and fed all of the gawker holdouts around 1 a.m. Yummy!
But it was worth it!
Sorry these shots aren't better. He was moving fast, it was relatively dark, people kept moving in front of my camera, and let's face it...I'm definitely no professional photographer.
The security men there were the surliest I've ever encountered. As soon as he came walking up to us, they started screeching, "Put your camera away NOW!" People were taking pictures, anyway.
Mark Wahlberg was way cool and so nice to the gawkers, as always. He signed about thirty autographs but had to get back to the set. He kept apologizing to everyone for not being able to stop and pose for pictures and for not personalizing his autographs.
He was only with us for about three minutes, then he had to go back down to the next block where his scene was being filmed. They must have done at least a dozen takes on this one scene where he gets hit by a car. There was a padded mat on the street by the curb, and we watched him pretend to walk into the path of a car and then tumble onto the ground over and over again.
Big shout-out to Giovanni's at 5th and Main in Royersford--they carted out a stack of piping-hot pizzas and fed all of the gawker holdouts around 1 a.m. Yummy!
Labels: celebrities, local news, Lovely Bones, Mark Wahlberg, movies, Philadelphia, Philly burbs
Posted by Lori at 7:41 AM
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
I somehow managed to infiltrate the "backlot" of the set late this afternoon. I guess I picked a good time to do it...everyone was on their lunch break!
I spent over two hours sitting on a wall in the parking lot of the Royersford Police Station, looking out over a section of Main Street. They didn't do ANY filming during my time there. Unbelievable, isn't it?! Two hours of set-up...can you imagine?
There were all kinds of huge light fixtures positioned throughout the set, and several smoke/dry ice machines were pumping out steam onto Main Street. Techs and assistants and extras and locals were milling around, chatting and hoping to catch a glimpse of someone important.
Truth be told, I actually got bored after a while. After watching the filming of The Happening a few months ago, I have decided that moviemaking is an unbearably tedious process.
By 6:30, I was positive that my ass was frostbitten, so I headed home. I had no feeling in my feet or my fingers, despite my gloves and heavy socks.
Anyway, I didn't see any movie stars tonight, but I did catch a few glimpses of Peter Jackson (not close enough for a worthwhile photograph) and also a man who looked suspiciously like Steven Spielberg. Hmmm...
I spent over two hours sitting on a wall in the parking lot of the Royersford Police Station, looking out over a section of Main Street. They didn't do ANY filming during my time there. Unbelievable, isn't it?! Two hours of set-up...can you imagine?
There were all kinds of huge light fixtures positioned throughout the set, and several smoke/dry ice machines were pumping out steam onto Main Street. Techs and assistants and extras and locals were milling around, chatting and hoping to catch a glimpse of someone important.
Truth be told, I actually got bored after a while. After watching the filming of The Happening a few months ago, I have decided that moviemaking is an unbearably tedious process.
By 6:30, I was positive that my ass was frostbitten, so I headed home. I had no feeling in my feet or my fingers, despite my gloves and heavy socks.
Anyway, I didn't see any movie stars tonight, but I did catch a few glimpses of Peter Jackson (not close enough for a worthwhile photograph) and also a man who looked suspiciously like Steven Spielberg. Hmmm...
Labels: celebrities, local news, Lovely Bones, Mark Wahlberg, movies, Philadelphia, Philly burbs
Posted by Lori at 9:00 PM
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Taken this evening. Some not so great...sorry!
This story takes place in 1970s suburban Philadelphia, and the level of details that went into making Main Street in Royersford (which will be the fictional town of Fairfax in the movie) look the part really impresses me. All the storefronts in a four-block stretch have been done up with authentic (or at least authentic-looking) props.
From what I've gathered, filming starts tomorrow. Security was EVERYWHERE and parking was sparse. Pretty much all street and lot parking is off-limits within a three-block radius of Main Street.
This story takes place in 1970s suburban Philadelphia, and the level of details that went into making Main Street in Royersford (which will be the fictional town of Fairfax in the movie) look the part really impresses me. All the storefronts in a four-block stretch have been done up with authentic (or at least authentic-looking) props.
From what I've gathered, filming starts tomorrow. Security was EVERYWHERE and parking was sparse. Pretty much all street and lot parking is off-limits within a three-block radius of Main Street.
Labels: celebrities, local news, Lovely Bones, Mark Wahlberg, movies, Philadelphia, Philly burbs
Posted by Lori at 7:46 PM
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Pardon the crappy camera-phone pic. Tonight was one of the rare times I didn't have my real camera in the car with me.
I'm doing a little reconnaissance work this evening, since I just learned that The Lovely Bones (Wahlberg, Sarandon, Tucci, Weisz, et al) will be filming in my zip code for the next couple of days.
I'll post later...
Labels: celebrities, local news, Lovely Bones, Mark Wahlberg, movies, Philadelphia, Philly burbs
Posted by Lori at 6:10 PM
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