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     Ukealalio Citizen Username: Ukealalio Post Number: 2616 Registered: 6-2003 |
There's an army of trailors parked along the civic house part of Memorial Park. Anyone know what film they're shooting ?. How long will this be going on for ?. | ||
| Project 37 Citizen Username: Project37 Post Number: 396 Registered: 3-2006  |
And is the lovely Elisabeth Shue there? | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5806 Registered: 10-1999  |
http://comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=16238 | ||
| Psychomom Citizen Username: Psychomom Post Number: 752 Registered: 5-2005  |
See today's issue of the Newsrecord for article on the shooting of Movie Gracie | ||
| Project 37 Citizen Username: Project37 Post Number: 397 Registered: 3-2006 |
Another link: http://www.findinggracie.com/ | ||
| Eats Shoots & Leaves Citizen Username: Mfpark Post Number: 3616 Registered: 9-2001  |
As I walked by on my way to the train station, I had two thoughts: 1. Wow, wish my employer had a catering truck every day, and 2. Yikes, where are all those commuters going to park? I am surprised there are not a lot of angry posts decrying the loss of parking spaces. I can't wait to take my kids to the movie when it comes out. | ||
| Deidra Citizen Username: Deidralynn Post Number: 657 Registered: 6-2004  |
I saw them at the high school around 7-ish last night...wondered why, and now I know. Thanks. | ||
| MeAndTheBoys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 4553 Registered: 12-2004  |
Well, ESL, here's your first angry post. The utter presumptuousness of the film industry never ceases to amaze me. Traffic being redirected all over town and clogging up everywhere and inconveniencing who knows how many people, just so they can make a movie! Mindboggling. Go ahead, shoot your little film, but do we really have to close down major thoroughfares for you. Hubby was on his way home after a long day at the office recently. They were shooting something at Penn Station and one of the crew tried to tell him not to walk the way he needed to go. Needless to say he kept right on walking. | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1830 Registered: 3-2002 |
Are they living here while filming (with kids in school)? | ||
| argon_smythe Citizen Username: Argon_smythe Post Number: 936 Registered: 5-2001 |
I heard the cast split the cost of a place over in Irvington (cheaper rent) but the limo drops the kids off at Columbia. | ||
| Ukealalio Citizen Username: Ukealalio Post Number: 2617 Registered: 6-2003 |
Was there any notice given that filming would be taking place?. | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1832 Registered: 3-2002 |
funny, argon | ||
| millie amoresano Citizen Username: Millieamoresano Post Number: 377 Registered: 11-2003 |
Town Hall will be closed on Friday for filming. | ||
| MeAndTheBoys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 4562 Registered: 12-2004 |
Which town hall? Will the streets surrounding Town Hall also be closed? If so which ones and at what time? | ||
| mooewe Citizen Username: Mooewe Post Number: 372 Registered: 6-2001 |
Jeez louise, MATB, your beef should really be with the township, not the production company. The filmmakers would have had to file for and be granted the necessary permits to film in town. That aside, I don't know what the big deal is. Find something more serious to kvetch about. Hopefully next year you'll see the movie and proudly tell family and friends "Hey, that's my town!" | ||
| Eats Shoots & Leaves Citizen Username: Mfpark Post Number: 3617 Registered: 9-2001 |
Mooewe--It does not affect me at all, since I walk to the train and am not in town during the day to be inconvenienced by closed streets. And I will be very proud to see the movie with out town and that wonderful story-line. But I sure can see why people would feel inconvenienced who have to park there or use those streets. Those parking spaces are taken up by 7 AM, so clearly there is a need for them. They are used by residents of this town who, while likely proud of it, also chose to live here because of the relatively easy commute. And who pay good money for those parking spaces in terms of a parking permit and high property taxes. I am sure the Town posted signs in advance, as they also roped off a lot of space in front of the High School last night. But that still does not lessen the inconvenience of people showing up almost late for a train and having to find parking blocks away, or being held up while rushing across town in traffic to get their kids from day care. It is a tough trade-off--the pleasure and pride in the movie versus the inconvenience, and people are allowed to sound off on either side. | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 3188 Registered: 9-2003  |
Forgive me if this posted somewhere else, but does the town get any money out of this? | ||
| sac Supporter Username: Sac Post Number: 3782 Registered: 5-2001 |
They'd better. There is another thread where the notice to commuters was posted a couple days ago. I think that they should have done this during the summer, preferably on a weekend, when fewer people would be inconvenienced. It is one thing to tie up traffic for street repairs, etc., which ultimately benefit the residents and drivers, but this doesn't benefit those inconvenienced at all as far as I can tell. (Unless they are going to provide free tickets to the movie to all of us ... fat chance!) | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2173 Registered: 5-2001 |
I walked by with my dogs this morning and the craft service guy offered me a cup of coffee - I took mine with half-and-half and a packet of Hollywood goodness. The most glamorous cup of joe I've ever enjoyed. No complaints here. The town does get a fee from the production company, and most of the big wagons were parked on lower Dunnell where it's short-term parking anyhow. | ||
| MeAndTheBoys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 4564 Registered: 12-2004 |
True Lydia, but they also closed down Oakview, west of Valley, and Valley between Oakview and Oakland. Now Valley is a main thoroughfare, a county route and is very heavily traveled by all manner of vehicular traffic, including public buses and tractor trailers. All of this traffic was diverted off in to normally quiet neighborhoods, on to streets that are not equipped to handle the weight or volume, and was backing up for blocks. No offense, mooewe, but I have a heck of a lot more to be proud of than the fact that they made some stupid movie in my town. Who cares. I sure don't. Celebrity doesn't impress me in the least. Go back to Hollywood, and let me go about my business. | ||
| Just The Aunt Supporter Username: Auntof13 Post Number: 6125 Registered: 1-2004  |
For those complaining, the Shues grew up in south Orange. Went through our schools. To saw they don't care about our towns is one of the most of base comments I've heard on MOL in a while. We should be honored this movie is being shot here. Though I'm wondering why it isn't being shot in South Orange, where they actually grew up. | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2174 Registered: 5-2001 |
Meand - yes the traffic is a teensy bit annoying - but it's ANDREW SHUE! Don't tell me you didn't have a bit of a crush on him on Melrose Place - he was so cute and so normal - and "Adventures in Babysitting" - I so wanted to be Elizabeth Shue's BFF. It's rare that hometown kids make good and come home again. A few days of off-kilter parking is worth the years of goodwill IMO + they're fast and furious with the free coffee + fixins. | ||
| mooewe Citizen Username: Mooewe Post Number: 374 Registered: 6-2001 |
Right on, JTA! Life is filled with inconveniences. It's also too short to get bent out of shape over parking spaces being requisitioned for a few days, or having to take a detour. Serenity now.... | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 3189 Registered: 9-2003 |
My question about the money was just curiosity! Could be a source of income if the town got revenue in excess of any costs. Maybe we should encourage this sort of thing...! | ||
| algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 4236 Registered: 5-2001  |
"No offense, mooewe, but I have a heck of a lot more to be proud of than the fact that they made some stupid movie in my town. Who cares. I sure don't. Celebrity doesn't impress me in the least." SHEESH ALREADY | ||
| Duncan Supporter Username: Duncanrogers Post Number: 6937 Registered: 12-2001  |
MEand...its rare I agree with Algebra2 but they are just going about their business too. Just as the town did when they dug up all the streets. It is inconvenient, but it is people doing their jobs and making a living. Just like the pavers and engineers reworking our water system. | ||
| Eats Shoots & Leaves Citizen Username: Mfpark Post Number: 3619 Registered: 9-2001 |
(psst. Duncan makes movies). | ||
| MeAndTheBoys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 4572 Registered: 12-2004 |
Not “just like” the pavers and engineers reworking our water system. Not even close. Those are guys who bust their butts every day to make a buck. The other difference is that, as someone else pointed out, there is absolutely no end benefit to the hundreds of people who are inconvenienced by this. But I guess if you’ve (and by “you” I mean the collective “you,” not any one specific person) never had all the traffic from Valley (which, if you haven’t noticed is very heavily traveled) diverted up your normally quiet street, or you weren’t trying to get somewhere near where they were filming in your car, or you weren’t late getting somewhere because you had no idea, then it wasn’t a frustrating inconvenience for you. | ||
| george H Citizen Username: Georgieboy Post Number: 333 Registered: 8-2005 |
Do we want to become known as a community that embraces productions like this and encourages such things? Once every 5-10 yrs.,o.k..More than that,I think not. | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 3192 Registered: 9-2003 |
How about if (1) they pay a goodly fee (beyond cost of extra police or whatever) that goes straight to the schools, and (2) the town suspends parking restrictions in appropriate areas to compensate? That might be cool. I'm still not hearing what $$ the town gets for the permission. | ||
| mlj Citizen Username: Mlj Post Number: 428 Registered: 6-2001 |
Remember the filming of 'One True Thing' on Maplewood Avenue? I especially enjoyed slipping around on the left over snow when shopping in town for Thanksgiving.  | ||
| bottomline Citizen Username: Bottomline Post Number: 465 Registered: 8-2003 |
JTA says we should be honored by this, and Lydia says we will get years of good will from it. Maybe I just have a thick skull, but I don't get it. I don't understand what the honor is, nor who or what will extend us any good will. I don’t see that local businesses benefit very much, if at all. Nor does it seem that the town pockets much money. How about local artists, production personnel and/or skilled crafts -- are they getting any work out of this? To me, this looks like a scam by the film industry to get something for nothing. Please enlighten me. | ||
| mooewe Citizen Username: Mooewe Post Number: 375 Registered: 6-2001 |
It's a good thing New York City doesn't have the attitude that some here do. What would "The Way We Were" be without that final scene in front of the Plaza? What would "The French Connection" be without the chase scene under the elevated train tracks in Brooklyn? What would "King Kong" be witho....ok, forget that one. Sorry to all those inconvenienced by the current filming...I was not, and might feel differently if I was. So I'll just maintain that I think it's pretty cool that a movie's being filmed here, hope that a premiere is held in Maplewood, and wish it well when it's released. | ||
| lello Supporter Username: Gtonne Post Number: 106 Registered: 9-2002 |
MeAnd - have you ever enjoyed a tv show or a movie? They need to be filmed somewhere - can't be produced in a vacuum. Aren't small inconveniences just part of life anyway? I don't know about Maplewood specifically, but generally a town will get $1500/day for a permit fee, plus money to pay the police if they need to be present, plus additional money for parking, and donations for local parks, schools, or public buildings if they are used. Productions also pay residents in the area where they are shooting if they need park in front of their homes or businesses. Local businesses make money by renting out space for locations, catering, extras holding, actor holding and parking. There is also probably a small amount of retail and restaurant business from the cast and crew. They are not getting something for nothing and in small doses it is not a very big inconvenience in exchange for the financial benefits of the town and some of the residents and local business. If a production camps out for 2 weeks it becomes very inconvenient and their fees usually reflect that. Maplewood, by the way, has a reputation as being very unfriendly to filming. That's probably why we don't see more of this. I'm sure the Shue's involvement led to choosing these locations. | ||
| bottomline Citizen Username: Bottomline Post Number: 466 Registered: 8-2003 |
Not unfriendly enough, in my opinion. $1,500 a day is peanuts. If the rate were 10 or 20 times that much I might start to warm up to the idea. Seriously, if the town could collect a solid 5-figure sum for this effort, say 50k$ or more, it might be worth it. But to get a total of only a few grand for all this aggravation just doesn't cut it. Separately, I would have a different attitude if I thought local merchants and/or professionals were getting some real business out of this. But I have a feeling this production crew brought everything in by truck, including their meals. Does anybody know differently? | ||
| MeAndTheBoys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 4575 Registered: 12-2004 |
99.9% sure you're right about that bottomline. | ||
| Lydia Supporter Username: Lydial Post Number: 2175 Registered: 5-2001 |
Bottomline - While I agree that it would be good for the production companies to pay more to the town, I don't know what the going rate is - if we're competitive with comparable towns and can raise the fee I say raise it. Movies can and do generate tangible and intangible benefits for the area that they use for a few days or months. Tangible - $1500 + overtime for local police is something, Extras get paid a few hundred bucks too. The intangible benefits are more important to me - my middle-schooler and all of her friends went down to watch the goings-on, they thought it was very cool. It takes hundreds of people to shoot one 10-minute scene - I'm glad that we live in an area where they're exposed to seeing how make-believe is created. When I saw "Garden State" and saw the shot where the leads drove by Columbia HS I almost clapped out loud. There's something that thrills me a bit when i see We moved here after "One True Thing" was shot in Maplewood, but people still talk about it . It is neat to have your town featured in a movie. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider  Post Number: 15619 Registered: 1-2003  |
I think complaining about it is very small town, and not in a good way. Our routines are interrupted and disrupted a bit. We'll live. We want to spread the good word about our community, so we should be willing to pay this VERY small price. Very small. | ||
| greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 9443 Registered: 5-2001  |
There were a lot better ways to have handled the commuter parking and resident notification issues. The production company could have put a flier in the mailbox of every residence last week as a heads-up and then paid to rent the Country Club & their pool parking lots for commuter parking. Or extra jitneys. It would not have cost them that much in the grand scheme of tgheir larger budget. The extra traffic for one day, eh. There are worse things. TS got up at 5:00a yesterday to catch the early train so that she could be assured of getting a parking space. Sure, it was a minor inconvenience. Raise your hand if you wouldn't have minded getting up an hour & a half early so you could park. And who says that the constant construction is not equally annoying to those who live in front of it? It's great to have a big metal plate clunking every time a car drives over it right at your front door. | ||
| algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 4239 Registered: 5-2001 |
Lydia -- you really almost clapped out loud? That's embarassing. |
