On Broadway World Premiere

Just got back from the sold out world premiere of On Broadway at the Boston Independent Film Festival. Some of the actors including Robert Wahlberg and writer/director Dave McLaughlin were in attendance and answered some Q & A. I got a chance to chat briefly with Dave after the movie and I could tell he was beaming with joy. After all, the movie did get a standing ovation at the end.

On Broadway is about a Boston playwright played by Joseph McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) who stages a play at local pub. The story simmers a little bit at the beginning before completely sucking you in. On Broadway is heartfelt, inspiring, warm and funny with some terrific dialog. And it has a ton of Dunkin Donuts, MBTA and Red Sox references to give it the proper Boston flavor.

For an independent movie, it has a pretty good cast including McIntyre, Eliza Dushku (Tru Calling), Will Arnett (Blades of Glory), Mike O'Malley (Yes Dear) and Robert Wahlberg.

So where can you see it you may wonder? Well, according to McLaughlin, On Broadway is off to the independent film festival circuit in hopes of getting picked up by a major studio for wider distribution. So the answer is probably sometime in the next six months either on DVD or at the theaters.

Starz Filming Around Boston

The Starz movie channel was on location in Boston on Thursday doing a behind-the scenes segment on filming locations used in Starz/Encore movies.

Boston Movie Tours assisted with the location and scouting process as the producers filmed in Beacon Hill and the waterfront area.

Starz officially became the 1st group to ever ask about filming locations from Bert Reynolds' Fuzz, Richard Dreyfuss' Once Around and Gene Wilder's Hanky Panky all in the same breathe. Not that's going deep into the vault of Boston filming!

Definitely a fun day! The Theater-on-Wheels bus will be highlighted in Into the Scene to air this summer.

Check for more details on Friday.

21 Reasons for Traffic

The movie 21 threw a wrench into traffic this past Sunday. The entire Mass Ave Bridge was closed for filming of this new Kevin Spacey flick about MIT students who find a system for beating the odds in Vegas.

We got close enough to witness some of the helicopters filming the scene from the air. It is not every day that a helicopter flies about 200 feet over the water.

Apparently, the lead actor Jim Sturgess is riding a bike across the bridge.

Shopping or Gambling? 21 Hits Copley Mall

While walking through the Copley Mall, our favorite Boston Movie Tours intern Lephan came across the set of the Kevin Spacey gambling flick 21 filming in front of Louis Vuitton.

After talking to a few of the crew members, star Jim Sturgess took a minute to say hello and take a pic w Lephan. We of cour se invited him on a tour so hopefully he'll take us up on that in the future.

Bad Girls Meet Boston Movie Tours

The Oxygen network reality TV show Bad Girls show is coming in to film their season finale episode next week in Boston.

And when they are here, Boston Movie Tours will be giving the cast a customized movie tour. Can the guides handle what the "bad" gals throw at them? Only time will tell. In addition to filming the tour as part of the story, the producers also plan to film at the famed L Street Tavern, the Good Will Huntingtarget="_blank" home of Ben and Matt.

Bad Girl Auditions

If you think you are a Bad Girl, the show is holding auditions on Saturday, April 21 from 4-8PM at a TBD downtown bar. There is also a meet n greet with the cast. More info to come.

Now Open: Next tours Apr 14/15

Last weekend's opening day tours sold out five days in advance. Make sure to book in advance for the weekend of April 14th and 15th if you want to take the tours.

We were excited to show some new The Departed locations. Susan down at L Street Tavern also added some awesome Good Will Hunting memorabilia to her bar for this 2007 season.

Guest of the weekend goes to Mrs Parker who was celebrating her 87th birthday. Her daughter Annie brought the family along for experience. Way to go Mrs. Parker.

Meeting Location - Boston Common Visitor Center
For check-in on April 15/16, you can check in at the Boston Common Visitor Center with your Boston Movie Tours guide starting 30 minutes prior start time.

After checking out a filming location on the Common, we will board the bus for the complete Theater-on-Wheels experience.



Boston Common Visitors Center.
147 Tremont Street
Next to the Park St. MBTA stop. (red & green line)

MAP OF MEETING LOCATION

If you have any last minute questions, please call 866-668-4345, ext 2. Or email us at info@bostonmovietours.net.

21 Filming at Harvard Medical School

Yesterday, 21 with Kevin Spacey and Lawrence Fishburne took a little trip down to the Longwood Ave area to do some filming. According to the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe, Sony offical named the movie 21 this past Monday. The movie is loosely based on the true story of how bunch of MIT students beat the system in Vegas.

We got the call from movie buff Ken in the morning and headed down to the area in the afternoon. According to one of the crew members, The Massachusetts College of Art served as the "Holding Area." That is basically where the extras and crew gather for lunch and where they hang out awaiting filming to start.

The actual filming took place in front of Harvard Medical School on Longwood Ave. Or at least that is where all the cameras were set up.

Press Release - The Departed Not Departed from Boston

Boston Movie Tours is thrilled to officially announce that we have added The Departed to the 2007 edition of our movie tours along with a new Mob Movie Tour (summer 2007). Over 10 new locations have been added to the experience.

READ THE OFFICIAL RELEASE that was put on the wire Tuesday morning.

Let's just hope the sequel (keep your fingers crossed) brings as much excitement