Hollywood in the Hub, March 2010

Blogger, We are just weeks away from kicking off our 2010 season and would love for you to join us this year!  Check out our full spring schedule on our website BostonMovieTours.net Check out our movie review of the top movie in America, Shutter Island (filmed here in Boston and throughout Massachusetts)!  See a preview for the latest Matt Damon movie.  Check out our Oscar predictions and get the an update on Plymouth Rock Studios.  And as always, check out our Hollywood in the Hub blog for the latest Boston Movie Tour gossip and insider info! Jeff, Rachel and Dave
MARCH 2010 Visit Us This Spring As We Kickoff Our 2010 Season! Shutter Island Review and Info Matt Damon's New Movie Green Zone Oscar Review Plymouth Rock Studios Update Click to view this email in a browser Visit Us This Spring As We Kickoff Our 2010 Season! We have soooo many more movies to talk about with all the filming that went on last year.  And come see where some scenes were shot before the newest movies even hit theaters! THEATER ON WHEELS BUS TOUR 11AM Saturdays starting April 10th 11AM Saturdays & Sundays in May MOVIE MILE WALKING TOUR 2PM Saturdays & Sundays starting APRIL 24th SEE OUR SPRING SCHEDULE AND PURCHASE TICKETS FROM OUR WEBSITE Group/Private Tours - Available anytime. Request a Quote. mailto:groups@bostonmovietours.net Meeting Location (All Tours) - Boston Common Visitor Center For check-in, you can check in at the Boston Common Visitor Center with your Boston Movie Tours guide starting 30 minutes prior start time. Look for the guide in the red shirt. Back to top  Shutter Island Movie Review and Info With over 40 million dollars taken in its first weekend, Shutter Island opened on top of the box office. Ten of those 40 million were mine, and they were well worth it! I actually saw it at Legacy Place in Dedham, which kept being mentioned in the movie! There was a line about Dedham prison, which I actually visited on a high school field trip... weird. The movie was a solid 8 out of 10, twisty, turns, suspenseful and I enjoyed myself overall. And Leonardo DiCaprio really hit it out of the park with his performance. I would discuss more good stuff from it but don't want to give anything away.  There were a couple little things about Shutter Island I didn't much care for. There were a lot of turns, and it kinda played out like a book would (yeah, I know it was a book by Dennis Lehane). It looked like they wanted to make one of those movies you "get more of" when you re-watch it, so I'm semi-looking forward to that. And it also seems like characters in Boston movies like this are always a "Marshall" just to impress that weird, unnatural Boston accent on the audience. I mean, I'm in Boston all the time and the only "Mahhshalls" I see are the stores! Moving on, Michelle Williams... wow! She just keeps getting better and better looking, and her acting is keeping up with her looks. She was one of my favorites in this flick and has been one since her Dawson's Creek days... her Boston accent was spot-on and she definitely creeped me out. And when you see her standing by her backyard pond in the movie, you can't help but think she's Jen, that's the creek, and Dawson and her got into one of their usual, overblown episode snits. The majority of Shutter Island was filmed here in Massachusetts, but it's hard to find Boston specifically in the movie. I mean, it takes place on an island, that's not Boston. They did some filming in Boston Harbor so I suppose that's gonna have to count.   Here are a few Shutter-ing Links to interviews, articles and the movie's website. Boston Globe Article DiCaprio Interview Scorcesse Interview Shutter Island Website Back to top  Matt Damon's New Movie Green Zone The commercials have hit the airwaves for the hometown heart-throb's newest feature. On March 12th, Green Zone is scheduled to hit theaters nation-wide. Matt Damon reunites with his Bourne-sequels director Paul Greengrass for the film. Even from the commercials one can see similar action sequences upon comparison. And like the Bourne flicks, the majority of filming took place overseas. The Internet Movie Database (imdb) has the movie's tagline as "Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller is done following orders." Sweet! If you're interested in a trailer, we got it here! Back to top a Oscar Review The local scene in Boston was festive over at the Oscar Night Boston Gala at the Langham Hotel. If you missed it and still want to donate to the Ellie Fund, visit here. If only Shutter Island had come out a little sooner, Boston Movie fans would likely have a dog in the hunt.  The show was hosted by a pair of actors whose longevities just so happens to include multiple works from Boston. Alec Baldwin had a fantastic role in one of Boston's biggest movies The Departed and also filmed here for the production of Malice.  His co-host Steve Martin has worked a number of Boston filmings including Housesitter, Pink Panther 2, and The Out-Of-Towners.  The story of the night was The Hurt Locker which won six Oscars including Best Picture.  Check out the other winners. Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Love Jeff for his role in Boston's Blown Away Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds We of course were routing for Boston stars Woody Harrelson (Cheers) or Matt Damon (The Departed, Good Will Hunting, etc) Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock The Blind Side Congrats to Sandra. We know the award wasn't given for The Proposal. Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo'Nique Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Visual Effects: Avatar Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones Animated Feature Film: Up Pete Docter Film Editing: The Hurt Locker Bob Murawski and Chris Innis Directing: The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow Art: Direction Visit the Oscars homepage for all the winners. Back to top    Plymouth Rock Studios Update Hollywood in the Hub seems to keep running into trouble.  I'm optimistic things will finally resume and Hollywood East will continue growing into the new thing.  There is a great article here from The Patriot Ledger about growing concerns regarding the project and the local tax credit for the movie industry.  Plymouth Rock Studios hasn't been putting out any new news on their website but you can visit that too. Patriot Ledger Article Plymouth Rock Studios Back to top     We'd Love to Hear from You H Please feel free to contact us at the below email addresses with any comments or suggestions. Also, if you have information you would like to have included in future newsletters, please send it along. We'd love to get your celeb pics, sightings and other movie news. 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