I'm not a big action movie fan, but it's cool when scenes for a film are shot just a few buildings down from where you live. Here's the article from the Lynn Item and a link to some photos I took as they were getting ready the night before.

http://itemlive.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/news03.txt

Earlier in the week I thought this was going to be a real store. I wish we were getting more shops. Maybe the film buzz and the crowds coming down will help? Lynn isn't as bad as its reputation. Except for a few neighborhoods, most of it is quite nice.

http://cityoflynn.upsidemedia.com

Boston is roughly halfway between Hollywood and Slough, so it would make sense that Ricky Gervais and his writing partner Matt Robinson would meet here to film their upcoming film, "This Side of the Truth".

"The Office" boss, Extras star, and major UK celebrity reports that they have just finished a week in town scouting locations. No word of when filming will start, or if Karl Pilkington will be appearing on set.

UPDATE:

It's perfect weather for a movie night! And tonight is the one-time-only screening of "Cleophas and His Own" at the Kendall Square theater in Cambridge.

WBUR's Adrienne LaFrance writes:
"Those looking to expand their horizons on art and narrative should make the time for “Cleophas and His Own: A North Atlantic Tragedy,” a very (nearly three hours) long but equally rewarding debut from director Michael Maglaras, who also stars in the film."

"Cleophas and His Own" is a story written by American expressionist Marsden Hartley, based on his own life. Maglaras will attend the screening and answer questions after the show.

For more from LaFrance about the film, visit:
http://blogs.wbur.org/arts/?p=391

It's perfect weather for a movie night! And tonight is the one-time-only screening of "Cleophas and His Own" at the Kendall Square theater in Cambridge.
WBUR's Adrienne LaFrance writes:

"Those looking to expand their horizons on art and narrative should make the time for “Cleophas and His Own: A North Atlantic Tragedy,” a very (nearly three hours) long but equally rewarding debut from director Michael Maglaras, who also stars in the film."

For more from LaFrance about the film, visit:
http://blogs.wbur.org/arts/?p=391

...it's a short silent film called "The Unhappy Medium," (directed by Chelsea Spear) and it's being screened outdoors, right in the middle of Harvard Square, on the Lumen Eclipse billboard display....all throughout the month of August:

www.lumeneclipse.com/gallery/09/Spear

(In case you're wondering, I play the role of the mean ol' spirit medium in this one...)

- E.S.

A movie theatre which shows these many Samurai flicks in one month is worth saving. That and the fact that without places like this Harvard Square is going to become one big generic outdoor mall.