Text message from Tom Gronk (1:04 pm): "I just saw gary oldman!!"

DUDE. This reminds me, I never got back to this thing with the Batman haps, which are tres important. On Sunday night Maggie and I found the set by accident again, and this time they were actually filming (though it might have been a rehearsal). There were people running around ( Read more... )

-Wayne Tower is the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago at Adams and La Salle.
-The crew filmed some sort of public address scene there at 7 am today.
-The GPD cars and Gotham ambulances were out last night, as well as the Gotham City flag; the entire block was roped off and guarded by amused-looking Chicago cops.

Pictures and stories forthcoming.

Hot Fuzz is the best movie ever and I want to watch it again and again forever until I die. And when I feel romantic I will watch Wedding Crashers. If only life were a movie theater.

Finally, a good book to movie adaptation! Everyone who has ever read this stupid LJ or even has not read it is hereby ordered to watch Perfume immediately. Read the book, too (Perfume by Patrick Süskind ( Read more... )

Transformers is easily the best movie I have ever seen. Here's some stunning sample dialogue:

Optimus Prime: MEGATRON!
Megatron: PRIME ( Read more... )

I guess this was inevitable. Everyone knew it was coming. "Rachel is a chronic case geek," you've all said. "She's been oddly captivated every time she's seen an advertisement for the new Harry Potter movie. We actually had to shove her onto the Muni to get her to stop staring at the big one at West Portal station, and then she spent half the ride ( Read more... )

According to IMDB, The Dark Knight, sequel to Batman Begins (just in case you forgot, BEST MOVIE EVER), is being filmed right now to meet its July 18, 2008 release date. All of the city action in the first movie was filmed in Chicago, and it looks like the second movie's going to remain faithful to the real Gotham City. That means that Christopher ( Read more... )

Thurston Moore's new album, Trees Outside the Academy, is super good. I'm not sure when it's supposed to "drop," but it's easily available now if you know where to look. If you're too white bread for that, go and see Ratatouille. All of the critics like it, I like it, and even skabossspiff likes it. God knows he hates everything. You do know he's an ( Read more... )