News flash... This just in, cub Hollywood reporter, Penny Cork, here...
In early February, the film crew shooting the new feature film, "Untraceable," was in the neighborhood for a day of filming the exterior of a nearby home. (When I say nearby, I mean it's diagonally across the corner from my humble abode.) A couple of days ago, everyone in the area received a flyer outlining the March filming schedule, parking restrictions, and a very brief synopsis of the movie.
"Untraceable" is the story of an FBI agent, portrayed by Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun, Must Love Dogs, Unfaithful), who is searching for a serial killer. The film is directed by Greg Hoblit, who also directed Primal Fear and Hart's War. I am probably the world's worst movie-goer, as I haven't seen any of those films. Diane Lane has been in some good movies, like the completely enchanting, A Little Romance, Lonesome Dove (on television), The Perfect Storm, and one of my favorites, Indian Summer.
I googled the movie, "Untraceable," and learned that the serial killer in this story is some sort of techno-geek-cyber-stalker-serial-killer, who not only murders in some sort of a heinous (unknown to me) manner, but also displays his skill (victim's bodies) on a website. It sounds like one of those cat and mouse, the clock is ticking, can the beautiful agent solve the mystery in time, kind of stories.
This morning, the street was packed with moving vans and trailers, as the crew busily carried in furniture and household goods, to transform a charming foursquare with a wide front porch into the home of Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane), FBI agent. Can you imagine the details involved in such a process?
In setting the exterior, one thing that has disappointed me, is that the American flag that usually flies from the front porch was taken down. As pure graphic design, I think that the American flag is beautiful, and I liked seeing the bold red, white and blue against the sage green house. I know that it is out of fashion to be patriotic, to take pride in, and to be thankful for, the blessings of living in this wonderful country, but, it makes me sad that Hollywood doesn't think that an FBI agent would fly an American flag.
So, dear readers, what do you think? Are you interested in the filming of "Untraceable"? I don't know how much there will be to report, or how much time I will be able to devote to it, but, if you seem to be interested, I'll pay some attention to it.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
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7 comments:
Penny:
I would love to hear the daily goings-on.
And...I agree with you about the American Flag and an FBI agent. I do believe that an agent would have no problem flying the flag.
BUT...alas, it is politically incorrect in the eyes of Hollywood to be patriotic at the moment.
Hollywood is sickeningly fickle!!
Kim
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I love the American flag too. However, when it comes to film making , the production designer chooses the look of the film along with the director. When they use a real location like someones home, they rarely use anything that is pre-existing. I wouldn't take it too personally that they removed the flag. They also probably removed all the existing artwork and furniture, and may have even re-painted the walls. This is all pretty standard practice on a film this big (I am assuming it's pretty big budget if it stars Diane Lane).
Filming in the neighborhood....this must be adding a whole new dimension to your life!!! Should make for some great storytelling!
Hi, Kim! Thanks!
Anonymous, thanks for stopping by and commenting! Yes, you're are correct about the set designer and director establishing the look of the film. But, when I saw that the flag was gone, I started thinking that don't recall seeing the American flag displayed in many movies, so, that means (to me) that the screenwriters, directors and art directors have a vision of America that is flagless, because regular folks do display the flag, perhaps not as much as they used to, but, it does still happen.
And, yes, the interior of the home was repainted, and redecorated.
Deb... It's a little distracting! I was so tempted to look out the window, or stand on the patio (I'm on the 2nd floor, so talk about a bird's eye view!) instead of being productive! Really, I don't need another excuse to goof off! Thanks for stopping by!
Penny :)
How neat to have a film being made in front of you!
Interesting observation about the flag, too. It's definitely brought in some discussion about patriotism and the use of symbols within our main storytelling machine (Hollywood films).
Hm.
I.
Oy. I used to live in the Vancouver area and boy oh boy... film disruptions got to the point of being very annoying.
I can remember walking to work in the wee hours of the morning past a set for the X-Files...
Some movie being filmed across the street and being told that we had to park 6 blocks away for 4 weeks....
Streets being closed down and being stopped and shushed because they were filming a take....
Nope. I don't want any updates. LOL.
Ivan, thanks for commenting. So many of our views, I believe, come from what we see and accept as the norm, do come from tv, movies, and books. I was just pondering.
Michelle, LOL! I can respect that! Thanks!
Penny :)
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