18 September 2003
Submitted by eve on Fri, 09/19/2003 - 5:26pm. Funny
"I have a horrible confession to make. I've been watching the OC."
"Nooooo. Not that. Do you know what that is? It's just the 9021-OC. Who's their star? Peter Gallagher? Do you recall he played a corpse in a Sandra Bullock movie?"
"Coma patient, not a corpse. Much more acting ability required."
--A girl and a guy at Max's Cafe
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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 09/26/2003 - 4:41pm.
Archived comment by Obsidiana:
And, of course, Ironweed was filmed in Albany as well...but that's because it takes place there. I've eaten dinner in the restaurant that the restaurant scenes were filmed in and I've been to Albany Rural Cemetary more times than I can count...the depressing thing, though, was that they didn't have to do much to make 1980s Albany look like Depression Era Albany.
 
Local fliming
Posted by Sewicked on Thu, 10/02/2003 - 10:07am.
The only film that I've watched just for the local scenery is "Patch Adams." There was also a horror flick, "Made the Girls Cry" or something like that, with Morgan Freeman, filmed in this area. But I don't normally watch horror flicks. A month of nightmares isn't worth 2 hours of entertainment.
 
I believe the name of the mov
Posted by Joe Napalm on Sat, 10/11/2003 - 4:47pm.
I believe the name of the movie was Kiss the Girls.

I haven't actually seen it, you understand, but I know things about movies. Heh.

*pigeons fly away*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist
 
Thank you
Posted by Sewicked on Tue, 10/14/2003 - 5:36am.
That was the movie. I knew I had it wrong but I just could not remember what it was.
 
Leconte hall
Posted by yoda on Thu, 10/02/2003 - 10:44am.
oh yeah! patch adams...the classroom they use is located in leconte hall...the physics building at uc berkeley...not sure exactly which one, but one of the lecture halls (1-4). kinda trippy seeing the classroom that torments you 3 days a week in a movie...
 
I mean _filming_
Posted by Sewicked on Thu, 10/02/2003 - 12:10pm.
If I had not been temping at the time, I would have so taken a vacation day (or 5) to be an extra in that movie. The waist-length straight hair plus their wardrobe & I'da been a shoe-in. Of course, that would mean wearing corduroy in 80 degree heat, but one must suffer for art.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 09/26/2003 - 8:16am.
Archived comment by Noyock:
Parts of "Fly Away Home" (the Disney movie about the girl who raises geese) were filmed in my hometown, especially any bit that has fields and/or sand dunes. And one of the small town scenes that was supposed to be in Virginia was filmed in another town nearby, and they used locals for extras but then had to import several black extras as well because there weren't any black people living in that area (ultra-Loyalist part of Southern Ontario) and the demographics would be odd for Virginia, I guess.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 7:22pm.
Archived comment by Cebu:
Plus some of Forrest Gump was filmed here (bench scenes) and there are things in that that are wrong about the downtown area. But you have to change things to make the story work, so whatever.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 7:21pm.
Archived comment by Cebu:
Yeah, and it isn't rusty anymore, it got repainted. Looks right spiffy.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 3:32pm.
Archived comment by Intelligirly:
Hey! Cebu and I watched "Forces of Nature" pointing out Savannahian things the whole way though. Including the Cat Sculpture Lady who was an extra in the retirees scene. We met her while shopping once. Fun! Interestingly, much of the movie was actually filmed in Savannah, though it's supposed to be this whole road trip. Play spot the giant rusty globe! I used to live about a quarter mile from that. :D
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 11:05am.
Archived comment by Jozxyqk (m):
On the subject of out-of-place city names, check my name link. "Most famous signpost in the world."
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 11:03am.
Archived comment by yoda:
the only reason i watched boys and girls (with freddie prinze) was because it was set and filmed in berkeley. and it was about an eecs major. it was pretty amusing seeing that they turned the life sciences building (vlsb) into the "health center"

also, the hulk was filmed there, but i haven't seen that yet. anyone?
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 10:12am.
Archived comment by Obsidiana:
I caught part of The Time Machine on one of the HBO channels the other day, and I only watched it because parts of the beginning were filmed in my hometown of Albany, NY. I was saying things to my roommate along the lines of "That's Washington Park!! That's a mile away from my house! Oh...and that's what happens there. People get shot."
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 10:07am.
Archived comment by marinerd:
I can see how that would be fun, looking at familiar places on a TV show. Frasier, set in Seattle, got almost nothing right (probably why they normally shoot entirely indoors). Ditto Sleepless in Seattle, though I love that movie. The scene where Meg watches Hank out her car window and follows him (he's in a boat) always makes my head ache.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 9:57am.
Archived comment by Matt:
Half the time I'm not even listening to what the actors are saying. I'm just looking at the scenery and saying, "Been there. Know that place."

But it's pretty amazing how real the show is. I mean, there's so little exaggeration of how life is (for a lot of people) in Newport Beach, it's astounding. I can't wait until school starts for them. See how well they get that part.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 9:52am.
Archived comment by Saint:
Well, really--that was all James Dean did, too, so far as I could ever see.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 9:48am.
Archived comment by TexasGirl:
OC is just another night-time soap like Dynasty (or die, nasty) or Melrose Place or any of the others. Yes, it's crap, but it's fun crap, watching the beautiful people with their angst and weepiness. The young star has been likened to a modern James Dean, all because he broods and glowers.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 9:09am.
Archived comment by Social Neanderthal:
Shiner [follow the link] and Ziegenboch are both pretty good.

But Amp and Vodka will definately perk you up.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 9:03am.
Archived comment by hypoxic:
I just wanted to pipe in on the beer topic. I love Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale. It's just one of the best beers that I've ever had.

That is all.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Wed, 09/24/2003 - 10:47pm.
Archived comment by mfreak:
there's also a paris, australia, which i learned when some friends and i played a home version of MST3K with a quirky little film called "the cars that ate paris"
i would not recommend it, though according to imdb.com, some people would
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/23/2003 - 6:08pm.
Archived comment by Matt:
Yeah, but a case of the yellow swill that passes for beer in most parts of this country is flavored water compared to the dark microbrews I usually drink.

Granted, a case of any of the forbidden 3-letter words (Bud, MGD, PBR) or their relatives is still nothing to sneeze at, but it's not like plowing through a fifth of vodka. Or, in my case, 8 or 9 22oz. bottles of whatever brown or black malty goodness I happen to have in the fridge. Mmmmm... malty goodnesssss...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/23/2003 - 1:19pm.
Archived comment by Paul:
My liver flinches in sympathy...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/23/2003 - 1:17pm.
Archived comment by Social Neanderthal:
Peegee, for what is worth, I've been to Paris Texas.

I was there 3 days and polished off 4 cases of beer. My co worker had a couple himself. [keeping in mind Paris, Texas is dry, so we were making frequent trips to the county line]
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/23/2003 - 12:45pm.
Archived comment by Denise:
I would say I'm more infamous than famous....

I'm actually a sucker for any movie that is set during Christmas... I loved The Santa Clause, also.

*purposefully NOT ducking.. but rather jutting my chin out in a "bring it on" sort of way*

However, I got hives when I watched Santa Clause 2.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/23/2003 - 12:15pm.
Archived comment by Paul:
And Rome NY as well, the home of Revereware pots and pans. Not to mention the ressurection of Woodstock...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/23/2003 - 12:08pm.
Archived comment by Cebu:
I also love the movie. He isn't in a coma the whole time, ya know.

There's a Rome, Georgia.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 3:56pm.
Archived comment by Intelligirly:
I also love While You Were Sleeping. It's one of the few movies I can watch any time and not be sick of it.

So mock it at your own peril!!!

Wait, forget I said that.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 3:31pm.
Archived comment by ParU:
Is that Denise? The famous Denise?
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 3:29pm.
Archived comment by Denise:
Oh, we're making confessions, are we?

Well then... *cough*...

I LOVED "While you were sleeping".

I did!

But then, I'm a huge Bill Pullman fan.

Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 3:10pm.
Archived comment by Noyock:
And Ontario has a Paris, a London, and an Aberdeen.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 2:30pm.
Archived comment by marinerd:
Though it's not named after a famous city, I think the town of George, Washington is pretty funny.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 1:22pm.
Archived comment by Inuki:
In eastern Pennsylvania there's a Bethlehem and a Nazareth practically within stone's throw of each other. It's entertaining, to say the name of my town and have people be like "You're from the Middle East?" and have to enlighten them.

There's also a Rome somewhere... Ohio, I want to say, but I'm not sure and don't feel like looking.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 12:00pm.
Archived comment by Jon:
Yeah. I Googled for "Cairo in US", and got Illinois, Georgia and New York results on the first page. I hope it's not like Springfield, where there's one in practically every state in the Union.

I'm glad I finally got around to reading AG. There was some hype about it when it came out, which usually keeps me from reading it for a while.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 10:34am.
Archived comment by Obsidiana:
I don't remember which state the Cairo in American Gods was in, but there's a Cairo in New York State...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 10:28am.
Archived comment by Cute librarian:
I'm reading American Gods right now. I believe the Cairo in the book is in Illinois.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 10:07am.
Archived comment by Jon:
After reading American Gods I'm curious to see Cairo (pronounced Cay-ro), though I forget which state it's supposed to be. There are several in the US, so maybe it's in the state of Confusion.
*rimshot*
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 9:43am.
Archived comment by peegee:
...which reminds me : if you always wanted to go to Paris, but France for whatever reason is out of the question - why not go to Paris, Texas.
Incidentally there are also "Paris"s in Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana and Tennessee. Have your pick.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 9:30am.
Archived comment by ParU:
So Jon you've got your own 'blooper' tape? Cool!

And for some reason I thought Paris was a nice city and only 'dead' during the winter. *g*
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 9:21am.
Archived comment by hypoxic:
Jon,

Didn't you know that Paris was only mostly dead? So you did fine.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 7:15am.
Archived comment by Jon:
The thing to remember when you're playing a corpse is, unless you're in a zombie film, to not move. I apparently forgot this, when playing Paris in Romeo and Juliet several years back. Fortunately, it was the night they videotaped it, so I can watch my mistake until the VHS demagnetizes. :-)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/22/2003 - 5:27am.
Archived comment by JLSeagull:
If it were really THAT hard to play a dead person, shouldn't Terry Kiser have won an Academy Award for "Weekend at Bernie's". But then again, shouldn't there have been a handful of Academy Awards given to that movie regardless?

Also, it's funny how Peter Gallagher's role in "While You Were Sleeping" so overshadows his work in movies like "American Beauty". At least we have all forgotten "Johnny Skidmarks" ...oops...sorry.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 09/21/2003 - 3:31pm.
Archived comment by dave:
The sad thing is, if its popular, we're likely to see it over here in the next 6-12 months. Sigh. I hate it when you can see it coming.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 09/21/2003 - 2:38pm.
Archived comment by Inuki:
Obs, I'd think that too, that it'd be harder to hold perfectly still and act dead than it would to act alive but unresponsive.

And thanks to those of you who enlightened me - not that it makes a big difference, as I'm not going to watch it anyway, but still.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 09/21/2003 - 2:11pm.
Archived comment by Obsidiana:
Now...I've never played a coma patient, but it's hard to play a corpse believably. Really, really hard. And, I'd imagine it's considerably easier to play a coma patient, because when you're in a coma it doesn't matter if people can tell if you're breathing.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 09/20/2003 - 9:25pm.
Archived comment by Pizza Delivery Guy:
OK, for a third time, it was a script saying "Insert Compelling Arguement Here" but i am too tired to write a compelling arguement, although, i probably could have done so in this time.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 09/20/2003 - 9:24pm.
Archived comment by Pizza Delivery Guy:
Eerrr, opps, my bad.

i tried to type .. only with out the .'s. and i guess it didn't accept it.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 09/20/2003 - 9:23pm.
Archived comment by Pizza Deliver Guy:
no, that's were your wrong.



You see my point now, no?
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 09/20/2003 - 5:13pm.
Archived comment by Socialneanderthal:
I have to confess to allowing my 13 year old son to watch the show every now and then.

He seems to find it amusing, but I think he inherited my sense of humor.

I mostly point out how bad the teenagers are behaving and what a bad idea whatever it is they are doing at the moment is.

So I guess the show serves a purpose.

And I agree, it is much, much tougher being a coma patient.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 09/20/2003 - 4:48pm.
Archived comment by Kimothy:
My brother confessed that to me a few days ago. Poor guy.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 09/19/2003 - 9:42pm.
Archived comment by Matt:
I'm shocked and embarassed to receive such a point. Not that it'll make me change, just sayin'.

Yeah, it stands for Orange County. The one an hour or so south of Los Angeles, but in fact it's specifically about Newport Beach, a resort community of about 70,000 people, most of whom would be considered very wealthy by the general populace. Something like half of all campaign funds donated to the Republican Party in California come from Newport Beach. It also has more Mercedes Benzes per capita than any city in the world.

The students often drove better cars than the teachers, unless the teacher was like Peter Gallagher's character and had a wife who made a lot of money. My junior Advanced English teacher drove a Beemer, for instance. I had a friend in French class whose parents owned a three-story house (though half the bottom floor was a 2-car garage) with no front yard and a 12x12-foot backyard. It was worth $3.5 million ten years ago because he had the zip code of an exclusive community called Lido Island.

It's a surreal place to grow up when your dad makes lower-middle-class wages.
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