21 Premieres in Boston!

Monday night, Boston got to see the story of the 'MIT kids who took Vegas for millions' up on the big screen. Due out in theaters March 28th, Sony's 21 is the film adaptation of the book Bringing Down the House, by Harvard Grad Ben Mezrich .

Filmed at Boston University, the South Street Diner, and the Boston Convention Center in the Seaport District, the Boston influence is definitely present in this movie. The film boasts performances by Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth.

The flick's star, Jim Sturgess (also appearing in the current hit The Other Boleyn Girl), claims he had no idea what he was talking about in the movie. Boston Herald's Inside Track reports: “I was always more into words, history, English and drama - anything other than science and math,” the British cutie laughed. “But it does have a little more appeal to it now, yeah!”

Sturgess portrays Jeff Ma, who is banned for life from playing blackjack in any casino. Both Ma and Sturgess attended the pre-film festivities at the Four Seasons Hotel, the premiere at AMC Boston Common Theater, and the after party at hip club, Mantra.

Be sure to pick up the book and catch the movie this month!

Sources: Moviecritic.com

http://www.moviecritic.com.au/images/21-movie-poster-kevin-spacey-kate-bosworth.jpg

Boston Herald Inside Track

http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1077539

21 Reasons for Traffic

The movie 21 threw a wrench into traffic this past Sunday. The entire Mass Ave Bridge was closed for filming of this new Kevin Spacey flick about MIT students who find a system for beating the odds in Vegas.

We got close enough to witness some of the helicopters filming the scene from the air. It is not every day that a helicopter flies about 200 feet over the water.

Apparently, the lead actor Jim Sturgess is riding a bike across the bridge.

Shopping or Gambling? 21 Hits Copley Mall

While walking through the Copley Mall, our favorite Boston Movie Tours intern Lephan came across the set of the Kevin Spacey gambling flick 21 filming in front of Louis Vuitton.

After talking to a few of the crew members, star Jim Sturgess took a minute to say hello and take a pic w Lephan. We of cour se invited him on a tour so hopefully he'll take us up on that in the future.