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.

21 Filming at Harvard Medical School

Yesterday, 21 with Kevin Spacey and Lawrence Fishburne took a little trip down to the Longwood Ave area to do some filming. According to the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe, Sony offical named the movie 21 this past Monday. The movie is loosely based on the true story of how bunch of MIT students beat the system in Vegas.

We got the call from movie buff Ken in the morning and headed down to the area in the afternoon. According to one of the crew members, The Massachusetts College of Art served as the "Holding Area." That is basically where the extras and crew gather for lunch and where they hang out awaiting filming to start.

The actual filming took place in front of Harvard Medical School on Longwood Ave. Or at least that is where all the cameras were set up.

Tours Begin April 7th

It is just over a week away from opening day of the 2007 season for Boston Movie Tours. We just spent the day training some very talented new movie guides. Spent a good amount of time covering all the new The Departed locations including the new stop at the building where the climatic rooftop scene took place.

We also covered some of the new locations for Kevin Spacey's new 21 gambling movie. It is definitely going to be an exciting season.

Spring Break Brings Movies to Boston University

While the students are on the beach drinking Banana Daiquiris, Columbia Pictures is transforming Boston University into a Hollywood set for Kevin Spacey’s new movie, 21. Our guess is the campus will serve as a stand-in for MIT and some Las Vegas scenes. The movie is about the true life story of MIT whiz kids who developed a system for beating the Las Vegas odds.

If you are in the Kenmore Square area, you will probably notice all the film trucks lining the street. According BU Today, the film friendly Boston University is working with the studio while the students are away.

Both the School of Management and the College of Arts and Sciences are on the list.

Boston Film Location: Kevin Spacey at South Street Diner

The South Street Diner was center stage last Friday for Kevin Spacey’s new movie 21 starring Kate Bosworth and Laurence Fishburne (Thanks DJ for the email).

The South Street Diner is a classic late night diner over in the South Station area. According to The Boston Herald, the nighttime film location set the stage for the stars to discuss their gambling strategy.

Will we add it to the Boston Movie Tour? Only time will tell. And thanks for the mention in the article.

Based on Ben Mezrich’s bestseller, “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions,” the movie began filming in late February 2007.