Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Trailer for 'The Box' has been released.

Cameron Diaz's new thriller The Box has finally released it's trailer, almost a whole two years after it wrapped! The movie focuses on the the story of a mysterious wooden box that brings both fortune and misfortune into the lives of a couple after being opened. The movie also star's X-Men's James Marsden and recent Academy Award nominee Frank Langella.

Filming took place in the fall of 2007 with locations that include the Boston Public Library, North Andover, Ipswich, Kingston, South Boston, and Quincy.


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Monday, March 30, 2009

2009 Releases!

The movies shot in Boston over the last two years are being released! Here are the updates:

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: The romantic comedy is about a bachelor who attends his younger brother’s wedding and is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends.

- Starring: Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner
- Filming Locations: South Street, Wellesley, Ipswich, Chelsea, and Hingham
- Release Date: 1 May 2009

Watch the trailer!

The Proposal: A pushy boss marries her young assistant in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

- Starring: Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock
- Filming Locations: Financial district, Rockport area, Salem
- Release Date: 19 June 2009

Watch the Trailer!

The Surrogates: The Disney a sci-fi thriller story is set in the near future where humans interact with one another through surrogate robots.

- Starring: Bruce Willis
- Filming Locations: Seaport District, Old Worcester Courthouse, Worcester, MA, Back Bay
- Release Date: 25 September 2009

No trailer yet, but they have launched a website where you can create your own surrogate.

This Side of the Truth: A comedy about a town where no one has ever lied - until a writer decides to give it a shot for his own personal gain.

- Starring: Written/Directed by Ricky Gervais: Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Guest, Jason Bateman, Jonah Hill, Rob Lowe
- Filming Locations: Lowell, MA
- Release Date: 25 September 2009

No trailer, but here is a hilarious video of Ricky Gervais announcing the release date.

Shutter Island: Based on the book by local author Dennis Lehane (Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone), Shutter Island follows the story of two United States Marshals who investigate a mental patient’s disappearance on a Boston area island. They uncover that nothing is quite what it seems on this mysterious island.

- Starring: Directed by Martin Scorcese: Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley and Leonardo DiCaprio
- Filming Locations: East Boston, Taunton, Medfield, Nahant Beach, Hyde Park and Boston Harbor Islands (Peddocks Island), North End
- Release Date: October 2, 2009

The Box: This thriller/horror focuses on the the story of a mysterious wooden box that brings both fortune and misfortune into the lives of a couple after being opened.

- Starring: Cameron Diaz and James Marsden
- Filming Locations: South Boston, Boston Public Library, Ipswitch
- Release Date: 30 October 2009

Edge of Darkness: A police officer investigates the death of his activist daughter.
-Starring: Mel Gibson
-Filming Locations: South Station, South Boston, Berkshires, Lincoln, South Deerfield
-Release Date: 12 November 2009

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Monday, November 19, 2007

The Box Filming in Boston

Cameron Diaz is in Boston making her first ever Boston movie called The Box. This thriller/horror focuses on the the story of a mysterious wooden box that brings both fortune and misfortune into the lives of a couple after being opened.

Over the last week, the crew set up shop at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square for some filming. Look for the crews to be filming over the next month or so.

And according to the Boston Herald's Inside Track, Diaz and co-star James Marsden hit the town last week at the movie's kickoff party at The Place.

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