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Post by Ace on Aug 5, 2006 16:56:10 GMT -5
This is the first I've heard of this and the purported filming dates don't make much sense if Pierce is filming Marriage from July 21- October 26, unless, like Chris Cooper, Pierce will be working on more than one film at a time. Though the story seems to be more focused on Uma so it might not be a long shoot for Pierce, there's still some considerable overlapping, if his casting and the filming dates are accurate. ============================================== New Haven Register: Uma Thurman coming to city to shoot scenes for new flickDonna Doherty, Register 08/04/2006 The glamorous actress Uma Thurman will have her introduction to the Elm City and Yale in a few weeks when she and a movie crew hit town to film several scenes for her 2007 release film, "In Bloom." Thurman plays Diane McFee, the wife of a college professor played by Pierce Brosnan, in the 2929 Productions thriller. The film is directed by Vadim Perelman ("House of Sand and Fog") and based on Laura Kasischke’s novel, "The Life Before Her Eyes." The New Haven scenes, tentatively scheduled for Aug. 21, call for Thurman to get struck by a car crossing Chapel Street to visit her husband in his office, which will be Vanderbilt Hall on Yale’s Old Campus, filling in for a Maine university. There’s also a flashback of a school shooting incident, which will be filmed inside and outside Sheridan Middle School on Fountain Street, with actress Evan Rachel Wood ("The Upside of Anger," "Thirteen") playing the teenage Thurman. Laura Macaluso, public art assistant for the city Office of Cultural Affairs, has been working on the permit process with the film’s location manager, Michael Nickodem, who also worked on Thurman’s latest film, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." Macaluso said the filming dates could change. Filmmakers hoped to have Yale students, who aren’t in town now, "milling about," and "with the Pilot Pen, we want people to come downtown and shop, so you don’t want to have roads closed," said Macaluso. Qualifying matches for the Pilot Pen tennis tournament are Aug. 18 and 19, and the main draw is scheduled from Aug. 20 to Aug. 26. "We’re working out the permits right now, which will be based on the film crew’s scouting team looking around the city at sites that would be appropriate," said Macaluso. "They will then come back and talk with city and Yale representatives about what they need to do." Macaluso said that should happen next week, and will also involve the Film Division of the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. Traffic on Fountain Street, which is actually a state road, and city-maintained Chapel Street will be intermittently interrupted, and some bus routes and emergency vehicles may be rerouted, but Macaluso said residents will be given plenty of notification about any changes in routes or service. California-based director Perelman, 42, recently made news of his own when he was accused of groping two women and punching another July 22 in a South Norwalk bar. Tuesday he sought accelerated rehabilitation to avoid charges in the case, which was continued until Oct. 16. Donna Doherty may be reached at (203) 789-5672 or ddoherty@nhregister.com.
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Post by Ace on Aug 5, 2006 17:00:28 GMT -5
This third novel by Michigan author Kasischke (Suspicious River) opens with a shocking scene from a Columbine-like school massacre. Diana and her best friend are confronted by a schoolmate killer, but only Diana is spared. Fast-forward 20 years: Diana, now middle-aged and still beautiful, is a housewife and artist living in the same idyllic university town with a handsome professor-husband and a young daughter. She has seemingly repressed her memory of the event as well as her survivor's guilt, but her perfect world and her grip on reality are both starting to crack. These scenes are imbued with that sense of eerie apprehension found in a good horror flick. Woven through the book is a flashback narrative of Diana's sunny but empty-headed adolescent days. The novel plays teenage Diana's youthful illusions of immortality and beauty against the shifting, uneasy reality of middle age. Kasischke, also a published poet, writes prose that is dreamy and lyrical. This is one book you won't want to put down. Highly recommended for all popular fiction collections. - Reba Leiding, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Disturbing fiction (Suspicious River 1996, and White Bird in a Blizzard, 1999) is fast becoming prizewinning poet Kasischke's hallmark. Her third novel opens with a haunting scene set in the girls' washroom of a high school. Diana is goofing in front of the mirror with her best friend, Maureen, "when they hear the first dot-dot-dot of automatic gunfire. It sounds phony and far away." They are eventually confronted by the gunman, a fellow classmate whom "they'd never even really noticed." He asks them a terrible question, "Which one of you girls should I kill?" Kasischke then juxtaposes scenes from 17-year-old Diana's life with scenes from her apparent future as a 40-year-old wife and mother. In the final chapter, however, the author ambushes the reader with a shocking revelation about Diana's fate. Whether the novel is viewed as a cheap narrative trick (there will be plenty of readers crying foul) or an imaginative exploration, there's no denying that Kasischke is a fearless writer. Joanne Wilkinson
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Post by Ace on Aug 8, 2006 10:49:13 GMT -5
The Hollywood Reporter just commented on the casting of Rachel Evan Wood, but no mention was made about Pierce. So I'm inclined to think it's a mistake made by the New Haven reporter.
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Post by sparklingblue on Aug 12, 2006 7:07:32 GMT -5
It must have been that instant connection one seems to make with the word "handsome".
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Post by Ace on Aug 13, 2006 1:05:12 GMT -5
It must have been that instant connection one seems to make with the word "handsome". That could explain it.
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Post by Ace on Aug 15, 2006 22:05:50 GMT -5
Well, word is (a poster via the IMDB Marriage board) that Marriage is going on a one month hiatus at the end of August and will resume late September, so he does have a window. (10 weeks for Marriage makes much more sense than a 14 week shooting schedule for an indie drama) Though I haven't read anything else about him being in the film other than the original article.
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Post by Ace on Aug 17, 2006 22:56:16 GMT -5
Just found this on a Yale Blog- dated Aug 17 Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan will be shooting a movie "In Bloom" on Chapel Street. On September 18 and 19, there will be a "car crash" staged on the length of road between the Chapel Sweet Shoppe and Bingham. Some scenes will also be shot around the courtyard in Vanderbilt.
Confusion reigns!
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Post by Ace on Aug 17, 2006 23:01:00 GMT -5
And from the Office Of The Mayor 9which sounds rather official) City Of New Haven: Hollywood comes to New HavenThe Elm City is getting ready to flex its star power. Later this month, acclaimed movie actress Uma Thurman is scheduled to begin shooting scenes in New Haven for the upcoming movie “In Bloom.” Michael Nikodem, the film’s location manager, is working with administrators and aldermen to arrange the appropriate permits and accommodations. “In Bloom” will also feature actor Pierce Brosnan and actress Evan Rachel Wood (“The Upside of Anger,” “Thirteen”). It is anticipated for release in 2007.
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Post by sparklingblue on Aug 18, 2006 16:01:05 GMT -5
Unless they are all in on a major ploy to boost New-Haven tourism, this looks like something to look forward to.
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Post by IcyCalm on Aug 21, 2006 8:21:46 GMT -5
Does anybody know for sure whether Pierce is in this movie "In Bloom"? I saw a traffic warning on local TV today, that film crews are in New Haven. They mentioned Uma T. but not PB. As I happen to be only half and hour away from the Yale campus I shall go on HIGH ALERT for a Pierce sighting, if only I can determine the truth about his being in this film!
IcyCalm
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Post by Yuliya on Aug 21, 2006 9:12:19 GMT -5
Frankly, I wish he weren't. Every time I look at this thread, I wonder what Orlando Bloom has to do with it, and though I liked him as part of LORT trilody, I don't wish to be reminded of him several times a day. Come to think of it, can we rename with thread into "In Deppth"?
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Post by Ace on Aug 21, 2006 9:59:41 GMT -5
If he is filming this then it wouldn't be until late August/early Sept when the suppossed break happens in Marriage. Every article or mention I could find about him being attached to the project is listed here. Bloom makes me think of Leopold Bloom Joyce's Ulysses. I really try never to think of that Orlando guy.
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Post by Yuliya on Aug 21, 2006 10:26:24 GMT -5
Is it yous subtle way of implying I'd feel better if I read Ulysses?
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Post by Ace on Aug 21, 2006 16:56:26 GMT -5
Well 700 plus pages of Joyce and you'll never think of whathisface again. I don't know if it's fair to recommend Ulysses to a non English Lit major though and even some of them whine about it. I'm in awe of it and loved reading it, but it's not exactly easy reading and it takes an effort to get into it and it's not a book I've read multiple times for that reason no matter how great it is.
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Post by Ace on Aug 21, 2006 16:59:04 GMT -5
Strangely this article was puilled up in a PB search on yahoo but he's not mentioned in it. Maybe he's in the video which I can't play right now. Movie production takes over New Haven streetsStory by Tricia Taskey (New Haven-WTNH, Aug. 21, 2006 Updated 12:05 PM) _ The Elm City gets a taste of Hollywood as a movie crew sets up shop in downtown New Haven. The film "In Bloom" stars Uma Thurman and has some folks in New Haven hoping for a star-sighting. * by News Channel 8's Tricia Taskey Lights, camera, action -- a major motion picture is being filmed in New Haven. Phil Adu has a front row seat. "It's great, you can see live action movie." One scene for the movie is being shot at Sherman Middle School on Fountain Street, the site of a school shooting in the film. "I'm a parent who comes rushing to the school after an incident at the school, like a Columbine." New Haven firefighter Jamie Polite is one of several Connecticut extras. On the set Elsie Chapman plays a high school teacher. "It's exciting, I've never done anything like this before. It was an open casting call, so it's exciting." The extra gig only pays about $75 a day, but these actor hopefuls don't mind. "It's really about what you get out of it, what you make it. It's not about the money." Crews will be filming all week right out front of Adu's home. "Is it a headache for you?" asks the reporter. "No it's exciting. How many people get to see this? It's nice." Next week they'll be filming a scene on Chapel Street. In the scene Uma Thurman, the wife of a college professor, gets hit by a car crossing the street on her way to her husband's office which is located at Vanderbilt Hall on the old Yale campus. All the Hollywood excitement has people around town on the lookout for big names and famous faces. "See any stars yet?" asks the reporter. "No." "Waiting for that?" "Yeah. Ha, ha." Uma Thurman won't be here until the end of the week. Evan Rachel Wood, the actress who plays the teenage Thurman, is expected on set by Wednesday. They're planning to wrap up shooting next Tuesday, August 29th. It may be a little tricky getting around New Haven this week but city officials promise to make any inconvenience as minor as possible. Most of the shooting will happen on Chapel Street and on Fountain Street. No parking signs are posted. So for the next seven days traffic at times will be re-directed on Fountain Street between Emerson and Forest. Parts of Chapel Street will also be shut down at times this week. "In Bloom" is set to be released in 2007.
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Post by Ace on Aug 21, 2006 18:30:09 GMT -5
NBC 30: Hollywood Comes To New HavenPOSTED: 5:34 pm EDT August 21, 2006 NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- If you encountered a traffic jam in New Haven Monday, it was probably nothing more than people hoping to catch a glimpse of actress Uma Thurman. Her new movie is on location in the Elm city. Thurman and Pierce Brosnan are starring in the movie “In Bloom”, but neither were on set Monday. Those who stood around did get to see lights, camera and a lot of action. The biggest Hollywood star was carried out of Hill View High by the Briar Hill police swat team. Evan Rachel Wood is just fine and so is New Haven, as the city played host to the movie set. New Haven police guarded the fake police. The school system is receiving a $29,000 donation for use of the building, plus the moviemakers are covering the cost of custodial crews.
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Post by Yuliya on Aug 21, 2006 19:08:59 GMT -5
Well 700 plus pages of Joyce and you'll never think of whathisface again. Not unless I feel that I need a break and decide to read/watch LOTR again. I don't know if it's fair to recommend Ulysses to a non English Lit major though and even some of them whine about it. I'm in awe of it and loved reading it, but it's not exactly easy reading and it takes an effort to get into it and it's not a book I've read multiple times for that reason no matter how great it is. Yeah, I know... It's somewhere on my list; saying, "One day, I'll read Ulysses" makes me feel better. Smarter. More important. One day... I need to find the right time. I was badly traumatized when I was reading the 900-pages Shogun. I was reading it at work, on the customer's site (long story; there was time there when there was nothing else to do) and colleagues kept giving me weird looks (and weird comments, too) for reading such a big book. Being a nerd in a company of geeks...
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Post by Lauryn on Aug 21, 2006 22:29:42 GMT -5
For the faint-hearted there's a "book on CD" abridgement of Ulysses done by Irish actor Jim Norton that's gotten pretty stellar reviews. I think it clocks in at about five hours. With the prodigious cuts needed you might call the performance more a "reading" of the book. At least a good read aloud is better than the Cliffs' Notes since Joyce put so much artistry into the sound of the language. Still, pondering on how they might mesh all the character points of view, stream-of-consciousness rambles, and the literary flourishes on audio could give you a migraine. It's been a while since I read the reviews but I think popular songs of the day that crop up in the novel are featured on the discs. That's a nice touch.
When I see the heading "In Bloom" it makes me think not just of Bloomsday (and things I've left half-read) but of Jack Benny's theme song "Love in Bloom" with that scratchy violin intro. Maybe there are some old enough on the list to remember it. I'm sure he chose the song because given his persona it was a bit of a non sequitur. (The lyrics are a pile of flowery nonsense.) I wasn't around for the radio show but on television I do barely remember Mel Blanc playing Benny's depressed violin teacher Professor LeBlanc.
This thread has gone off the rails in a hurry, eh? Turn it off before someone starts talking about Bloomingdales!
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Post by Ace on Aug 23, 2006 3:23:28 GMT -5
Car To Hit Uma Thurman In Conn. Actress In New Haven To Film MoviePOSTED: 11:46 am EDT August 21, 2006 NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Actress Uma Thurman began filming for her latest movie "In Bloom" in New Haven Monday. Several scenes take place at Yale University, near Chapel Street and outside Sheridan Middle School. Thurman plays Diane McFee, the wife of a college professor, who's played by Pierce Brosnan. Cameras Roll In New Haven Also appearing in the film will be dozens of Connecticut residents starring as extras. One of the extras is Bob Canelli, a former principal at Wilbur Cross High School. "They were a little short on teachers. It's great. It's a great opportunity. It's fun and I enjoy it. I really enjoy it," Canelli said. Sue Brown was at the filming site with Sheridan Middle School students from her week-long film camp. The camp just happened to coincide with the movie's filming. "We can't believe this is happening here … We're probably going to be able to see so many things we've never seen before. Our kids will be filming the filming," Brown said. Although Thurman and Brosnan were not present on the set Monday, they are expected later in the week. One of the scenes involves Thurman's character getting hit by a car while she is en route to visit her husband at his office. Filming will last for several weeks and "In Bloom" is expected to be released in 2007.
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Post by Ace on Aug 26, 2006 12:48:10 GMT -5
I really prefer the title of the book "The Life Before Her Eyes". It's far more evocative and accurate. I read the NY Times book review of this and if you don't want to know the entire plot don't read it. I think if done well it will make for a fascinating and quite extraordinary film.
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