Angela was in NYC from Vienna last weekend and was able to catch Matt Damon film a scene for The Adjustment Bureau while she was in town. Here’s a comment she left for us today and a few of her pics. (Thanks Angela!)
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, because of you I saw Matt Damon on October 25th at 11am in downtown Manhattan at the Courthouse, Centre & Worth Street.
No Paparazzi were there, just some tourists. First they filmed a scene at the top of the stairs, he was just running inside. And then he came down the stairs and went to his trucks. He just passed by one metre of me and I said Good Morning, he was smiling and greeted me back: IT WAS AMAZING, but, I was so
stunned I did not ask him for a picture, it just happened so fast and I thought I am alone there so who would take the picture. Then he went inside the truck and I asked the security if Matt would make a picture with me. And he said, yes, but it may take sometime until he comes out again.
So i left because I had no more time.
THANKS A LOT LOT LOT, i am still so happy about seeing him, just because
of your great site!!!
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Currently, the filming industry is booming in New York with several blockbuster movies, including Sex and the City 2 and Wall Street 2 being shot here, as well as several Emmy-award winning shows such as Law & Order: SVU and Ugly Betty. For years the film industry, has enjoyed record growth, mainly due to the fact that the state implemented its favorable tax laws for movie productions five years ago. Now however, the city could see hits like Law & Order packing up their gear and moving to other cheaper locations.
The Mayor’s Film Office seems to be toying with several different ideas that would include charging for movie permits, as well as a plan for charging $3,200 every time a TV show or a movie wants to shoots inside a city building. The Mayor’s Office of Film hopes to earn around $136,000 a year this way.
According to Katherine Oliver, who works as the city’s film commissioner, these fees are needed because of the financial crisis and will be used to “cover administrative costs associated with the use of city buildings by productions.” However, many movie enthusiast fear that these fees could end up resulting in Hollywood simply deciding to move their movie shoots elsewhere.
Another bump in the road for movies filming in New York, is the new law that was passed recently which states that “car chases for movies filmed in the City must be kept under 30 miles/hour”. Furthermore, film executives fear that if one city agency starts imposing fees, then this will encourage other agencies such as the MTA to follow suit, and thus make filming in New York even more cost-prohibitive. The risk here is that New York icons such as Law & Order or even Sex and the City might move their productions to cheaper cities like Detroit or Chicago.
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We’re currently on the set of Duplicity at the Javits Center in NYC and will be bringing you more information as it happens.
UPDATE: We received a tip they will be filming on 53rd and Lexington on Sunday.
Here are some pics from the Javits Center set:
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