Ah, making fun of celebrities: it's been fun since the dawn of time, and with every new advance in technology, we can do it better and more effectively. For instance, makeup, lighting, and airbrushing all conspire to make Renee Zellweger attractive, making unstaged shots of her all the more delightful, in an evil sort of way. All of this has nothing to do, really, with her movie shooting at the Vancouver Art Gallery, but odd-looking celebrities are more interesting than art, anyway.
One could argue that becoming more unpleasant the more famous you get is also an art form, in which case we submit Exhibit A: Jessica Alba. No tales of bitchery yet this week, but she's back in town shooting Fantastic Four. We won't have to wait long before she unleashes herself upon the public again. And Mark Wahlberg, who seemed perfectly cordial during his stay in Vancouver, ended on a down note when he was a total poopy pants at his wrap party - and we have photographic evidence!
Remember to zoom in, out, and around on the map - with so much happening in one neighborhood, it's easy to miss a map point.
As if to prove that movies aren't just filmed in Vancouver because it's cheap, this week various productions did location shoots at landmarks unique to the city. Mark Wahlberg was shooting scenes at GM Place, headquarters for west coast hockey, and a plain old huge stadium. Pierce Brosnan shot at the Hotel Europe, which isn't actually a hotel anymore but is still considered architecturally important, as an early and prime example of a flatiron building. Finally, Vancouver is known for its beaches, so the Jessica Alba and Dane Cook movie Good Luck Chuck took advantage of that with a shoot at one of Stanley Park's more historical beaches.
Remember to zoom in, out, and around on the map - with so much happening in one neighborhood, it's easy to miss a map point.
Vancouverites are noticing more and more productions going on around them, and this week really proved it. People checked out the huge skate ramp that's been built for the Andy Samberg movie Hot Rod at some suburban fairgrounds, while up in Gastown people spied on Ice Cube and his castmates shooting scenes for Are We Done Yet. For some people the most exciting thing is to know about a location shoot beforehand, so they can plan a picnic and go on down to watch. The Mark Wahlberg vehicle Shooter has signs around Gastown alerting people to some rather exciting action sequences to be filmed on the 24th. We hope some of you will make it down there and send in any snapshots you capture!
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This week had actors jumping all over the great city of Vancouver, as they went on location in quirky outlying neighborhoods like Burnaby and Westminster Quay. Burnaby is a quaint little suburb with ducks in ponds and trees and parks - the kind of place where people do a lot of strolling. Westminster Quay, on the other hand, is an industrial area right on the river. It's gentrifying (of course), but people there have calloused hands and hearts of gold.
Seeing so many actors hard at work really highlighted the division between those who get work, and those who just don't. Jean-Claude Van Damme, we're looking at you. It seems as though he's determined to keep partying in Vancouver, probably taking advantage of the exchange rate. At least he's moved on from karaoke and now is hitting up bars favored by the "Sex and the City" ladies. A ClubZone user has a review of the bar, called Ginger 62:
The perfect sized venue for an intimate feel. Great decor with good lighting. The music consistently works the room and the hot crowd without all the little kiddies is a bonus. Mix it all up and the result is a great atmosphere.
On the other hand, Pierce Brosnan, Rachel McAdams, and Mark Wahlberg were all spotted hard at work on their movies. Rachel and Pierce have to withstand heavily starched period costumes. Mark has to run around drenched in blood. Which would you prefer?
Will somebody put Jean-Claude in a movie so he can have a reason for his West End antics. Just a cameo? Something, please.
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