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Heights’ Resident Paul Giamatti Filming ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ In DUMBO

By on May 14, 2013 11:58 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Celebrity Residents, Movie shoots

“The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ is filming in DUMBO this week, as the neighborhood was taken over by police cars, the “Midtown bus,” crowds of extras and all sorts of whacko action. McBrooklyn offers pics, including lead Andrew Garfield—and Brooklyn Heights’ own Paul Giamatti, who plays villain “The Rhino.” In the film, his alter ego is [...]

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HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ Filming In The Heights Sunday 4/28

By on April 27, 2013 2:02 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Streets

HBO’s sophomore season of “The Newsroom” is filming in New York on Sunday, April 28, including Court Street between Joralemon & Schermerhorn on the border of Brooklyn Heights, according to website On Location. The new season of the Aaron Sorkin political drama series, which stars Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer, launches July 14. The Heights [...]

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Elementary Shoots In Cobble Hill

By on April 18, 2013 8:49 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Movie shoots

The CBS series “Elementary” will be filming in the Cobble Hill this week. More at Cobble Hill Blog.

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Sparring Match: ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Crew Trashing The Heights—Or Not?

By on April 11, 2013 12:45 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, War On Fun

There’s a dynamic little sparring match taking place over in the Brownstoner forum. Heights’ Henry Street resident Dean Collins posted a comment & pic grumbling about Wednesday’s pervasive “Boardwalk Empire” shoot, insisting “Hey, ‘Empire’ producers, you left your sh*t in front of my apartment.” His comment reads: “Classless move. Came home to see that the [...]

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The ‘Empire’ Strikes Back: Filming Takes Over Heights

By on April 10, 2013 8:40 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking, Streets

As previously reported, filming for HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is pervasive in Brooklyn Heights Wednesday, with shooting, catering, holding, cranes hoisting giant spotlights, cams and various other big mamma trucks, wiring & related accoutrements along: Cadman Plaza West, Montague, Court, Remsen, Monroe Place, Clinton, Pierrepont and Henry. In fact, it’s almost easier to omit those streets [...]

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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Returns For Court Street Shoot 4/10

By on April 4, 2013 9:09 am in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Streets

HBO’s fourth season of “Boardwalk Empire” will be filming along Court Street between Cadman Plaza and Remsen Street next Wednesday, April 10. Vehicles must be moved by 10 p.m. Tuesday. The Emmy award-winning series—set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era and starring Steve Buscemi—was last in the Heights in late February. In all, “Empire” [...]

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Spanish Film ‘La vida inesperada’ Shoots Wed. On Montague

By on March 26, 2013 4:44 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots

Signs are posted along Montague Street, from Hicks Street to Henry, alerting residents that a shoot will take place Wednesday for Spanish film “La vida inesperada.” Vehicles should be moved by 5 p.m. today. According to IMDB, the flick stars Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, Sarah Sokolovic and Carmen Ruiz. It is directed by Jorge Torregrossa. [...]

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Boardwalk On Montague

By on February 26, 2013 8:39 am in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Streets

Filming takes place today, Tuesday, on upper Montague Street between Court and Clinton streets, for what appears to be HBO’s fourth season of “Boardwalk Empire.” Curiously, signs are imprinted with “Boardwalk Impire.” Doink!? The series, set in Atlantic City, during the Prohibition era, stars Steve Buscemi. It has won 12 Emmy Awards and received 30 [...]

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White Horse on Joralemon

By on February 20, 2013 10:43 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Literature, Movie shoots

As your correspondent was walking along Joralemon Street between Henry and Hicks yesterday evening, he saw the white horse used in the filming of Winter’s Tale being blanketed and about to be loaded into a trailer. The movie is based on a novel by former Brooklyn Heights resident Mark Helprin, and stars, among others, Heights [...]

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Comedy Troupe Dinner For One Offers Pithy Parody Of ‘It-Girl(s)’ Lena Dunham

By on January 30, 2013 8:21 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Celebrity Residents, Fun, Movie shoots

And now, the video! NYC sketch comedy troupe Dinner For One (a.k.a. dfor1.com) paraded a robot along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade January 18, and revealed to BHB they were filming an other-worldly take on HBO’s “Girls,” starring Brooklyn Heights’ Lena Dunham, a member of the BHB Ten 2012. The guys, who comprise New York-based graduates [...]

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