The original working title was called “Lake House,” hence the yellow “LAKE” signs you see posted around town. But Loaded Gun Boston reports the name has been changed to “Grown Ups.” Read the full article → from What’s this movie called anyway?
Filming day 2: More fans turn out to see stars
Filming was in the front of the church today, so onlookers were not allowed up on the common or Town House lawn. There was a much bigger turnout than yesterday, but fans had to content themselves with views from across Main Street. There were glimpses of the stars to be had as they filmed in Read the full article → from Filming day 2: More fans turn out to see stars
Girls freshman lacrosse team remains undefeated
The Algonquin girls freshman lacrosse team beat out Medfield yesterday 9 to 5 to keep their perfect record in tact. They finish out their season this week with two games against Marlborough. Lacrosse dad Steve Prior sent in some photo’s of yesterday’s big game. Read the full article → from Girls freshman lacrosse team remains undefeated
What did you think of the traffic downtown?
When I arrived downtown Monday morning at around 8:30 am, traffic wasn’t horrible. Main Street westbound seemed fine, as did Route 85. The worst of it was Main Street eastbound, where the line of cars snaked from Route 85 past Fay and down the hill. One of the police officers controlling traffic told me cars Read the full article → from What did you think of the traffic downtown?
Memorial Day parade and observances
The movie set may still be in place, and sod may cover part of the route, but that won’t stop the annual Memorial Day parade. Southborough will remember its veterans on Monday with a parade that will pass through the Rural Cemetery, Burnett Cemetery, Revolutionary War Cemetery, and the Civil War Memorial. The final stop Read the full article → from Memorial Day parade and observances
Fans line up to get a glimpse of the stars, and they’re not disappointed
When I was lurking around the set yesterday morning, there were only a handful of spectators watching the action. When I returned at the end of the day, it was a whole different scene. The TV camera crews, along with plenty of fans — largely school-aged kids, but adults too — were gathered around waiting Read the full article → from Fans line up to get a glimpse of the stars, and they’re not disappointed
Scenes from a Southborough movie set
Pilgrim was hardly recognizable today, what with all the lights and gear and famous people milling about. Here’s what it all looked like. Find more pictures in my Flickr photostream. For the latest coverage on the Adam Sandler movie, click here. Read the full article → from Scenes from a Southborough movie set
First day of filming
The plan was to shoot outside the church today, but the cold, gray weather forced filming inside. I spent a couple of hours around the set this morning and was amazed at how close to the action I got. Onlookers were allowed free reign of the common in front of the church. I stood with Read the full article → from First day of filming
If you could ask the stars one question
Here’s a hypothetical to ponder on movie Monday: Say you’re sitting at Mauro’s enjoying a cup of coffee and Adam Sandler pops in to grab a cup to go, or Salma Hayek, or Chris Rock. (What? It could happen.) You manage to get your wits together in time to ask one question. What question would Read the full article → from If you could ask the stars one question
Girls freshman lacrosse tries for undefeated season
Steve Prior wrote in to tell me the Algonquin girls freshman lacrosse team is working on an undefeated season. Prior’s daughter Emma Decker is a goalie on the team. They have three games left, with the biggest being today against Medfield. The game starts at 3:30 at Algonquin. And then to finish off the season Read the full article → from Girls freshman lacrosse tries for undefeated season
Southborough in the news
Believe it or not, the movie is not the only thing in town the press is paying attention to. The local media has been chock-full of Southborough stories lately, and I’m way behind in bringing you the headlines. Without further ado, here they are. Shrinking budgets, smaller homes (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) “In the past, Read the full article → from Southborough in the news
What’s open this week and what’s not
With all the movie mayhem this week, you might be confused about what’s open downtown and what’s not. Here’s a rundown. Town House Open normal hours. Access both in and out of the Town House will be via the west driveway (the side closest to St. Mark’s Church). Police will be controlling access and you’ll Read the full article → from What’s open this week and what’s not
The week in town government
Here are the committee and department meetings for the week. The movie films from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, so you might want to leave yourself some extra time if you’re going to one of the meetings at the Town House this week. Monday,May 18 Planning Board meeting, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House Read the full article → from The week in town government
Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 7
And on the seventh day they rested. All was relatively quiet on Southborough’s movie set today. A calm before tomorrow’s storm. Expect plenty of traffic and activity in town tomorrow. In addition to all the movie-related traffic, there will likely be plenty of media in town. And that includes paparazzi possibly hanging from the trees. Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 7