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According to NotifyNYC: "On 10/23/09, between the hours of 11 AM-4 PM there will be a filming of a movie on West Street between Calyer and Oak Streets in Brooklyn. During the filming you may hear or see a SIMULATED explosion. FDNY will be on site as a precaution." If you happen to be nearby with a camera and want to share your pictures, send the to tips@gothamist.com or tag them "gothamist" on Flickr.

No one panic! The helicopters Hollywood sent in last week are back in the Manhattan airspace today. ABC alerts that "between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., there will be movie filming in New York City. As a result, there will be low-flying helicopters over Manhattan. The helicopters will be in the vicinity of the Empire State building, Chrysler Building and Central Park by the reservoir." UPDATE: The copters today are for a commercial. That's one big budget commercial!

Seen any cougars prowling your neighborhood lately? As the Sex and the City gals film their sequel around town, the NY Post takes a look at the aging foursome a whopping 11 years after we first all got to know them. The paper, which points out the women range from 43 to 53 years old these days, says, "One is more likely to sport burp cloths than Manolo Blahniks on the weekends."

Sometimes slow news days are good when they allow for photos of two of the sexiest men alive. That's right! Javier Bardem and James Franco are both in town filming scenes for Eat, Pray, Love. Check out more images of Mr. Bardem on Smith Street here. According to this Twitter update, they'll both be filming scenes today (and tonight?) at Robin Des Bois restaurant in Brooklyn, along with Billy Crudup and Julia Roberts.

With South Williamsburg supposedly still on their break from Hollywood, having been dubbed a no-film zone after too much action, the spotlight has turned to Greenpoint. But the NY Post reports that locals there are also getting riled up over the takeover, which brings a lack of parking spaces and too much traffic. A shopkeeper told the paper, "The thrill is gone. As far as I'm concerned, this is a nuisance. This is of no benefit to anyone around here."

Now that the American Apparel mess is behind him, Woody Allen can get back to talking about what he loves: movies and New York City. USA Today and Tribeca Film have interviews with the director, who says he's getting priced out of Manhattan! He told them, "I wish I could afford to be here all the time, but it's a very expensive city to work in. It's gotten worse for me. It's gotten better in that they give you tax breaks. But everything (else) has gone up. I work on a very limited budget." He noted that it would cost about an extra $3 million to film in New York in comparison to overseas.

       

Earlier today the north end of Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint was shut down for a 4th of July parade! Allegedly the scene was being shot for a new Jennifer Aniston movie called Bounty Hunter (Miss Heather has pics of the parade preparation). They'll be filming tomorrow (from Freeman to Ash Street) as well, and there are promises of explosions, chases and even Bette Midler! Sadly though, even Hollywood won't be able to bring the 4th Fireworks to the East River this year.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice, starring Nicolas Cage, has been shooting all over New York lately, most recently taking up residence on Eldridge between Division and Canal streets. While the deluge of red lanterns were likely a welcome adornment, last week confetti used for one scene found its way to the roof of #22, clogging the drain and causing a ceiling collapse. Nothing a little fireball explosion won't distract from!

The Hollywood lights have been shining down on South Williamsburg a lot lately, so much so that the neighborhood is being given a three-month reprieve from the action by city officials. Several projects got the greenlight to finish up filming before being tossed out of the new no-film zone, after which they'll certainly be able to find that "gritty urban look" Williamsburg offers in other areas of New York City.

That's pretty much a rhetorical question, because the above photographic evidence is undeniable (okay, not everyone agrees). We can now see that James Franco will not only make a fantastic (looking) Ginsberg, but following the news that he's practically the next Proust all but confirms he can encapsulate the influential poet's spirit. The biopic he's starring in, the Gus Van Sant-produced Howl, is currently filming in NYC (where the actor attends school) and concerns the 1957 obscenity trial that almost got the famous poem banned. (Spoiler alert: Judge Clayton Horn ultimate ruled that "Howl" was of "redeeming social importance.")

It doesn't take much detective work to find out that the cast and crew of Sherlock Holmes have landed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, and Jude Law, and they're all readying for their close-ups at the Marcy Avenue Armory at 355 Marcy Avenue, according to Filming in Brooklyn who notes the location is the same "where the interiors of Neville’s house were shot for I Am Legend." The NY Post even has some photographic evidence of the two male leads, and report back that "the Hollywood heavyweights were dressed in 19th-century period wear yesterday...Law sporting a distinguished mustache." The movie, which is actually set in London, is being directed by Guy Ritchie, but at least he's got the Williamsburg Bridge to separate him from his ex and A-Rod.

After being known for the spot that Kate Winslet's character in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind called home, Williamsburg’s Orient Avenue became the real-life home of director Michel Gondry. It then became the real-life squatting spot for many local crackheads, and following a brief stint of stabbiness, it's now going Hollywood again! Sort of. Flavorwire reports that Gondry's latest project appears to be filming not only on the street, but right at his very own house.

Last night I passed by two guarded, trash bag-covered cameras in front of his house that had been set up earlier that day. When I asked the guys watching the equipment if Gondry was involved, they smiled but would not confirm it. When I then asked if Michel Gondry was paying them well to stay up all night, they said yes.

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After weeks of being reported missing, a woman with a rare disease resurfaces in suburban Massachusetts and inexplicably causes excruciating pain and subsequent death to those she encounters.

Yesterday the HBO series Entourage, featuring friend of Gothamist Adrian Grenier, was filming in Queens (in the show, Vincent Chase & Co. are all childhood friends from the borough). Reportedly there was a neighborhood tot screaming and being calmed down by a PA, a slew of fans, a couple paparazzi, and Grenier was graciously giving the fans some face time. Even Kevin Connolly was on hand, despite police wanting to question him about a fight involving his pal Chris Paciello (Brooklyn-mobster-turned-Miami-club-king).

     

All signs pointed to Ugly Betty taking over DUMBO today (remember, this 3rd season the show has moved filming to New York), and even though the show infiltrated the cobblestone streets, no one really noticed in the sweet shadow of the Van Leeuwan Ice Cream Truck. For fans of Betty, here are some scenes that confused onlookers were treated to...the cast and crew should be out there til around 9 p.m. tonight.

    

It turns out ex-transit worker Michael Martin's movie was filming in Brooklyn yesterday. Photos of Ethan Hawke, Lily Taylor and a NY Post prop were taken on location. The movie, Brooklyn's Finest, is described as a drama involving the three intertwining story lines of Brooklyn cops.

Residents of Washington Heights and the Lower East Side may be noticing some production crews in their 'nabe this week, as filming begins for the redux of PBS's The Electric Company, which ended its series in 1977.

If you passed by St. Paul’s Chapel near the World Trade Center site yesterday you may have felt like you’d stepped back through time to the city’s raw, post-9/11 days, when the chapel’s fence was festooned with photos and tributes to the attack's victims. The new Nora Ephron movie Julie & Julia recreated the makeshift memorial, which was dismantled in November 2002. (Using a crane, the crew also pasted leaves to the trees.)

With the original set of rules tossed aside, the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting (MOFTB) has focused in on levels of sidewalk obstruction when it comes to shooting photographs and film in the city. Juliana Luecking points out the ridiculousness of the new rules, which don't allow much space for shooting. There will be a public hearing about the new regulations on December 13th (details here), and you can address your comments prior...