Sinema ya Real Men Cry

Amanda Peet

Mark Ruffalo & Ethan Hawke

Wiki iliyopita niliitwa kuwa extra katika sinema ya, "Real Mean Cry". Inahusu wanaume wawili walivyokuwa marafiki tokea walivyo wadogo huko South Boston. Baadaye wote wanafungwa gerezani.

Sasa scene enyewe ilipigwa kwenye gereza la Billerica House of Corrections. Ambayo ni gereza la medium security. Walikuwa na ulinzi mkali na tulichunguzwa hata kabla ya kufika huko (background check). Kuingia unapita kwenye X-ray na kusachiwa kama unapanda kwenye ndege. Ilibidi tuache simu, kamera na vifaa vingine mlangoni. Halafu kila ukitembea hatua kama ishirini kuna mlango ambayo inabidi ufunguliwe. Kulikuwa hakuna kwenda chooni bila kusindikizwa na mlinzi wa gereza. Halafu tulipewa ID za kuvaa mkononi. Kwa kweli si rahisi mtu kutoka huko.

Kuna waigizaji wa kiume walivalishwa magwanda ya wafungwa. Utadhani ni wafungwa kweli kweli. Ila wamevaa hiyo ID mkononi. Sasa kuna jamaa mzungu alienda chooni. Alivyokuwa huko anasema, mlinzi alimtania na kusema, "Mkamate huyo, mfungwa katoroka!" Mzungu anasema alijisikia vibaya kweli.

Nilikuwa na waigizaji wengine wawili wa kike. Na tulisindikizwa eneo la kusubiri. Njiani tulipita wafungwa wa kweli. DOH! Mbona walianza kupiga makelele kama ngedere! Tulivyowapungia ndo kabisa waliigiwa na kiwewe! Naona walikuwa hawajaona wanawake muda mrefu.

Nilivyofika kwenye seti walisema kwanza nitaigiza mlinzi wa gereza. Nilimcheki mlinzi wa kike wa kweli aliyekuwepo zamu hapo. Alikuwa ni buchi lesbo hasa! Nikasema mungu wangu nitakoma. Lakini mimi ni msanii wakitaka niigize hivyo itabidi. Kwa bahati walinibadilisha na walisema nitakuwa mgeni namtembelea mfungwa. Cha kuchekesha, walikuwa na upungufu wa wanaume weusi waigizaji. Walimchukua jamaa aliyekuwa ana shughulikia chakula (caterer) na kumvisha nguo za mfungwa. Ndo nilifanya scene na huyo. Tulivyo maliza scene jamaa alibadilisha nguo na kuendelea na shughuli zake za catering.

Waliniweka karibu na Amanda Peet. Nilicheka kweli kimya kimya maana kuna wakati madirector (waongozaji) walinigombania. Moja aliniweka sehemu fulani kukaa, mwingine alinihamisha. Nilivyohamishwa jamaa aliingia seti kwa haraka na kumfokea na kumgombeza yule mwingine eiti kwa nini alinihamisha! Loh! Nikasema kumbe watu wanaanza kuni-notice.

Sinema zingine ambazo niliitwa mwaka huu lakini nilishindwa kwenda ni : The Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington (nilikuwa Bongo) na The Lonely Maiden starring Morgan Freeman ( ilikuwa ni short notice).

Mwakani sinema kubwa kama nane zinatarajiwa kupigwa hapa Boston nazo ni zifuatazo,( hiyo ya Shutter Island ya Scorsese ndo itakuwa kiboko ya mwaka 2008):


From Boston Globe:
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"The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"

When: Production crews are already here, setting up shop in South Boston's Seaport District.Director: Mark WatersStars: Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaugheyStory: While attending his younger brother's wedding, a bachelor is haunted by the ghost of - you guessed it - his girlfriends past.Release date: February 2009

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"Shutter Island"

When: It's hard to say, but location scouts have been scouring the area looking for suitable locales that could sub for a 1950s hospital for the criminally insane.Director: Martin ScorseseStars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley, and Mark RuffaloStory: A drama based on the Dennis Lehane novel of the same name. US Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of an escaped murderer who's believed to be hiding on Shutter Island.Release date: 2009
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"The Surrogates"

When: Scouts already have picked a few locations and producers are telling local crews to be ready to go by the spring.Director: Jonathan MostowStars: Bruce Willis and Michael Jai WhiteStory: Based on the popular graphic novels of Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele, the futuristic action flick imagines a world where humans live in isolation but interact through surrogate robots. A cop, played by Willis, investigates the murder of surrogates.Release date: 2010
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"Against All Enemies"

When: Word is scouts have been in town, but it's unknown yet when or where filming will take place.Director: Robert RedfordStars: Bruce Willis (Sean Penn and Vince Vaughn were initially attached, but have reportedly dropped out)Story: Based on the memoir by former counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke, the story centers on the government's failure to heed warnings about a planned attack on the United States.Release date: 2008

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"Bride Wars"


When: Word is Kate Hudson, who stars and produces, had such a good time in Boston shooting "My Best Friend's Girl" last summer that she wants to return. Timetable unknown.Director: Gary WinickStars: Kate Hudson and Anne HathawayStory: A comedy about best friends who become rivals when they schedule their weddings for the same day.

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"The Town"



When: "The Departed" producer Graham King has scouted here, but the writers' strike may hold things up.Director: Adrian LyneStars: UnknownStory: Based on Chuck Hogan's award-winning novel "Prince of Thieves" about a band of robbers who are hunted in Boston by a tenacious FBI agent and a woman who could destroy them.Release date: 2008
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"The Fighter"

When: With any luck, the production, which could end up being the largest ever filmed in the state, is expected to begin filming in Lowell next fall.Director: Darren AronofskyStars: Mark Wahlberg and Brad Pitt, who signed after Matt Damon dropped outStory: A biopic based on the life of former champ "Irish" Micky Ward and the brother who helped train him.Scheduled release: 2009
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"Hickory Nation"

When: Filming on the North Shore could begin as soon as next month.Director: Rebecca Cook, who'll also get a writing and producing credit.Stars: Aimee TeegardenStory: A drama about life after a mysterious hit-and-run in a small Maine town.Release date: 2009