Re: (rshsdepot) Movies in Stations

[luckyshow_@_mindspring.com]

I saw a movie of a jazz band playing in the Brooklyn LIRR terminal, a short, don't recall the band, maybe Cab Calloway, maybe Duke Ellington...There is the great movie (well, for railroad stuff) called Union Station, which takes place on every level of Chicago transportation, from the Post Office tunnels to the els

- -----Original Message-----
>From: James Kelling <james.kelling_@_nara.gov>
>Sent: Jul 21, 2006 2:54 PM
>To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Movies in Stations
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>Though not set in the station, the Danbury, CT station appears several times in the Alfred Hitchcock movie, "Strangers on a Train" (1951), which was the inspiration for the Danny Devito/Billy Chrystal comedy, "Throw Momma from the Train" made many years later.  I think Grand Central Terminal in NYC also has a few movie cameos, as well.
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>Jim Kelling
>Greenbelt, MD
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>>>> derekboles_@_rogers.com 07/21/06 9:11 AM >>>
>I just saw a 2005 movie called "The Island" starring Ewan McGregor 
>and Scarlett Johansson. It's basically a mindless action movie with 
>science fiction pretensions. I mention it here because an important 
>scene in the film was filmed in the crumbling Michigan Central Depot 
>in Detroit. The film makers appear to have made the building look 
>even worse than it actually is, if that's possible.
>
>I'm also aware of two very recent movies filmed at Toronto Union 
>Station. "Sixteen Blocks" with Bruce Willis is out on video now and 
>extensive scenes set in a New York City police station were filmed in 
>the otherwise abandoned third floor of the Union Station west wing. 
>Now filming in the same location is "Talk to Me" starring Don Cheadle 
>and Martin Sheen. The third floor of the west wing is popular with 
>film makers since it has retained its 1920-era interior design and 
>was little modified over the years.
>
>Derek Boles
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