Walked by Meg Ryan today. She was standing on the sidewalk near a ton of movie trailers lined up along the Boston Public Gardens. I had snagged a spot at the end of the blocked off street where there were just a few spaces open. No one was really around as I walked by the dozen or so trailers. Looking into the makeup and wardrobe trailers is cool--being able to see in is a treat.
As I said, it was pretty quiet along that sidewalk. It wasn't blocked off so I just walked past all the trailers along my way. Then I noticed a security guard sort of lingering near one of the trailers. Two women were standing near him talking. Lo! and Behold! It was Meg Ryan chatting with a dark haired woman with MASSIVE curlers in her hair. Three of them, I think, standing in a huge triangle around her head. I didn't really recognize her but in checking out IMDB to see what the movie was, I'm pretty sure she was talking to Debra Messing. And no, Meg Ryan's face wasn't all botoxed up and her lips looked perfectly normal, which was good. She's a beautiful woman who doesn't need to mess with all that crap.
It was so strange to see them. I literally nearly brushed shoulders with them because the sidewalk was a bit of a mess and I had to move around them. There was no one else around. I wanted to play the FAN but there are few instances where you can play the fan and not be the ANNOYING FAN (Joe and I talk about that everytime he sees Malkovich in Harvard...we decided there is nothing you could say to him without looking like an asshole) so I kept walking. She looked pretty much just like she does in the picture to the right. Her hair was a bit curlier though.
Turns out the film is The Women, starring a whole slew of well, women:
 | Eva Mendes | ... | Crystal Allen |
 | Meg Ryan | ... | Mary Haines |
 | Debra Messing | ... | Edith Potter |
 | Annette Bening | ... | Sylvia Fowler |
 | Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | Miriam Aarons |
 | Candice Bergen | ... | Mary's Mother |
 | India Ennenga | ... | Molly Haines (attached) |
 | Gloria Crist | ... | Editorial Assistant |
And of course, Eva scored the best name. But wow, what a cast! They've been filming for a few weeks now. The trailers take up major parking spaces downtown, which is a pain. It's great to see more movies being filmed here these days. For a long time the high costs of dealing with the various unions was a barrier to production taking place here but it seems to be changing up. I don't think we'll be on the same level with NY or LA but celebrity sightings are definitely more common these days.
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