Bills’ receiver Terrell Owens is looking for a new home in Buffalo and a film crew is following his every move for a new reality show. “The T.O. Show,” will premiere on  VH-1,  July 27.

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling will begin filming the new romantic comedy, Blue Valentine, in the Scranton, PA area next month. But first, they will film a scene at the Wayne Delaware Manor, an assisted living center located just across the Delaware River from Narrowsburg, NY sometime this week.

Today, we checked out the set of Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, in Albany, NY.

According to IMDb,the movie is about Evelyn Salt (Jolie), a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world’s most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.

They are shooting scenes just off of I-787, Exit 3B in downtown Albany (the exit and surrounding exits are closed). You can see the whole production (including Angie) from the highway. We got a few shots of her as we drove by and then pulled off and parked about a block from the set. We were lucky we came across a PA who pretty lax about the whole thing and let us stand just a few feet away from where they were shooting. Because we were in a parking structure on a roof and she was filming on a truck we were eye level with all the action.

The scene involved Angie hanging onto the roof of a 40 foot shipping container speeding down the highway. Her body double was there too but it looked like she was doing most of today’s stunts herself. We watched them film the scene three times and got some great shots of Angelina in between takes. She looked relaxed and seemed to be having a good time.

For more pictures and info, check out our sister site, onlocationvacations.com.

Update:

It looks like Albany isn’t the only upstate location that will be featured in Salt. Tug Hill may also appear in the movie. Location Scouts looking for a snowy location are interested in using a farm in the Tug Hill region for an  exterior shot. There is no word on when the shoot will take place or if it already has. What we know for sure is that Ang won’t be there.

More information has been made available about the Salt shoot happening in Albany this week. According to the Daily Gazette, sections of Interstate-787, Route 20 and downtown Albany will be closed for two weeks starting Thursday as Columbia Pictures films scenes the movie, starring Angelina Jolie. There is no official word from the city or the production regarding who exactly will be in Albany filming but it is safe to bet Jolie will show up at some point since the filming is taking place over so many days.

Street closures will begin at 6 a.m. or 9 a.m. and will last until 4 p.m. or 8 p.m., depending on the location. It was also announced they are planning on doing as much filming as possible on the weekend to minimize impact on weekday taffic.

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Here’s the first trailer for the Ang Lee directed movie, Taking Woodstock, based on Elliot Tiber’s memoir, Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life.

Last summer, the movie shot almost entirely on location on Route 20 in New Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Albany on the border of New York and Massachusetts. On Location Vacations chronicled the shoot and got some fantastic set photos! Here are a few links, check them out!

First Set Pictures From Taking Woodstock

More Pics From Taking Woodstock

More Pictures and Details From Taking Woodstock

Updates from Taking Woodstock in Stephentown, NY

A student film crew from the State University College at Oswego got a bit more than they had bargained for while filming on location in Oswego last week. The crew was filming a robbery scene at Flowers By Mr. John, 193 W. First St, when Oswego City police, state police, sheriff’s deputies and officers from the college responded to what they believed to be a real robbery after receiving a call from a “concerned citizen.” The students followed the officers’ commands and were let go when the police realized no actual crime was being committed.

Columbia Pictures filed a permit with the city of Albany and the State of New York to film a car chase scene on April 24th-26th and May 1st-4th. The scenes will be for the movie Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. Salt is currently filming on a sound stage in Long Island and on location throughout New York City. There is no official word on where the chase scene will take place but it will most likely be filmed on I-787.

At The Oscars a few weeks ago, Melissa Leo was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Frozen River. What many Upstate New Yorkers don’t realize, is the film was made in our backyard last winter.

“Frozen River” was filmed in the Plattsburgh and Beekmantown areas of Clinton County in 24 wintry days in 2007, but the story’s setting is the Massena/Akwesasne area.

The film’s director, Courtney Hunt, said the area was chosen because  it was easier to film on Lake Champlain and the Plattsburgh area offered more accommodations for the cast and crew.

The movie is about Ray Eddy, a broke “trailer mom” who is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling when she meets a Mohawk girl. The pair make runs across the frozen St. Lawrence carrying illegal Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the trunk of Ray’s Dodge Spirit.

Ms. Hunt said the genesis for the movie came during trips to the north country. Her husband, Donald A. Harwood, was born in Malone and is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, Canton. Ms. Hunt said her husband has relatives in the Malone and Burke areas, which they often visit.

Frozen River is available on DVD now.

According to Syracuse.com, NY Senator Chuck Schumer wrote  a letter to Steven Spielberg asking him to consider filming his next movie about Abraham Lincoln in Auburn. The movie will include scenes surrounding the life Lincoln’s secretary of state and one-time political rival, William H. Seward, who lived in Auburn. Seward’s family home, now the Seward House, an historic landmark.

“This would be a win-win for Central New York and Mr. Spielberg - delivering an economic boost to the region, while providing a historically accurate location for the film,” Schumer added.

What Schumer failed to mention, is that the state still has not renewed the tax incentives program that has made filming in New York State so desirable.

Upstate New York has never been a hub for filming. Unlike NYC, which hosts the most productions (behind L.A.) in the country, northern NY only sees a major movie or television production every few years. It looks like those productions may become even fewer and farther between now that Governor Paterson has chosen not to replenish the fund that gave tax breaks to filmmakers. This fund was a major draw for many TV shows and movies to come to the state. The downstate economy has already felt the effect as the hit show Fringe is leaving its current home in Long Island City, NY to move to Vancouver next season. If you want to sign a petition urging Governor Paterson to set aside more money for the TV/movies tax incentives, click here.