Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Remember the curse of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice during filming last spring?  If not, here’s a quick refresher:

In April, tons of confetti from an explosion scene (above) on Eldridge Street clogged roof drains before a rainstorm. The blockage caused flooding, and in some cases, roof collapse.
In May, a Ferrari in Times Square lost control and plowed [...]

Right now, Seventeenth Street is the site of the latest film set for the Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, scores of hired hands – production assistants, electricians, security, food people, etc. – are scrambling to prepare for tonight’s shoot.

Based on the props in the vicinity, it seems like this particular scene might [...]

Filming on Eldridge Street for Nicholas Cage’s new movie, Sorcerer’s Apprentice (a live-action contemporary take on the Disney classic), is now complete. However, as reported here last week, the brief disruption already took its toll on some unfortunate residents living at #22.

Simply put, the block between Division and Canal is a disaster area. [...]

An Eldridge Street resident is upset at the Nicholas Cage movie filming in the neighborhood. Apparently the set confetti clogged the roof drains, and last night’s deluge caused his ceiling to collapse…
Here’s yet another reason to hate Hollywood.
I woke up this morning in my apt on 22 Eldrige St. to find half of my [...]