Not Another Downer Post

Set decorating and filming were in high gear this weekend in Lincoln Park at the corner of Palomares and Columbia. Activity appears to continue tonight at two houses on the south side of the 300 block of Jefferson at Palomares. "The Curse of Downers Grove" is a horror movie about a curse that is thought to kill a high schooler each year in the Chicago Suburb of Downers Grove. Only it's really Pomona!

Brett Easton Ellis (of Below Zero fame) co=penned the screenplay. And one of the actresses from Twilight is in it as well. I saw one of the male leads circling the park yesterday. Never heard or seen him before seeing his photo of IMDB, but I recognized him right away!

Here's all the info on the film from IMDB:

Full cast and crew for The Curse of Downers Grove (2014)

Directed by Derick Martini

Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Bret Easton Ellis screenplay Michael Hornburg novel Derick Martini screenplay

Cast Lucas Till Kevin Zegers Bella Heathcote ... Chrissie Swanson Zane Holtz Penelope Mitchell ... Tracy Emily Davenport ... Senior Girl #2 Ina Lereine ... Friend at funeral (uncredited)

Produced by Jason Dubin .... producer Aitan Segal .... associate producer Oren Segal .... producer Chiara Trento .... producer

Cinematography by Frank Godwin (director of photography)

Casting by Eyde Belasco

Stunts Matthew R. Anderson .... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department Frank Godwin .... cinematographer

Casting Department Skyler Barrett .... extras casting Heather Sirota .... extras casting

Other crew Kohli Calhoun .... dialect coach: Bella Heathcote Lon Haber .... publicist

Oh and most important, FILMED ON LOCATION IN POMONA.

I watched the "Politics of Love" recently on netflix, which was filmed in Lincoln Park and downtown a few years ago. Neither of these films are Oscar winners, but it's fun to have Hollywood come to Pomona. As long as they go back.

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