OT - 5-Year Engagement movie set in A2
There is a new rom-com opening this weekend titled "The Five-Year Engagement" from Judd Apatow (Old School).
I did not realize it, but Ann Arbor and UM features prominently in the movie. The female lead gets a research position at UM and the male lead ends up working at Zingerman's.
I may have to go see the movie just for this.
Here is the review:
Bonus: The reviewer seems to be a UM grad.
You may not want to eat at Zingerman's any more after watching it.
unless you are smart and didn't eat there in the first place
Maize and Blue!
no politics, no religion, no deli discussion.
ok, let talk about how vastly over-rated angelos and washtenaw dairy is compared to kilwins or the broken egg
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't disagree with some of what you said but the broken egg sucks. Northside is better than angelo's but the broken egg is nowhere near either, IMHO
bah, northside sucks too. im really underwhelmed with made from scratch breakfast spots in this town relative to all the other good food there is
April 25th, 2012 at 10:10 PM ^
dude, they sell strohs ice cream, just go to kroger or meijer and buy your own half gallon of that nasty shit.
April 25th, 2012 at 10:28 PM ^
Washtenaw Dairy doughnuts are fucking great though.
April 25th, 2012 at 10:32 PM ^
While I'm not always willing to wait for a table at Angelo's, it's definitely a very good breakfast spot.
It's all about Langer's, 7th and Alvarado. Best deli in America, literally. I'm not even exaggerating.
Luv me some z roadhouse!!
I frequently saw Jason Segel at Main St bars during filming. Unfortunately I never saw Emily Blunt... they had a showing at Zingermann's catering last week as a benefit for 8-2-6 and I heard the movie is pretty entertaining.
Suckers!
was he still dating her? I thought his new main squeeze is Michelle Williams
She's married to some other actor
She's married to Jim (John Krasinski) from the Office.
Rare case where I actually tried to figure out who she was. Wow, I'm impressed. Guys here usually have terrible taste in women.
Ok..I can figure it out, but are you in the Moo In or something?
Judd Apatow has nothing to do with Old School. That was Todd Phillips.
Apparently Apatow has nothing to do with this movie either. OP FAIL
Apatow is the producer
April 26th, 2012 at 10:52 AM ^
"From Judd Apatow" made me think writer and/or director, not producer.
I bet none of you guys were aware of this, but UM and Ann Arbor figure heavily into The Big Chill.
The Big Chill director is Lawrence Kasden, who is a UM grad.
Ok, you missed the joke, but that's what happens with internet sarcasm. The point: OP is dumb for posting very well-known, really old news.
Sorry, calling the OP dumb because you're not thinking out of the box is just rude.
Maybe if you live in AA or Michigan you are likely to know where this was filmed. Or maybe it was a Mgoblog topic.
I live elsewhere and would have no idea about the location.
I appreciate the post.
Thanks OP!
April 26th, 2012 at 10:16 AM ^
aware of this, but OSU and Columbus figure barely at all in Goodbye, Columbus.
Posting the review URL...
...when I clicked on it and saw:
Google Chrome could not find portals
I don't know if I can continue to use a browser that openly refuses to think with portals...
really? wtf is even happening here?
April 25th, 2012 at 10:43 PM ^
It was weird last July when they made main street look like winter. The snow was the fakest looking crap I hav ever seen. Then I saw the screening at the 826 function, looked real! Movie magic. Both the broken egg and Angelo's suck, they are for Oakland County tourists. , The real Ann arborites go to Village Kitchen or bells.
April 26th, 2012 at 12:02 AM ^
...it even made the 100 best delis in restaurant magazine. I always preferred Lefkoski's though; their pastrami on rye w/swiss n cole slaw was Tremendous. I guess from the food comments that it no longer exists...
April 26th, 2012 at 12:17 AM ^
I wouldn't show it to recruits. Seems the only thing they liked about Ann Arbor was Zingerman's. They used the campus, but as for their attitude about our beloved university and its denizens, the filmmakers must be from OSU. Or maybe LA.
Yes, I know it's a comedy. But it's about being trapped in Ann Arbor and stolen from that wonderland out west. That Ann Arbor we all know, where there are deer antlers on the walls of every pub and sensitive faculty husbands negligently leave their cross-bows out on the table for children to play with. And snow 9/10 of the year.
If showing recruits a romantic comedy turns out not to be Hoke's primary recruiting strategy, that will be just fine by me.
I am Katniss?
I will pass then. So sick of the "California is so great" attitude. Yes, your weather is nicer, but you also have a higher chance of death by mudslide, fire, plastic surgery or earthquake than we have. I'll keep Michigan, especially Ann Arbor. Also, it would be exhausting to have to look good and color your hair all the time. (just a woman's p.o.v.)