They're Just That Into You, Baltimore

Baltimore is a happenin’ place for celebrities this month following a weekend on-location shoot for the upcoming film He’s Just Not That Into You. Former Saturday Night Live star Jimmy Fallon has been spotted in Fells Point’s Ale Mary’s while the cast—which includes Jennifer Connelly, Entourage’s Kevin Connolly, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson—have been spotted throughout the city as well. Actually, confirmed sightings are limited to Connelly, Johannson and Fallon with and without the company of fiance Juvonen.
The two had a late night dinner (see, relevance!) at Aldo’s in Little Italy. It’s not the branching out The Sun’s Dining@Large blog will have you believe, given that the filming is in the same tiny neighborhood, but it’s something. It’s better than getting into a chauffeured car and whisked to the Cheesecake Factory and Hooter’s, right? As a side note, I've never felt enamored with bread pudding as I do now looking at that photograph.
Yet these sightings are not just around the Harbor, where the tourists are milling between dolphin shows at the Aquarium. Nor just Mount Vernon and Little Italy, where the movie is to take place (most of the filming has been done in Los Angeles).
Besides, I would be remiss to criticize the convenience when rock band The Graduate frequents Fell’s Point hangouts Friends (their preferred place for Resurrection), B.O.P., Blue Moon Café and The Baltimore Tattoo Museum for body jewelry. If I’m beside myself in the way the group has assimilated into Fells Point after recording its debut album down the street in Salad Days Studio, then by all means, I’m going to welcome Hollywood too.
It’s interesting to see where the stars gravitate. If only Aniston was spotted at Faidley’s in Lexington Market, Connolly in a cozy dive bar on Harford Road and Johansson at Rocket to Venus. Or the whole cast at Paper Moon or even a 24 hour Ihop. Maybe that’s unfair too, since Johansson chose this weekend as her first time to taste scrapple. (It was in the hours of daylight but it’s so heartwarming it’s worth mentioning. And I don’t even like scrapple.)
Since He’s Just Not That Into You is the byproduct of HBO’s Sex in the City (the book was written by one of the show’s consulters after the episode—which travailed the theory—was met with great success), has launched a daytime television talk show and now a movie, we’ll hold our breath in Baltimore that at least Justin Long will spied at Rec Room, since one thing has been learned from Bradshaw and Company: it's never too late to party fabulously.