The discussion about malls reminds me of the scene recently (December) around The Dakota, a famous apartment building on Central Park West in NYC. The one John lennon and Yoko Ono lived in, and where Yoko still lives, and the spot outside of which where his killer came up to him and shot Lennon. Some movie about Lennon's killing was being shot on the 25th anniversary of the murder, and filming was set up right there on the sidewalk at the actual crime scene, and they were using the real Dakota, private property of course, as the backdrop. Actors dressed as all the original participants, perpetrator, victim, police, etc. Well, this understandably freaked out Yoko to no end, and even with all her pull around NYC, and her likability factor, there was nothing that could be done to stop the shoot. It seems all the production company had to do was get the proper filming permits from NYC, which they did, and no one, not even the owner of the private property could stop it, because it was being done from the street and sidewalk, with all the permits.
Extremely bad taste, I think, I'm sure they could have used a set or another look-alike building, they didn't have to do it right there in front of Yoko Ono.
