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As Nancy Meyers is preparing to direct her next film The Chelsea, from a script written by her daughter Hallie Meyers-Shyer, let’s visit the filming locations of one her most beloved movies of all time. Chances are you’ve already seen Something’s Gotta Give. And if you’re a diehard fan like me, you’ve probably seen it at least half a dozen times.
The Michigan Film Office announced recently that they have approved film incentives for Rumors of Wars, a futuristic war drama thriller that reminds us of movies like 2012,Armaggedon and Day After Tomorrow.
Antarctica has always been a mysterious place to all of us. Thoughts of Antarctica bring forth images of snowy, icy landscapes, magnificent glaciers, frozen tundra, and mystical northern lights. Antarctica is a place I’m forever curious about, but probably may never get to see in person.
We wrote an article on this a while back, but have a quick update for you today.
Everybody Loves Whales, directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Drew Barrymore, Kristen Bell, and John Krasinski, is filming on location in Barrow, Alaska this weekend, October 29, 30 and 31.
The Casting Department for Everybody Loves Whales is looking for some of the local folks to “portray the many rescuers and reporters who went out to the ice to help free the whales or report on the story.”
In the spirit of Halloween which is just about a week away, the SyFy Channel will air tonight, Wednesday, October 24, a special Ghost Hunters episode called Fear Factory.
The Hunger Games, filmed entirely in North Carolina, was a big hit when it came out earlier this year. Since then, there has been much speculation as to where its sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be filmed. Recently, Lionsgate has announced in a press release its plans to filmCatching Fire this fall on location in Hawaii, and in and near Atlanta, Georgia, including Clayton County.
As a nation, we are obsessed with heroes. That’s one of the reasons why movies starring Superman, Iron Man, The Hulk, Spiderman, Thor, etc. (to name a few) always end up being huge box office hits.
With major filming projects such as NBC’s Grimm (Seasons 1 and 2), IFC’sPortlandia (photo on left), and TNT’s Leverage shooting in Oregon all at the same time, it’s no wonder 2011 was one of the most lucrative years in Oregon’s film industry.
The DC Office of Motion Picture and Television Development (DC Film Office) launched its first podcast series, “Reel Talk with Film DC,” last week on August 27, 2012.
Earlier this month, The Oklahoma Film & Music Office announced in a press release that pre-production for the film adaptation of the play AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY has begun in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The Michigan Film Office recently announced in their press release that Michigan has approved the new television series Low Winter Sun for filming in the state.
Earlier this year, we were over the moon to find out that nine out of the top 10 U.S. cities for independent filmmakers are in states whose state film office uses Reel-Scout™.
Imagine ... a romantic church wedding set in the middle of an idyllic tree-lined suburb. Imagine ... a heart-stopping car chasing sequence on the winding roads of snow-capped mountains. Imagine ... a school of beautiful wild horses running through a vast open field.
Looking for the perfect location for your next production? Now there’s an app for that!
Michigan, Baton Rouge, North Carolina, Montana, and Nevada are among the first film offices to launch their own mobile apps. Developed by Reel-Scout, these apps include information on locations available for filming, local crew, vendors, and other film-related businesses. “Because the industry is so mobile, you need to be able to meet its needs in a mobile way,” said Reel-Scout’s founder Ed Henegar.
For 12 years now, MovieMaker magazine has been compiling its famous annual lists of “Top 10 U.S. Cities” for independent filmmakers. Of the Top 10 Cities in 2012, we’re proud to share that nine are in states whose state film office uses Reel-Scout™. Congratulations to everyone on their hard work and dedication in bringing more filming productions to their states.
On the tail of his mega-successful movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (the fourth in the MI series), Tom Cruise shared in an interview with MTV News’ Josh Horowitz his plan to revive Maverick, a character he played in Top Gun, an iconic, much-loved film he made with director Tony Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer in 1986.
It didn’t surprise anyone that The Descendants has five Oscar nominations this year - Best Picture, Best Director (Alexander Payne), Best Actor (George Clooney), Best Adapted Screenplay (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash), and Best Film Editing. Somehow, if the Academy Award has a category for Best Film Location, we have no doubt The Descendantswould be up for it also. For now, it comes in at No. 1 on Budget Travel‘s The Year’s Most Inspiring Travel Films.
Even though it has been snubbed by the Oscars this year, Drive - the “fairytale" stylishly directed by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn-is still one of my top 5 favorite 2011 films. The movie (screenplay by Hossein Amini) is based on the 2005 James Sallis pulp-novel of the same name.
In the midst of excitement of the Holiday Season, we almost forgot about Hollywood’s award season. That was until the Golden Globes announced their 69th Golden Globe Award Nominees last week at the Beverly Hill Hilton Hotel. Now all spotlights are back on in Tinsel Town.
