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A Walk in My Shoes, a Family Movie Filmed in Portland, OR

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A Walk in My Shoes, a Family Movie Filmed in Portland, OR

I love family movies. They’re far and few in between these days. But tonight, December 3, 2010, we have a great family movie lined-up for you. Tune in to NBC at 8 p.m. and watch A Walk In My Shoes, starring Nancy Travis (The Jane Austen Book Club, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, 3 Men and a Little Lady), Philip Winchester and Yara Martinez.

The movie is a joint production sponsored by Proctor & Gamble and Walmart. It’s the “third installment of their Family Movie Night Initiative, which was launched last April in direct response to research which revealed that parents across America are seeking more family-oriented entertainment to enjoy together.” (Quote taken from a recent press release.)

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Jane Seymour's Hallmark Movie Filmed In Private Michigan Home

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Jane Seymour's Hallmark Movie Filmed In Private Michigan Home

Movies are usually elaborate productions involving an extensive list of filming locations to provide the right settings and moods required for each scene. So when I heard that it is possible to film an entire movie in one location, well one house in this case, I was pleasantly surprised. 

Jane Seymour’s latest project, a Hallmark Channel movie called Perfectly Prudence (formerly called Prudence, Again), was filmed entirely in a private home of a physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as confirmed by West Michigan Film Office’s Rick Hert. The house was also the former residence of the DeVos family.

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California On Location Awards 2010

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California On Location Awards 2010

I’m one of those people who stay in the theater long after the final scene of a movie is over, just to read all the credits. I’m fascinated by the number of people needed to put a production together. It truly takes a village to make a movie.

Other than the obvious mentions of directors, producers and actors in the credits, there are also hundreds if not thousands of other key individuals who work tirelessly behind the scene of every single production. They’re all carefully mentioned in the credits, but unfortunately they’re often overlooked by us viewers.

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Everybody Loves Whales Filming In Alaska

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Everybody Loves Whales Filming In Alaska

I have a strange love for Alaska. Strange because I’ve never been to the state, and yet it sits firmly on my list of top favorite places of all time to visit.

When I heard that Drew Barrymore’s latest project is being filmed in Alaska this month, I knew I had to do a little write-up and share the good news.

The movie is Everybody Loves Whales (later on changed to Big Miracle) produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Ken Kwapis (He’s Just Not That Into You).

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127 Hours Filmed On Location In Utah

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127 Hours Filmed On Location In Utah

Not too long ago, I did an article on Director Danny Boyle’s latest movie 127 Hours, filmed on location in the beautiful red rock country of Moab, Utah. Fast forward four months later to an evening in September 12, 2010, 127 Hours, a film based on the true story of outdoorsman Aron Ralston, had its first public screening at the Toronto Film Festival.

The reaction to the film was visceral and intense, with its audience “peeking at the screen through parted fingers.” There were “gasps and a standing ovation” for both the director and the film’s main actor James Franco. And yes, there were also Oscar talks. And a few people fainted.

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Breaking Dawn To Be Filmed In Louisiana

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Breaking Dawn To Be Filmed In Louisiana

Just a brief entry to let our Twilight fans know that Breaking Dawn, the movie based on the fourth and final novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, will be filmed on location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Louisiana’s attractive film tax credits have been drawing Breaking Dawn, along with many other productions to the state for filming. This has provided the much needed boost to Louisiana’s economy and tourist industry.

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Burn Notice Gives Florida Its Comeback

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Burn Notice Gives Florida Its Comeback

Currently in its fourth season, the television action dramaBurn Notice made its debut on June 28, 2007 on USA Network and has been cruising on its strong ratings since. If you’re a Burn Notice fan, you probably appreciate the authentic feel of its setting. It is the only Miami set TV show that is actually filmed on location in and around Miami. The show also has a permanent set built in the former Coconut Grove Convention Center in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood.

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Slumdog Millionaire Director Wraps Up 127 Hours in Utah

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Slumdog Millionaire Director Wraps Up 127 Hours in Utah

Remember Slumdog Millionaire? I saw it at least three times. Twice in the theater, and probably more than once on television when the movie finally came out on cable. Fair to say that Academy Award winner Director Danny Boyle had made one very poignant,  unforgettable film. It went on to win eight Oscars in 2008.

This month, Mr. Boyle is back in the spot light wrapping up 127 Hours, his latest film with Fox Searchlight Pictures, starring James Franco. The movie is based on the true heroic story of mountaineer Aron Ralston who in 2003 was hiking in Blue John Canyon, near Moab, UT, when he was trapped by an 800-pound boulder.

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Taylor Lautner to Film "Abduction" in Pittsburgh

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Taylor Lautner to Film "Abduction" in Pittsburgh

This summer, a super-popular Twilight star and one of Hollywood’s Oscar-nominated directors are coming to Pittsburgh to film their next production. We love the Twilight series. Safe to say that “we” includes all of the ladies at Reel-Scout. We read the books, we stood in line for the movies, and now we are excited for Pittsburgh because “Jacob” will be there to film his next movie “Abduction.” By “Jacob” we mean the handsome, dimply 18-year-old Taylor Lautner, “one of the most popular actors on the planet” after his portrayal of Jacob Black in the Twilight series.

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Movie Industry Thriving in Pittsburgh

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Movie Industry Thriving in Pittsburgh

We love showcasing film offices’ success stories in our blog, especially when it’s about one or in this case - two - of our clients. It seems Pittsburgh’s competitive film tax credit program has elevated the city on to Hollywood’s sharp radar. The Steel City’s movie industry has been steadily growing in spite of the recession experienced everywhere else in the country.

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A Race to the Oscar

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A Race to the Oscar

As you’ve probably noticed by now, we are in the middle of Hollywood’s 2010 award season - Golden GlobeDirectors Guild of America (DGA),Screen Actors GuildPeople’s Choice, etc., have been gracing the stages and television screens, and making headlines continually for weeks now. But the most coveted trophy to bring home - the Oscar - is still up for grabs on March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

This morning, Oscar finally made their announcement on who the 2010 nominees are. We are excited to share that four of the ten “Best Motion Picture of the Year” nominees were filmed in seven of our clients’ states.

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A Natural Fit in West Michigan

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A Natural Fit in West Michigan

“Best things come in small packages.” We’ve all heard that phrase many times. But in the case of the latest movie production currently filmed in West Michigan, we cannot come up with a better description.

Yesterday, February 10, 2010, was the first filming day in West Michigan of Tom Seidman’s small-budget film The Bunny Lady. “The movie is set in West Michigan, and written for West Michigan,” said Seidman. It’s a story of a “crotchety old farm woman” with a big heart running a rabbit rescue center, and starring in the title role is our beloved “Mrs. Brady” herself, Florence Henderson.

Seidman, a West Michigan native, wrote and directed this charming family Christmas movie. He has also worked in many well-known films and television productions over the years including The Dead Poet’s Society, Reds, Rich and Famous, Honky Tonk Man, Ordinary People, and Golden Girls. The Bunny Lady is his directorial debut.

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Everybody's Fine in Connecticut

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Everybody's Fine in Connecticut

Being in the film business, we love movies. Rarely does a Friday roll around without us getting excited about a new film’s opening. This weekend, our hearts are set on catching the just-released holiday movie Everybody’s Fine, a remake of Oscar winner Giuseppe Tornatore’s Stanno Tutti Bene. The movie follows a widower (Academy Award winner Robert De Niro) on his impromptu road trip to visit his grown children during the holidays. In addition to De Niro, the cast is an ensemble of many of our favorite actors including Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, and Sam Rockwell. Although it is a holiday movie, we have been duly warned that Everybody’s Fine is “a prickly, bittersweet weeper about a father’s attempts at reconnection and reconciliation with his … far-flung children.

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Thor to be Filmed in Los Angeles & New Mexico

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Thor to be Filmed in Los Angeles & New Mexico

Reel-Scout just heard from the grapevine that the much-anticipated movie Thor by Marvel Studios will be filmed in three of our clients’ backyards: California, Los Angeles and New Mexico. Production Weekly also confirmed the locations in its tweet last Friday. Congratulations to FilmLACalifornia Film Commission, and New Mexico Film Office! As we mentioned last week, you are definitely among the Top 5 Filming Locations in North America.

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California and New Mexico Make Top 5 North American Film Locations

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California and New Mexico Make Top 5 North American Film Locations

Last month, Variety wrote an article listing the top places in the world that location managers, directors and other industry insiders voted as best locations for filmmaking. Reel-Scout is excited to share that our film office clients represent two of the Top 5 markets for filmmaking:  California (No. 1) and New Mexico (No. 3).

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