Entertainment News from GA

Entertainment News from GA

‘The Conspirator’ to debut at Toronto fest
Robert Redford’s ‘The Conspirator’ is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film was shot in Savannah, Ga from October through December 2009.

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Robert Pattinson: Peachy in GA as shooting wraps on ‘Water for Elephants’

Some of the final scenes of ‘Water for Elephants’ took place in peachy keen Georgia where a local Chickamauga family hosted the cast and crew in their home. A number of props - everything from antique cars to period clothes pins - were brought in to match the Depression era in which the film is set. Read the entire article here.more.
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“It’s gonna be a whirlwind and it’s gonna be over.” Carol Cross’ husband co-owns the farm in Kensington where part of the film has been shot. Read

GA incentives nabbed ‘Footloose’ movie
Location scouts for the remake of ‘Footloose’ are continuing to scope out Covington and other towns in Georgia as they prepare to begin filming in September.

The Newton County Historic Courthouse has already been tapped for a courtroom scene that will tentatively be shot Sept. 17, 20 and 21, and other local locations, including the city of Mansfield, are also being considered, according to Lee Thomas, director of the film division of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office.

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‘Get Low’ premieres in Los Angeles
Newnan-filmed motion picture ‘Get Low’ starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray, shown at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews, has amassed a 90 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. “Top Critics” on the site gave it 100 percent approval. Some critics are going so far as to call it the best film of 2010.

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