Trouble with the Curve stars Eastwood as Gus, an aging baseball scout whose team thinks he should step down. Gus' friend Pete suggests that his estranged daughter Mickey, played by Amy Adams, come out on the road with him to help out. From there they mend their relationship as they meet Johnny, an up-and-coming scout played by Justin Timberlake. Filmed In: Athens, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Trouble With the Curve
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Film Friday: Zombieland
Before Atlanta was overtaken by zombies in the filming of the popular show The Walking Dead, the comedy Zombieland introduced us to the rules of zombie hunting. A shy college student exists in a world overtaken by the undead and attempts to go home to Ohio to see if his parents are still alive. Along the way, he is introduced to an unstable zombie hunter … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Zombieland
A First Timer’s Guide to the Mud Bog
Every Christmas and New Year's Eve, the Dallas Mud Bogg brings together monster truck lovers from all over Georgia to do some old fashioned mudding. I've never experienced it before, but there was no time like the present. What is a Mud Bog? Mud bogging (also known as mud racing, mud running, mud drags, or mudding) is a form … [Read more...] about A First Timer’s Guide to the Mud Bog
Film Friday: Remember the Titans
This feel-good sports movie involves a segregated football team that brings in a new coach, played by Denzel Washington, with his own way of doing things. A young Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Gosling, and Kate Bosworth also star. The true story is set in 1970s suburban Virginia. Specific scenes were filmed at Berry College, Sprayberry High School, Decatur Cemetery, Druid … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Remember the Titans
Film Friday: Forrest Gump
This classic movie covers moments in American history and was filmed throughout the country and primarily in the South and California. Forrest Gump is, in his mother's words, "special." His friendship with neighbor Jenny is the only constant in his life. He goes on to receive a football scholarship to the University of Alabama, play professional ping pong, fight in the … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Forrest Gump