O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the Coen Brothers' adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, set in rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Three convicts escape and encounter a variety of obstacles on their way home, including sirens, a Cyclops, and the Ku Klux Klan. The movie stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, and Holly Hunter and has an incredible … [Read more...] about O Brother, Where Art Thou Filming Locations to Visit
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Film Friday: My Dog Skip
A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi comes out of his shell with the family dog. My Dog Skip is based on the memoir by Yazoo City native Willie Morris. Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson and Kevin Bacon star in the film. Filmed In: Canton, Jackson, Mendanhall and Yazoo City, Mississippi; additional scenes filmed in Los Angeles. If You Like: The Rookie, Marley & … [Read more...] about Film Friday: My Dog Skip
Film Friday: A Time to Kill
Based on the John Grisham bestseller, this film is intense from start to finish. A young black girl is raped and nearly killed by two white men. When it seems that the men are going to be released, the girl's father, played by Samuel L. Jackson, takes the law into his own hands and shoots the men. What proceeds is the trial of the century and the rebirth of the Ku Klux … [Read more...] about Film Friday: A Time to Kill
