Fried Green Tomatoes is one of the quintessential Southern films, released in 1991. Based on a book by Fannie Flagg, an unhappy housewife seeks the advice of an elderly woman at a nursing home. Ninny Threadgoode describes the life of Idgie Threadgoode, who grew up in 1920s Alabama. Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Chris O’Donnell, and … [Read more...] about Fried Green Tomatoes Filming Locations to Visit
Film Friday
Remember the Titans Filming Locations to Visit
The 2000 film Remember the Titans was an instant classic, telling of a segregated Virginia football team that brings in a new coach to shake things up. They go on to find success when they all learn to work together and leave their prejudices behind. It was filmed throughout the state of Georgia. It stars Denzel Washington and Will Patton but it also featured rising stars … [Read more...] about Remember the Titans Filming Locations to Visit
Film Friday: Gifted
A single man is raising his gifted niece to have a normal life when his mother arrives to try to surround her with others of her abilities. They soon embark on a custody battle, each trying to give her the best opportunities. Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer, and Lindsay Duncan star. Filmed In: Atlanta, Savannah, Tybee Island, and Wilmington Island, Georgia If … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Gifted
Film Friday: Selma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6t7vVTxaic Based on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Selma describes the period when the civil rights activist sought to gain equal voting rights for African Americans. It stars David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Giovanni Ribisi and Oprah Winfrey. Specific scenes were filmed at the places they occurred in real life, such as Edmund Pettus Bridge … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Selma
Film Friday: Endless Love
Endless Love is a remake of the 1980s film starring Brooke Shields. This modern take stars Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde as a privileged girl and charismatic boy who are immediately drawn together. Their parents try to keep them apart, leading them both down a reckless path. Filmed In: Conyers, Georgia If You Like: The Notebook, Dirty Dancing, Love Story … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Endless Love
