Based on the memoir by Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods tells of two curmudgeonly friends who hike the Appalachian Trail together late in life. They encounter all sorts of bumps in the road along the way. Nick Nolte, Robert Redford, and Emma Thompson star in the film. Filmed In: Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia If You Like: Wild … [Read more...] about Film Friday: A Walk in the Woods
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Film Friday: Selma
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 in Selma and the Georgia Capitol in … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Selma
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