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Forrest Gump Filming Locations to Visit

January 28, 2015 By Caroline Eubanks 7 Comments

One of the best films ever made was set and filmed all around the United States but put a heavy emphasis on the South. While many of the locations were changed or developed for the film or on private property, there is a handful of Forrest Gump filming locations you can visit on your own, especially in Savannah. But that's not all. Fripp Island was used for the Vietnam … [Read more...] about Forrest Gump Filming Locations to Visit

Weekend Guide to Charlotte, North Carolina

December 29, 2014 By Caroline Eubanks 2 Comments

Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte, North Carolina, is known for being a hub for banking and finance in the South, with Bank of America and Wells Fargo both having headquarters here. It's the second-largest city in the region in terms of population.  Most attractions are located in the area known as "Uptown," which is easy to get around by foot or the LYNX light rail … [Read more...] about Weekend Guide to Charlotte, North Carolina

Film Friday: Blue Velvet

December 19, 2014 By Caroline Eubanks Leave a Comment

In one of David Lynch's most iconic films, Blue Velvet, a college student finds a severed human ear in a field. The police become involved, which implicates a nightclub singer. Curious about the case, he breaks into her apartment while she is at work and finds out more than he bargained for. Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern star in the … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Blue Velvet

Film Friday: Weekend at Bernie’s

December 5, 2014 By Caroline Eubanks 1 Comment

A pair of unlikely employees at a corporation are invited by their boss to spend the weekend at his beach house, but he really plans on having them killed. Instead, the boss is killed and the duo pretends he's still alive while the mafia tries to finish him off. Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Catherine Mary Stewart star in Weekend at Bernie's, which was filmed … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Weekend at Bernie’s

Exploring Wilmywood’s Filming Locations

December 3, 2014 By Guest Author 2 Comments

This post has been updated in June 2019 to reflect places that have since closed. New information is in bold. Wilmington aka Wilmywood and Hollywood of the East: A small town in North Carolina that superstar celebrities visit every year to film television shows and films. I have to admit, the reason I chose to visit Wilmington initially was because it was once Tree Hill and … [Read more...] about Exploring Wilmywood’s Filming Locations

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