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Posted on 5/10/10 at 9:23 pm to wickowick
Anybody ever see the "The Beguiled" with Clint Eastwood?
The Beguiled 1971
The Beguiled 1971
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Posted on 5/10/10 at 9:45 pm to 9Fiddy
Streetcar classic LA theme
Drowning Pool not bad for it's time
another Newman 'Blaze' about Earl Long noteworthy
Heaven's Prisoner's was a good watch and didn't botch LA too bad
Everybody's All-American kinda mixed to me as a LA story, could have been any SEC setting
Button a good movie and some good stuff but not prototypical in LA theme
In The Electric Mist did good with LA but the story didn't pan out
Dead Man Walking
Easy Rider finale
Wasn't sex, lies, & videotape LA?
I liked the LA in Interview with a Vampire
Drowning Pool not bad for it's time
another Newman 'Blaze' about Earl Long noteworthy
Heaven's Prisoner's was a good watch and didn't botch LA too bad
Everybody's All-American kinda mixed to me as a LA story, could have been any SEC setting
Button a good movie and some good stuff but not prototypical in LA theme
In The Electric Mist did good with LA but the story didn't pan out
Dead Man Walking
Easy Rider finale
Wasn't sex, lies, & videotape LA?
I liked the LA in Interview with a Vampire
Posted on 5/10/10 at 9:51 pm to blueslover
Blaze (filmed in Winnfield!)
The Great Debaters (was that the name?) The whole thing was filmed at Harris Baptist Encampment outside Minden
The Legend of the Boggy Creek Monster
The Great Debaters (was that the name?) The whole thing was filmed at Harris Baptist Encampment outside Minden
The Legend of the Boggy Creek Monster
Posted on 5/10/10 at 9:51 pm to blueslover
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof?
Posted on 5/10/10 at 10:13 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Point of no return
not really set in LA but they did have a mardi gras scene
not really set in LA but they did have a mardi gras scene
Posted on 5/10/10 at 10:16 pm to slaughlin
quote:
The Great Debaters (was that the name?) The whole thing was filmed at Harris Baptist Encampment outside Minden
I know some of it was filmed in East Texas. Wascom or Longview area. Saw them filming at night and sone redneck in the Dairy Queen I stopped at told me it was that movie and they had been shooting a lot there.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 2:38 am to new roads
A great La movie most people here probably aren't familiar with:
Not only is this a taut noir thriller (directed by Elia Kazan, who would make A Streetcar Named Desire the next year), but it was filmed entirely on location -- giving us a priceless visual record of 1949 New Orleans.
You can watch Panic In The Streets online here.
quote:
One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie (Jack Palance) and his friends kill an illegal alien who won too much in a card game. Next morning, Dr. Clint Reed (Richard Widmark) of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague. To prevent a catastrophic epidemic, Clint must find and inoculate the killers and their associates, with the reluctant aid of police captain Tom Warren (Paul Douglas), despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empty the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try.
Not only is this a taut noir thriller (directed by Elia Kazan, who would make A Streetcar Named Desire the next year), but it was filmed entirely on location -- giving us a priceless visual record of 1949 New Orleans.
You can watch Panic In The Streets online here.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 2:54 am to Kafka
Fletch Lives...
The party scene in Everybody's All American was filmed in the house I live in now.
The party scene in Everybody's All American was filmed in the house I live in now.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 5:51 am to new roads
All things considered, Heaven's Prisoners. It featured a lot of Nola-specific things without trying too hard and many other La. things. Not a perfect movie obviously. The role by Eric Roberts was a little overdone. But as far as its depiction of the area without botching it too bad or trying too hard, it's the best one I can think of.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 6:37 am to new roads
An interesting one from a historical perspective is Thunder Bay. Made in 1953 starring Jimmy Stewart
From IMDB: "Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig."
Interesting because it was made at a time when offshore oil production was in its infancy. Also features a cajun shrimper who is convinced that the oil drilling will ruin the shrimping. Not a great movie but worth a watch.
From IMDB: "Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig."
Interesting because it was made at a time when offshore oil production was in its infancy. Also features a cajun shrimper who is convinced that the oil drilling will ruin the shrimping. Not a great movie but worth a watch.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 7:33 am to Tigris
I forgot about Thunder Bay. It is worth a watch just from a historical standpoint.
That reminds me of a must see documentary. 'Louisiana Story' 1948 is a little goofy but is a great historical document all on LA swamp locations with locals...
It was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company. The story deals with the adventures of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon, who live a somewhat idyllic existence playing in the bayous of Louisiana.
The major plot involves his elderly father's allowing an oil company to drill for oil in the inlet that runs behind their house. A completely-assembled miniature oil rig on a slender barge is towed into the inlet from connecting narrow waterways. Although there is a moment of crisis when the rig strikes a gas pocket, most of this is dealt with swiftly and off-camera, and the barge, rig, and friendly drillers depart expeditiously, leaving behind a phenomenally clean environment and a wealthy Cajun family.
Another aspect of the plot is the presence of a giant alligator in the area, which is believed to have eaten the pet raccoon and is hunted in revenge.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story in 1948. In 1949, Virgil Thomson won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his score to the film (which contains only one Cajun-styled piece). In 1994, Louisiana Story was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
That reminds me of a must see documentary. 'Louisiana Story' 1948 is a little goofy but is a great historical document all on LA swamp locations with locals...
It was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company. The story deals with the adventures of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon, who live a somewhat idyllic existence playing in the bayous of Louisiana.
The major plot involves his elderly father's allowing an oil company to drill for oil in the inlet that runs behind their house. A completely-assembled miniature oil rig on a slender barge is towed into the inlet from connecting narrow waterways. Although there is a moment of crisis when the rig strikes a gas pocket, most of this is dealt with swiftly and off-camera, and the barge, rig, and friendly drillers depart expeditiously, leaving behind a phenomenally clean environment and a wealthy Cajun family.
Another aspect of the plot is the presence of a giant alligator in the area, which is believed to have eaten the pet raccoon and is hunted in revenge.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story in 1948. In 1949, Virgil Thomson won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his score to the film (which contains only one Cajun-styled piece). In 1994, Louisiana Story was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Posted on 5/11/10 at 8:00 am to blueslover
Only because I saw John Cusack outside the Federal Court building when they were filming it.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:11 am to new roads
Everyone's All-American
Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:18 am to chauncey
Casey's Shadow...bad attempt at Cajun accent, but pretty good movie just the same.
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Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:19 am to chauncey
THe Big Easy. i love this movie.
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dennis Quaid ... Det. Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin ... Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty ... Jack Kellom
John Goodman ... Det. Andre DeSoto
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dennis Quaid ... Det. Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin ... Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty ... Jack Kellom
John Goodman ... Det. Andre DeSoto
Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:33 am to chauncey
Joe Dirt's parents were from Baton Rouge. So it gets my vote.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:41 am to Lion Monticello
1. Runaway Jury
2. Deja Vu
3. JFK
2. Deja Vu
3. JFK
Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:41 am to chauncey
quote:
Best Louisiana themed movie?
THe Big Easy. i love this movie.
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dennis Quaid ... Det. Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin ... Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty ... Jack Kellom
John Goodman ... Det. Andre DeSoto
Can't believe it took so long for this one to appear. Anyone think it was way off base on the coruptnes of NOPD?
"Legend of Boggy Creek" mentioned above was about Faulk, Arkansas.
Posted on 5/11/10 at 9:54 am to 4nmylifetime
Monster's Ball.
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