re: movies filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana

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I know Costner loves it here

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He really does. My dad chatted with him for a little bit at a downtown function and he said that all the locals are very warm and friendly. He bought a house here, but i think he might have sold it.

It's not unusual at all to run into celebs downtown

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Many of the directors have also said that NO, BR and south Louisiana in general are pretty much a shithole and they much prefer North Louisiana.

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Interesting, I have heard many say the opposite. They say the weather is miserable and there is not much to do when you have time off unless you want to gamble or drive to Dallas. I have not worked up there yet to say so myself but that is what I hear from guys who have worked up there.

I lived in Shreveport for two years and worked at the Tinseltown.

They filmed so many movies there and there are always celebrities coming to the movies.

I met Jude Law, Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Nick Cannon, and most of the cast of The Great Debaters.

They all love Louisiana, mostly because they get treated like people and everyone is nice.

The old Convention Center downtown is now a movie studio where they shoot alot. There is also another studio across town as well.

The studios also love the tax incentives.

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The weather is the exact same as S.LA..

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Like I said before, the crews kept saying the weather was miserable there. There was a Los Angeles based crew who worked up there one summer/fall and then worked down in New Orleans the following spring/summer. They said it felt much hotter up there to them and it made working outside miserable. They were in the running for another movie up there and they kept saying, "I hate working up there." As I said before this is just what I hear crews say down here. Really I don't care as long as I am working.

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scroll down, on the left are all the movies that were filmed there.

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I didn't realize that Click and Righteous Kill were filmed here.

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same thing i thought after reading the list

They film alot of scenes in my hometown. It is 30 miles east of Shreveport on I-20.


Titles with locations including
Minden, Louisiana, USA
Here are the 8 matching titles:

1. Blonde Ambition (2007) 3.4/10 (2042 votes)
2. From the Heart (2005)
3. Jeremiah's Secret (2006)
4. Last Lullaby, The (2008) 4.8/10 (78 votes)
5. Longshots, The (2008) 3.0/10 (1361 votes)
6. Major Movie Star (2008) 2.9/10 (319 votes)
...aka Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2009) (USA: DVD title)
7. Premonition (2007/I) 5.6/10 (19881 votes)
8. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) 4.1/10 (4156 votes)

I thought Roscoe Jenkins was filmed in Georgia?

Year One looks like it could be really funny this summer. Good for Shreve to get these kinds of movies.

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The old Convention Center downtown is now a movie studio where they shoot alot. There is also another studio across town as well.

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I think some production company converted the old Western Electric facility into a studio, too.

From what I've heard, basically the only complaint you ever hear is an occasional one about the summertime heat. Can't do anything about that; otherwise, I think the fact that stars like Costner and Samuel L. Jackson are building homes there speaks volumes about how they feel. Compared to the Los Angeles area, most people would choose Shreveport any day.

ETA - Now, the locals just need to convert Costner to being an LSU baseball fan. He loves Cal State Fullerton, and also Texas b/c he's good friends w/ Augie Garrido. But, he needs to get on board w/ the #1 college baseball program in the country