August 4, 201113 yr A lot of the scenes for Welcome to Collinwood were filmed on pre-decent E. 4th Street.
August 4, 201113 yr Of course it is. My point is that it's a major theater venue on a major street in a major city. And a crowd catches attention (as it would with me too). I am commenting on the falling of the once-mighty. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 15, 201113 yr A few pictures from the Avengers set. Original post was from the Cleveland Trust Rotunda page All these changes do make me wonder what they'll do when they leave. I heard somewhere they've also added some lights and plants to public square, but I havn't seen it yet.
August 16, 201113 yr ^take THAT toronto!! btw the once mighty fell when the owner burned the real agora down for the insur...whoops i meant when an accidental fire destroyed it.
August 16, 201113 yr ^ AWESOME Here are a few new stories and videos: http://www.cleveland.com/avengers/index.ssf/2011/08/the_avengers_filming_in_clevel.html http://www.cleveland.com/avengers/index.ssf/2011/08/avengers_filming_features_runn.html
August 17, 201113 yr Good video news coverage: http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/202437/45/Avengers-movie-brings-extras-to-Cleveland
August 18, 201113 yr Chris Hodgson was on "The Great Food Truck Race" on the Food Network tonight: http://www.foodnetwork.com/great-food-truck-season-2-trucks/package/index.html His food truck had on the side on a chalkboard "Rock'n the C-Town Love!"
August 18, 201113 yr I was out last night in the WHD and they were filming the movie "I, Alex Cross" on the patio at XO Steakhouse. I believe Tyler Perry was in the scene they were filming. Also, I don't go out much during the week but West 6th had a larger crowd than I thought there'd be for a Wed night.
August 18, 201113 yr I was out last night in the WHD and they were filming the movie "I, Alex Cross" on the patio at XO Steakhouse. I believe Tyler Perry was in the scene they were filming. Also, I don't go out much during the week but West 6th had a larger crowd than I thought there'd be for a Wed night. Wow, filming all over downtown. I didnt realize the "I, Alex Cross" one started.
August 18, 201113 yr It's been busy for the last two weeks on W6th. I think the movie filming has really pumped some energy into the city and has given some people a reason to come downtown during the week. Bar Louie has also been crazy busy ever since it opened. That place really is going to be a good addition to the neighborhood.
August 18, 201113 yr I was out last night in the WHD and they were filming the movie "I, Alex Cross" on the patio at XO Steakhouse. I believe Tyler Perry was in the scene they were filming. Also, I don't go out much during the week but West 6th had a larger crowd than I thought there'd be for a Wed night. And then here it is on Cleveland.com this afternoon: 'I, Alex Cross': Profiling the profiler played by Tyler Perry in movie filming in ClevelandPublished: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 5:00 PM Perry and the "I, Alex Cross" crew have been spotted around Cuyahoga County this month, filming scenes from the movie -- everywhere from XO Prime Steaks in the Warehouse District to Bellfield Avenue in Cleveland Heights. http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/08/i_alex_cross_profiling_the_pro.html
September 2, 201113 yr More....... http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/PressRelease/prdetail?id=10893 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2011 News Advisory 'I, Alex Cross' Set to Film on Lakeside Avenue September 6, 2011 – September 9, 2011 CLEVELAND – From Tuesday, September 6 through Friday, September 9, 2011, the movie I, Alex Cross will be filming action sequences, including car crashes, explosions, snipers and SWAT teams, on Lakeside Avenue at Ontario. The intersection at Lakeside and Ontario will be closed to through traffic. Please allow additional travel time as you plan your commutes. Detour signs will be posted for the following routes: • Eastbound traffic on Lakeside will be detoured south bound on West 3rd Street to east bound on St. Clair Avenue and then north bound on East 9th Street to get back to Lakeside Avenue; and, • Westbound traffic on Lakeside will be detoured south bound on East 9th Street to west bound on Superior Avenue and then north bound on West 3rd Street and back to Lakeside Avenue. Access to parking garages and lots in the area will be maintained: • Willard Garage can be accessed via E. 9th Street or by heading west on Lakeside from E. 9th Street. • Huntington Park Garage can be accessed via the West 3rd Street entrance. • Commuters who park in the Huntington Park surface lot and the Justice Center parking garage will be able to access the Lakeside entrances via W. 3rd Street. - 30 - "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 5, 201113 yr House hunters on hgtv will be in cleveland tonight at 8 - I'm sure it will be a burb.
September 6, 201113 yr There was a film on TCM last week called 'Three Guys named Mike". Starred Jane Wyman, Howard Keel, Van Johnson... Wyman is a newly minted stewardess for American Airlines and is first based in CLE. There are some location shots of the airport in 1950 wkith Wyman and Keel (who plays an AA captain on Convair 240's. Of course, being about AA, you don't see any other airline present. Later, she is based out of Chicago.
September 8, 201113 yr And it keeps on growing... Northeast Ohio gets two more movies and a video game, courtesy of tax credit program Cleveland, Ohio -- Ohio's Motion Picture Tax Credit is doing boffo business at the box office. Five new projects that are expected to bring more than $17 million to the state have been awarded tax credits totaling $3.37 million, the Ohio Department of Development announced Thursday. The state gave credits to four feature films, two of which will be produced in Northeast Ohio, and one interactive video game. Northeast Ohio, most recently home to film crews from "The Avengers" and "I, Alex Cross," will provide the setting for "Unamerican," which is due the largest tax break: $1.7 million. The movie is about a man's discovery of "the true meaning of life" upon losing his job due to corporate downsizing. Apparently, Cleveland and other parts of northern Ohio will substitute for Ireland when Shaker Heights native Fred Willard stars in the romantic comedy, "The Yank." The story of a middle-aged Irishman's search for love in the old country received a $330,831 tax credit. http://www.cleveland.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/09/northeast_ohio_gets_two_more_m.html
September 9, 201113 yr Five more movies coming to the state.... one of which (The Yank) will be in CLE and one of which (Confession starring Danny Glover) will shoot at a location yet to be determined. "CLEVELAND - The spotlight may be on Hollywood, but the Ohio film industry continues to grow as Ohio’s Motion Picture Tax Credit secures more productions. According to the Ohio Film Office, five new projects will bring in anticipated revenue of more than $17.1 million for Ohio. “Confession” starring Danny Glover will receive a $1.03 million Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit to shoot in an Ohio location that is yet to be determined...." http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/entertainment/movies/local_films/ohio-motion-picture-tax-credit-helps-secure-five-new-projects
September 9, 201113 yr I wonder if other parts of the state will start to oppose this tax credit as it seems like most of the films coming to Ohio are only coming to Greater Cleveland.
September 9, 201113 yr I wonder if other parts of the state will start to oppose this tax credit as it seems like most of the films coming to Ohio are only coming to Greater Cleveland. Oh, like with the Historic tax credit?
September 9, 201113 yr There is also a question of whether this tax credit actually helps anything, even cleveland
September 9, 201113 yr Oh really? If you're going to say something so silly please tell us exaclty who is asking the question and exactly what is is, otherwise don't post anything so lame.
September 9, 201113 yr please tell us exaclty who is asking the question and exactly what is is That truly is the question of the ages...
September 9, 201113 yr ^What's good for CLE is good for Ohio! Not just in Cleveland, but most are.... Northeast Ohio gets two more movies and a video game, courtesy of tax credit program Published: Thursday, September 08, 2011, 6:31 PM Updated: Friday, September 09, 2011, 7:32 AM By Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio's Motion Picture Tax Credit is doing boffo business at the box office. Five new projects that are expected to bring more than $17 million to the state have been awarded tax credits totaling about $3.4 million, the Ohio Department of Development announced Thursday. The state gave credits to four feature films, two of which will be produced in Northeast Ohio, and one interactive video game. READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/09/northeast_ohio_gets_two_more_m.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 9, 201113 yr Oh really? If you're going to say something so silly please tell us exaclty who is asking the question and exactly what is is, otherwise don't post anything so lame. Crains Cleveland asked this and the panel on their weekly podcast decided the economic effect was minimal. also, http://www.cbpp.org/files/11-17-10sfp.pdf
September 9, 201113 yr ^How minimal? Is it a net gain or does the economic impact not surpass the cost of the credit? There are also intangible benefits like city/region recognition nationally and globally as well as simple things like boosting the morale of the city/region. I was talking with some people from Michigan who were complaining about the loss of the film tax credits in their state. They said that the Governor decided to eliminate the credit because the economic impact was "below expectations," but the impact was still a net gain for the state. Let's not fall into that trap...
September 9, 201113 yr Well there was a story about this a couple of weeks ago somewhere (I'll re-post if I find). There are many ways to measure the impact and depending on what study you look at, you may come away with a different answer. There is no doubt in my mind that the positives far outweigh any negatives especially when you consider the intangibles as Hootenany mentioned (but the people that are looking at a very fine set of variables may not see it that way). Besides, look at the love Cleveland got from the Avengers crew in the "I love Cleveland" thread. This kind of stuff is hard to measure, yet could end up being priceless.
September 9, 201113 yr ^ Indeed, some things cannot be measured immediately or easily in dollars and cents. If this helps boost civic pride and morale around here... to maybe result in people staying or coming...it is priceless. Such value should be considered, but doubtful you will get that in a publication dedicated to the bottom line of dollars and cents.
September 23, 201113 yr has this been posted before? the commercial runs on cable all the time. jenners13 is looking for the right man:
September 24, 201113 yr has this been posted before? the commercial runs on cable all the time. jenners13 is looking for the right man: Oh Lawd!
September 25, 201113 yr Mike Symons new show "the chew" premiers tomorrow If you're in NYC in October, they have tickets available in October http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/co-hosts/Michael--Symon
September 27, 201113 yr Not really a movie or TV...but radio media. Was listening to WBEZ Chicago Public Radio (NPR) today at work, and one of the segments was made possible by donations from The Great Lakes Brewing Company of Cleveland.
September 27, 201113 yr That is cool that they put the "of Cleveland" where with that name, people may just think it is local
September 27, 201113 yr Yes, they did, and also included a blurb about their sustainable business practices....but I just caught it out of one ear while I was busy and didn't catch all of the wording.
October 1, 201113 yr Thanks. I will share that. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 10, 201113 yr There was a radio program on NPR Chicago Public Radio WBEZ tonight about the entrepreneurial spirit flourishing in Cleveland. They had the guy on that opened the Mountain Biking place, a group of parents that started a school in Ohio City, the Ohio Knitting Mills story, the rowing association....and a few others. I only caught about the second half of it. I was riding in a car and I want to say it was on somewhere between 7pm and 9pm CST....maybe the "ideas" or "sunday specials" program they have listed on the schedule on the website. However, I can't find anything about it on the website. I will check and see if they update the site tomorrow...I wish I had more details. It was a great and positive piece and worth a listen.
October 11, 201113 yr Let's see if I can remember how to do this: The Avengers - Teaser http://youtu.be/89_zqLk7k5A?hd=1
October 11, 201113 yr Funny I was just listening to that NIN song the other day...Trent Reznor must be excited! Movie looks cool.
October 11, 201113 yr Read about this on their website -- eager to see what they come up with. I don't know if they are still looking for people to interview, but I think the UO community has got to be on top of this: http://www.savingcities.com/initiatives/red-white-and-blueprints/
October 11, 201113 yr Let's see if I can remember how to do this: The Avengers - Teaser http://youtu.be/89_zqLk7k5A?hd=1 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zatgnqdIefs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Edit: Guess not. Sorry all. This should work. I also wanted to say that I'm happy to finally register and be a part of the community. I've been lurking for a while and always read up on all of the Cleveland development news. I'll be returning to Cleveland in May and hopefully stay for good!
October 12, 201113 yr For youtube videos, all you need to do is copy and paste the web address and it automatically embeds... The Avengers - Teaser
October 12, 201113 yr Cleveland Musuem of Art was featured on Travel Channel yesterday: http://www.travelchannel.com/Video/the-bombing-of-the-thinker-16310
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