October 25, 201212 yr Oh my god does that movie look like awful. Its an MTV (Viacom) movie, what would expect?? The target audience is tweens/teenagers.
October 25, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland.
October 25, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. Im not that familiar with movies that were filmed in Cleveland but one movie that I thought was bad was the Avengers. I did not understand the hype
October 25, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. Im not that familiar with movies that were filmed in Cleveland but one movie that I thought was bad was the Avengers. I did not understand the hype Agreed!
October 25, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. Im not that familiar with movies that were filmed in Cleveland but one movie that I thought was bad was the Avengers. I did not understand the hype Hey hey hey.... watch it... I had a starring preformance in that movie! :P :x
October 25, 201212 yr Man no love for comic book movies on UO huh... I thought the Avengers was great! It really tied the story lines of the Iron Man, Thor, Incredible Hulk, and Captain America franchises together. This success means they'll all have multiple sequels and connecting comic stories. Hopefully Cleveland gets to star in more of these movies as the are made. Good job Marvel!! (DC better come strong with a Justice League movie soon! If the lesser known Avengers can gross $1 billion, can you imagine Superman and Batman in the same movie...whoa!!)
October 25, 201212 yr I liked The Avengers for what it was, a big budget action movie. Also, I believe Cleveland is supposed to be used for the next Captain America.
October 25, 201212 yr I like comic book movies but the avengers substituted a storyline for non stop action. The little storyline that did exist wasn't even that great.
October 26, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. The Oh! In Ohio. Really, really bad movie
October 26, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. The Oh! In Ohio. Really, really bad movie That was going to be my vote, even though it had a fairly interesting cast.
October 26, 201212 yr The Oh! In Ohio. Really, really bad movie That was going to be my vote, even though it had a fairly interesting cast. Yeah, between Danny Devito, Paul Rudd, Parker Posey, Liza Minelli, Heather Graham, and Miranda Bailey in it, and it being filmed in and taking place in Cleveland, and it showing at the Cedar Lee, I was hoping for a lot more out of it than the awful film that it turned out to be.
October 26, 201212 yr ^No votes for "Howard the Duck?". Which I enjoyed but I was 8 at the time... Cleve Land?
October 26, 201212 yr ^ most people did. But hey Trent Renzor is in it, before he swore off Cleveland.
October 27, 201212 yr i dk about thee worst because most of them are pretty bad, but my fav is double dragon. its a good bad. and the rest of the country certainly loves a christmas story, its qualllity and pretty much up there in wizard of oz classic territory.
October 27, 201212 yr ^I know the question was what is the worse but to followup on your "favorite", I would have to add "The Fortune Cookie" as mine. And not only is it set and filmed in Cleveland, but the band in Cleveland Stadium at the beginning of the movie, when Jack Lemmon is hurt, for some strange reason plays the Miami University fight song.
October 29, 201212 yr Really bad movies I suffered through b/c of Cleveland locale? "Proximity", really God/awful film -- IIRC it's about a framed/railroaded hero (Rob Lowe) who returns to Cleveland to bring down the evil politician (the late James Coburn; one of his last films). ... Lots of Cleveland shots, esp Tower City and a bizarre closing chase/shoot-out scene on the Red Line Rapid. "Light of Day" - Bad film, only noteworty because of big name leads: Michael J. and Joan Jett, as well as raising the Euclid Tavern to legendary status (where their band gigged). Movie did boost Cleveland's image as a Rock & Roll hot spot in this pre-Rock Hall era (Cleveland had won it, but it's actually construction was still iffy at this point (1987))... This movie was a huge step down from Paul Schrader's legendary screenplays like "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull". "The Oh! in Ohio"... The only "oh!" in this one was from the audience in this cornball crap; Funnyman Danny DeVito couldn't even rescue this garbage -- even the sex was lousy. Not-bad-to-pretty-good flicks: "American Splendor" (Harvey Pekar's biopic) was actually pretty good. Paul Giamatti (one of my fave actors), turned in some really good work. Minimual Cleve locales outside of the VA Hospital in Univ Circle. "Welcome to Collinwood" -- a decent satire/film noir; low budget flick with a pretty heavyweight case, including William H. Macy and Georege Clooney (in a cameo role) Still the Reigning Champ of ALL Cleve-set films: Billy Wilder's "The Fortune Cookie", the first of the Lemon-Matthau buddy-buddy, in which the late Walter Matthau won his only Oscar. TV "Hot In Cleveland" ... of course. Cute initially; lovable cast (esp. Betty White, of course) .... a few giggles but a lot of forumula cornball stuff... It was TV Land's highest rated show, but I think it's run out of gas.... None better as a feeding trough for washed-up former stars, like MTM, Don Rickles and Carl Reiner.
October 29, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. The Oh! In Ohio. Really, really bad movie It was a good movie!
October 29, 201212 yr I vote for Light of Day as well. I was supposed to be an extra at the Euc but I was so, so sick that day and couldn't do it. My boyfriend at the time is in it though.
October 29, 201212 yr I feel like I'm on a lonely campaign hyping it, but by far the most interesting Cleveland-set/filmed movie ever, IMHO, is Jules Dassin's 1968 "Uptight." It's loosely described as part of the Blaxploitation genre, but it's a remake of a classic Irish story set in Hough amid racial turmoil. Completely overwrought acting, but a great cast, an awesome Booker T and MGs soundtrack, and amazing footage of still-dense Hough from the 1960s and the Flats. Despite the high profile director, the movie has been pretty much viewable only occasionally as part of curated film series, never on TV, and until recently, wasn't available on DVD. But I just checked, and looks like it is now available on Netflix and for purchase (in limited quantity): http://www.amazon.com/Uptight-Blu-ray-Jason-Bernard/dp/B008NNSDKA Here's the 1968 NYTimes review: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F03E3DF1430E034BC4152DFB4678383679EDE And the opening of the movie:
October 30, 201212 yr I still vote for 'The Escape Artist'. A great movie that shows Cleveland around 1980... It has city hall, the pre-party flats, the Franklin Castle, and a ton of stuff that I assume is now demolished.
October 30, 201212 yr ^^Strap, I'm curious about "Up Tight!" as well. It was based on the Hough riots and starred Max Julien and Roscoe Lee Browne before they were well known. I've seen the YouTube trailer.
October 30, 201212 yr ^^Strap, I'm curious about "Up Tight!" as well. It was based on the Hough riots and starred Max Julien and Roscoe Lee Browne before they were well known. It's considered a pioneer of what became the black tension movies of the 70s (derisively known as blaxploitation films). I've seen the YouTube trailer.
October 30, 201212 yr ^^Strap, I'm curious about "Up Tight!" as well. It was based on the Hough riots and starred Max Julien and Roscoe Lee Browne before they were well known. I've seen the YouTube trailer. I saw it a couple years ago as part of a Jules Dassin series at the Film Forum (in New York). The vintage Cleveland neighborhood footage is amazing. I think I may have to buy a copy so I can watch parts of it in slow motion.
October 30, 201212 yr I still vote for 'The Escape Artist'. A great movie that shows Cleveland around 1980... It has city hall, the pre-party flats, the Franklin Castle, and a ton of stuff that I assume is now demolished. Guess what I watched on youtube today thanks to you. :-D
October 30, 201212 yr It has been years since I saw "The Escape Artist" but one scene sticks in my mind. Griffin O'neal is running and I think he either runs out the door of the Alcazar Hotel in Cleveland Heights or is running by it and there is a new camera angle and he is running by the Halle Building on Huron Rd downtown. Of course it looks like a continuous shot and scene, and only somebody from Cleveland would know they were 6 miles apart.
November 4, 201212 yr ...anyway, this raises a good UO question: what's the worst movie you've ever suffered through from start to finish just because it was filmed or set in Cleveland. I'm not even sure of my own answer, though I know I watched far more of Eurotrip on TV than I would have if the main characters hadn't [supposedly] been from/in Cleveland. Um... mi scuse, but Eurotrip is funny The answer to your question, though, is Major League II. Maybe its just because it is such a monumental drop off from the first film
November 14, 201212 yr Staging Success: The PlayhouseSquare Story Airs Thursday, November 15 at 8:00 PM on WVIZ/PBS http://www.ideastream.org/programs/entry/49916
November 27, 201212 yr I think one of the characters will be attending Cleveland State University on "Hot in Cleveland". Check out Betty White's shirt:
February 15, 201312 yr Tonight -- posted by the DCA facebook page: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/local-social-media-specialist-to-compete-friday-on-lets-ask-america
August 6, 201311 yr This guy who works for RTA is on House Hunters. He is currently living in Ohio City and looking for a house. Cleveland looks gorgeous.
August 7, 201311 yr ^do you recall the episode number or if it was a new episode or a repeat? I looked for it and couldn't find it. Much obliged.
August 7, 201311 yr ^do you recall the episode number or if it was a new episode or a repeat? I looked for it and couldn't find it. Much obliged. I don't know. We were just flipping channels and I saw Cleveland
August 13, 201311 yr Does anyone know what is filming on Edgewater Drive? There are tons of trailers throughout Edgewater park and signs saying "FPP"
August 13, 201311 yr OK, the next time you see Katie Holmes doing yoga within 3 miles of my home, you MUST contact me immediately!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 15, 201311 yr The 10 Most Critically Acclaimed Movies Filmed in Cleveland Posted by Sam Allard on Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:02 AM When the Russo brothers politely stormed into Cleveland earlier this summer, they arrived with knowledge of and respect for the legacy of iconic filmmaking in Northeast Ohio. It's a legacy of which they are a distinguished part. With any luck, their hotly anticipated Captain America sequel will be on this list after its release next summer. To be clear, this isn't a personal ranking. This list is gleaned from reviewers all across the country, aggregated oh-so sensibly and aesthetically by our friends over at Metacritic. In the interest of consistency, we used the Metacritic composite ranking for all the films below. (You'll notice the conspicuous absence of Major League, which Metacritic doesn't have in its archives). In the interest of audience interaction, however, we'll soon be sending out a survey with these titles (plus Major League) to see how Clevelanders feel about the hierarchy of these gems from our backyard. Chances are, we'll come out with our own list too. READ MORE AT: http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2013/08/15/the-10-most-critically-acclaimed-movies-filmed-in-cleveland "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 16, 201311 yr another cleveland chef & her brother in nyc: Published: August 14, 2013 Hot chef: Natasha Pogrebinsky of Bear How you did decide on the name Bear? Our parents still live in Cleveland, Ohio, where me and my brother Sasha (the restaurant’s co-founder) grew up. There are little wooden statues on I-80 at rest areas all through Pennsylvania. We used to stop there and pet the bear for good luck when we would drive to visit them. What’s the response been from the community after hearing about your appearance on “Chopped”? When the show was announced three weeks ago we were booked in, like, the first 20 minutes. People are calling from all over — not just New York but all over the country, booking chef tastings. And I really hope that this will help put Queens on the food map. See more at: http://www.metro.us/boston/entertainment/going-out/2013/08/14/hot-chef-natasha-pogrebinsky-bear/#sthash.HAXcpY1K.dpuf
August 20, 201311 yr from realneo blog: Katie Holmes in "tremont" to shoot new movie: 'Miss Meadows' or another movie production about an escaped criminal hidding Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Sun, 08/11/2013 - 22:22. update exclusive: in tremont - update - i was told that another movie was shooting in tremont today - its about an escaped criminal hiding in a house on tremont ave. - and there were shooting scenes today -or could it be the same movie -
August 20, 201311 yr Do we have a thread or does anyone know what effect the State movie tax incentives are doing to boost film production in areas outside of Greater Cleveland?
August 20, 201311 yr Do we have a thread or does anyone know what effect the State movie tax incentives are doing to boost film production in areas outside of Greater Cleveland? I thought I read an article earlier this year from Columbus Business First lamenting that films were coming to Cleveland and Cincinnati, but not Columbus. I looked for the article and couldn't find it, but here's one from April 2012- http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2012/04/cleveland-stars-in-report-on-ohio-film.html?page=all At the time that was written, Cleveland accounted for 7,000 out of 9,000 jobs, $13 million out of $19.5 million in wages, and 13 of the 27 projects that had come to Ohio. That was pre-Captain America (and a number of other films)
August 22, 201311 yr This pilot was filmed in Rockefeller Park and Little Italy (restaurant scenes at Angelo's Nido Italia). I was supposed to be in a scene or two, but work schedule had me cancel ... Filming will resume in Spring.
August 22, 201311 yr ^^ Interesting. Per the March 2012 study referenced in that article (http://urban.csuohio.edu/publications/center/center_for_economic_development/Film_Commission_Full_Report_Final_Revised.pdf) and Guidestar: Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation, $560,000 annual budget (2011) Cleveland film production: 2,883 film jobs for Ohioans and $6,186,180 in wages, 2009- March 2012 (did not include Akron, County, or other locations in northeast Ohio ... Just Cleveland) Greater Cincinnati Film Commission, $155,000 annual budget Greater Cincy film production: 836 film jobs for Ohioans and $4,130,583 in wages Columbus Film Commission, $16,000 (last reported in 2007!) Columbus film production: 48 film jobs for Ohioans and $247,442 in wages Now I'm sure a ton of different factors go into why certain areas of the state see more film action than others. But my guess, looking at these numbers, is that at least one big factor is having an active and well-resourced film commission on the ground that can provide a lot of ground help as potential filming locations are scouted.
August 22, 201311 yr My friend was in that movie, he's in the quick shot running with dogs towards the end of the clip, but I had no idea what it was about. How exciting!
August 26, 201311 yr I thought I read an article earlier this year from Columbus Business First lamenting that films were coming to Cleveland and Cincinnati, but not Columbus. I looked for the article and couldn't find it, but here's one from April 2012- You're probably thinking of this......... Columbus struggling to lure major films for location shooting By Joshua Jamerson The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday June 12, 2013 9:28 AM It was tough to watch George Clooney and Ryan Gosling take on the Ides of March from Cincinnati. It was even more painful to watch The Avengers save the streets of Cleveland two years ago. But it was downright frustrating when Captain America and his team battled on the streets of Cleveland again last month. “I’m a little salty about it,” said Thomas McClure, executive director of the Greater Columbus Film Commission, which has struggled to pull major studio films the way other big Ohio cities have. READ MORE AT: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/06/12/columbus-struggling-to-co-star-in-major-films.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 27, 201311 yr Not sure why but I definitely dig what she's wearing... Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise walk down Starkweather Avenue in the Tremont neighborhood on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. The movie star and her daughter, with bodyguards in tow, were making their way to Lucky's Cafe to eat. Holmes is working on a movie called "Miss Meadows," a small-budget comedy directed by Karen Leigh Hopkins. The crew has been filming in and around Cleveland for a couple of weeks now. (Lisa DeJong/The Plain Dealer)
August 27, 201311 yr double face palm. I've now seen at least three pictures of Katie in Cleveland today, and each one has a chain link fence right behind her.
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