^^The preview could have used more Hulk but I am PUMPED!

Some Cleveland love on The Chew today!! mmmmmm Polish Boys!!! (sorry I'm not too sure how to get a video included on my post)

 

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A nice showcase of Ivan Schwarz:

 

Ivan Schwarz wants to shoot Cleveland to revive it: My Cleveland

Published: Saturday, October 29, 2011, 2:00 PM    Updated: Sunday, October 30, 2011, 12:41 AM

By Grant Segall

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ivan Schwarz used to be a Hollywood producer and location manager. For the past five years, he's lured more and more of his old colleagues here as head of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/mycleveland/index.ssf/2011/10/ivan_schwarz_wants_to_shoot_cl.html

 

 

Wow excellent and positive article about Cleveland!

Agreed - that was nice to read.

I'd also like to add "a great read."  Very intriguing were those provocative comments about movies Schwarz said would be filmed in Cleveland AND about Cleveland; so many good stories of real market value.  Don't think so?  Then look at what Stallone did for Philadelphia with "Rocky." (need I say more?)

Rush Time Machine – Live in Cleveland: Friday 11/4/11 8:30 PM on VH1 Classic.

 

Iconic progressive hard-rock band Rush gives a live performance before thousands in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Quicken Loans Arena for their 2011 Time Machine tour, featuring songs like "Subdivisions," "Tom Sawyer" and many others.

 

http://www.rushbackstage.com/rushbackstage/time-machine-2011/blu-ray-time-machine-2011-live-in-cleveland/index.html

 

Captured in April 2011 at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena during the renowned trio’s extensive Time Machine World Tour,“TIME MACHINE 2011: LIVE IN CLEVELAND” marks the band’s first live album recorded at a show in United States, and a deliberate nod of gratitude to the first city to support Rush on its radio airwaves.

^^Very nice

^Very cool

we watched a rerun of 'how i met your mother' and it turns out that guy, ted i think, is a clevelander. he was messing with a tv and said, "hey, dont you have any big chuck and little john on this?"

Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

Baron Davis to guest star on an episode of 'Hot in Cleveland'

Published: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 4:00 PM   

Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer

 

 

Baron Davis has found a way to occupy some of the spare time caused by the labor dispute threatening the basketball season that was supposed to start Nov. 1. The Cleveland Cavaliers point guard will be on the set of "Hot in Cleveland" Thursday to tape a guest spot on the TV Land sitcom.

 

The episode, which will air in February, features Elka Ostrovsky (Betty White), a big Cavaliers fan, giving Davis some ideas on how to improve his game. She wants him to bring back Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook shot.

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?action=post;topic=3329.1170;last_msg=588025

 

Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

 

The actor who plays Ted is Josh Radnor. Josh is from Columbus and went to Kenyon College. He was my next-door neighbor during freshman year. He's a fun, good guy. His dad might be from Cleveland originally.

Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

 

The actor who plays Ted is Josh Radnor. Josh is from Columbus and went to Kenyon College. He was my next-door neighbor during freshman year. He's a fun, good guy. His dad might be from Cleveland originally.

 

ha if he is from columbus then yeah probably!

 

thx again all for explaining this -- i dont really watch that show although we have it on sometimes. as you might imagine i sure was surprised and my head popped up when big chuck and little john were mentioned out of the blue like that!  :laugh:

 

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now that i am thinking about it -- here are a couple other clevelandy things i saw around the big apple, in a bar + in times sq:

 

The shows producer, Carter Bays, is from Shaker.

 

Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

 

The actor who plays Ted is Josh Radnor. Josh is from Columbus and went to Kenyon College. He was my next-door neighbor during freshman year. He's a fun, good guy. His dad might be from Cleveland originally.

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Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

 

The actor who plays Ted is Josh Radnor. Josh is from Columbus and went to Kenyon College. He was my next-door neighbor during freshman year. He's a fun, good guy. His dad might be from Cleveland originally.

Cross-reference from the "Cleveland & Its Artist Pioneers" thread (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,25429.msg542984.html#msg542984) ... Airs tonight.

 

PBS to Air the Documentary ARTISTIC CHOICE: Preserving a Legacy in Cleveland

 

Exciting News!

 

PBS will be airing the mini-documentary Artistic Choice: Preserving a Legacy in Cleveland THIS FRIDAY, November 18th. This 16 minute film explores our innovative arts funding structure in Cuyahoga County.

 

Cuyahoga County has become one of the nation’s largest local public funders of the Arts and communities everywhere are taking notes on our unique way of preserving and growing our arts and culture. The documentary features many local voices, like Santina Protopapa from Progressive Arts Alliance, Tom Schorgl from Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, and our very own Karen Gahl-Mills.

 

The documentary airs immediately following another fantastic feature, Women Who Rock, which airs at 9pm.

 

Please share this with everyone--people are excited about what is happening in our home town on a national level!

 

http://www.cacgrants.org/news.php?id=87

http://www.cacgrants.org/file_uploads/file361.pdf

^Do you know if it is just local, or nationally broadcast?

^Nationally.

The shows producer, Carter Bays, is from Shaker.

 

Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

 

The actor who plays Ted is Josh Radnor. Josh is from Columbus and went to Kenyon College. He was my next-door neighbor during freshman year. He's a fun, good guy. His dad might be from Cleveland originally.

uote author=3231 link=topic=3329.msg588043#msg588043 date=1321629914]

Ted the character is from Shaker Heights.  There are a few references to this early in the series but eventually you meet Ted's friend Punchy who still lives in Cleveland and the references take off from there.

 

The actor who plays Ted is Josh Radnor. Josh is from Columbus and went to Kenyon College. He was my next-door neighbor during freshman year. He's a fun, good guy. His dad might be from Cleveland originally.

 

And thus, architect Ted Mosby, is also from Shaker, and in the show sometimes wears shaker heights red and white gear.

PBS to Air the Documentary ARTISTIC CHOICE: Preserving a Legacy in Cleveland

 

Found this blog entry from Telos Productions talking about the mini-doc.

 

http://telos.tv/blog/?p=1642

Luring more movies to Ohio: editorial

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 8:48 PM

By The Plain Dealer Editorial Board

 

 

Armed with film tax credits, the state of Ohio did boffo box office over the spring and summer -- with movies such as "Fun Size," "The Avengers," "I, Alex Cross" and "Boot Tracks."

 

All were filmed mainly in Cleveland, generating thousands of local jobs.

 

But Hollywood is fickle. It loved us until it ran through this year's available credits, then it left us for greener pastures, at least until next year.

 

The $10 million Motion Picture Tax Credit the state allotted to seduce the silver screen industry in 2011 simply wasn't enough to carry through until the next funding cycle begins in July.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/11/luring_more_movies_to_ohio.html

Tonight 10PM HGTV House Hunters - "Young Social Worker Seeks Vintage Pad in Historic Cleveland." (Assuming Ohio City?)

Tonight 10PM HGTV House Hunters - "Young Social Worker Seeks Vintage Pad in Historic Cleveland." (Assuming Ohio City?)

 

2 houses in O City and 1 in Rocky River.  Surprised he went with Rocky River home.  Wouldn't be my first choice, that's for sure.

^ Mine either, I think it came down to $$ though. I would have chosen the townhouse. They also used some stock footage for the skyline shots as the TT still had scaffolding. Altough some other shots seemed to be up to date.

Black Keys were on the Colbert Report last night...they mentioned Akron as "depressed" and needing to go up to Cleveland for show to get there start.

Black Keys were on the Colbert Report last night...they mentioned Akron as "depressed" and needing to go up to Cleveland for show to get there start.

 

Well that is true, Cleveland's music scene is much more vibrant than Akron's.  These guys only just recently moved to Nashville from Akron and I think I saw an interview where their parents still live there.  Pretty good new album by the way.  Here is an interesting interview where they talk about selling out:

 

The Black Keys were also on SNL last Saturday and pretty much killed it.

 

 

Not a TV or really technically a movie, but a podcast mentioning a movie: Comedian and actor Larry Miller, host of the "This Week With Larry Miller" podcast had some very nice things to say about Cleveland recently while telling a story of a fan who sent him a replica of the lamp from "A Christmas Story":

 

“That house is in Cleveland, and every time I work in Cleveland, which is one of the best cities in America, by the way....It’s been a punchline for a while and people are annoyed by it there, and they should be.  It’s one of my favorite places; it has a Midwest sensibility, and really fine people, but it has a big city atmosphere.  It’s really a terrific place.  And I’ve said to audiences every time I’m there, because they always drive me past the house from A Christmas Story, which is in Cleveland.  And I always love saying to the audiences there, the beauty is, it’s not that that house is in Cleveland, it’s that Cleveland is in that house. And that’s why it’s so meaningful.”

 

http://www.adamcarolla.com/LMBlog/ (from the Oct. 5th episode "Larry vs. the Giant Slug")

The Black Keys were also on SNL last Saturday and pretty much killed it.

 

 

The Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling (Saturday Night Live)

 

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (Saturday Night Live)

The Black Keys were also on SNL last Saturday and pretty much killed it.

 

 

Not a TV or really technically a movie, but a podcast mentioning a movie: Comedian and actor Larry Miller, host of the "This Week With Larry Miller" podcast had some very nice things to say about Cleveland recently while telling a story of a fan who sent him a replica of the lamp from "A Christmas Story":

 

“That house is in Cleveland, and every time I work in Cleveland, which is one of the best cities in America, by the way....It’s been a punchline for a while and people are annoyed by it there, and they should be.  It’s one of my favorite places; it has a Midwest sensibility, and really fine people, but it has a big city atmosphere.  It’s really a terrific place.  And I’ve said to audiences every time I’m there, because they always drive me past the house from A Christmas Story, which is in Cleveland.  And I always love saying to the audiences there, the beauty is, it’s not that that house is in Cleveland, it’s that Cleveland is in that house. And that’s why it’s so meaningful.”

 

http://www.adamcarolla.com/LMBlog/ (from the Oct. 5th episode "Larry vs. the Giant Slug")

 

As a non-native of Cleveland, I really love that quote. Those are my sentiments too.

 

Thanks for posting!

The Black Keys were also on SNL last Saturday and pretty much killed it.

 

 

Not a TV or really technically a movie, but a podcast mentioning a movie: Comedian and actor Larry Miller, host of the "This Week With Larry Miller" podcast had some very nice things to say about Cleveland recently while telling a story of a fan who sent him a replica of the lamp from "A Christmas Story":

 

“That house is in Cleveland, and every time I work in Cleveland, which is one of the best cities in America, by the way....It’s been a punchline for a while and people are annoyed by it there, and they should be.  It’s one of my favorite places; it has a Midwest sensibility, and really fine people, but it has a big city atmosphere.  It’s really a terrific place.  And I’ve said to audiences every time I’m there, because they always drive me past the house from A Christmas Story, which is in Cleveland.  And I always love saying to the audiences there, the beauty is, it’s not that that house is in Cleveland, it’s that Cleveland is in that house. And that’s why it’s so meaningful.”

 

http://www.adamcarolla.com/LMBlog/ (from the Oct. 5th episode "Larry vs. the Giant Slug")

 

As a non-native of Cleveland, I really love that quote. Those are my sentiments too.

 

Thanks for posting!

 

Yes agree.  I listened last night and it practically brought a tear to my eye.  My partner (a non Clevelander) heard as well and he totally agreed.

Not quite Cleveland, but caught this episode of Restauran Impossible last night from Canton South High School.

 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurant-impossible/wildcat-cafe/index.html

 

 

Anyone know this guy?  The video is filmed in some very familiar parts of Cleveland:

 

What are the arguments to not renewing this thing??

 

Movies made in Cleveland and Ohio: 'Avengers,' 'Fun Size,' 'Alex Cross' and others made for booming 2011, what's up for 2012 and beyond?

Published: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5:30 AM    Updated: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 9:30 AM

Clint O'Connor, The Plain Dealer By Clint O'Connor, The Plain Dealer

 

 

When "The Avengers" blasts into thousands of theaters on May 4 to kick off Hollywood's summer movie season, most audiences won't be playing can-you-spot-Cleveland. Although a chunk of the action flick was shot here over the summer with a bevy of explosions on East Ninth Street, the city was masquerading as New York and other locales.

 

The collaboration between Marvel Studios and Disney didn't come to town for our lovely climate and lake views. It came for one reason: to save millions thanks to Ohio's Motion Picture Tax Credit. And by most accounts, using Cleveland as a backlot was a winning experience, creating temporary jobs and pumping dollars into the local economy. But the release of "The Avengers" in 2012 was supposed to serve as a high-profile example marking the beginnings of Ohio's new role as an annual player in film production -- not its end.

 

More below:http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/12/movies_made_in_cleveland_and_o.html

$400 Mil for Sears... don't see how this would be a problem. Is anyone in Columbus paying attention?

Maybe Ohio's country legislators from both parties who have been running this state for decades have some "moral issues" with those Hollywood artsy types? I'm curious.

Just the thought of Ohio losing out on movies is just flat out sickning, the governer needs to get his head out of his asss  :?

If I'm not mistaken around Christmas time, there was a commercial coming on rather a lot from the iphone I think lol, well Santa said "how's Cleveland tonight" I believe lol thought it was purdy cool :)

Not sure if it was a rerun, but Cleveland was just on House Hunters again tonight.  2 townhomes in Tremont and a house on W. 32 in Ohio City.  The people already lived in Tremont and wanted a bigger place.  They ended up chosing the fixer-upper townhome in Tremont and did some nice things to it.  I loved the house on W. 32, though.

 

There were some nice skyline shots as well as a few good shots of the West Side Market and various places in Tremont (A Cookie and a Cupcake, Dante, Lucky's, etc.).

 

JOhio,

 

It was a rerun but still cool regardless.

Not sure if it was a rerun, but Cleveland was just on House Hunters again tonight.  2 townhomes in Tremont and a house on W. 32 in Ohio City.  The people already lived in Tremont and wanted a bigger place.  They ended up chosing the fixer-upper townhome in Tremont and did some nice things to it.  I loved the house on W. 32, though.

 

There were some nice skyline shots as well as a few good shots of the West Side Market and various places in Tremont (A Cookie and a Cupcake, Dante, Lucky's, etc.).

 

 

Yeah I happen to accidentally catch it.  It was very cool that they showed so many restaurants and shops (also Lilly Chocolates).  I also loved the house in Ohio City, but she acted like it was 100 miles away from Tremont, and would have likely ruined it anyway (against the husbands wishes). 

 

Does anybody know if the that House Crashers episode has aired yet of the old Tremont storefront that they made part of a home?

Seems like a smaller film...but let the good times roll

 

Another Movie Set to Be Filmed in Cleveland in February

By Julie Kent. Published on 01/10/2012 - 5:18pm

 

For a few months last year, it seemed like one movie after another was filming here in Cleveland. There was "The Avengers", "Fun Size", and "I, Alex Cross", just to name a few. It appears as though the trend will continue in 2012, as word now comes that a new movie is set to film in Cleveland next month. So far little is known about the movie, which is currently known as "Hall of Fame", other than it will start filming downtown next month.

 

News of the film arose when an email from Lillian Pyles Casting was released to a people who were involved with a previous project in Cleveland. The email didn't give away much about the movie, other than offering up a list of characters to be featured in the film. Much of the email is about the casting process for the film.

 

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/18059

What people fail to realize is the tax incentive is an agreement to forgo 30 percent of payroll and other tax in order to lure the film to the state.  It is not State Budget money that would have been spent on something else.  It is an agreement for the State to accept 70 percent of what it would normally accept in taxes for certain film expenditures within the state.  The incentive means the state gets 70 percent of taxes that would never come to the state otherwise.

 

Ohio agreed to forgo between 25 and 30 million in taxes for the projects that came here in 2010 and 2011.  The Avengers alone spent more than that in the State.  The Avengers spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on gas alone.  The films that shot in Cleveland spent $5.3 million just in hotel rooms.  Think about all the food the crew members in those hotels (as well as the local crew members) had to buy while they were there.  Think about the supplies they bought at hardware stores, the cars they parked in parking garages, the offices, warehouses, and construction shops they rented, the trucks, vans, and cars they rented, and on and on.  Think about all the ancillary expenditures that result from the film's presence in the state.  There are large amounts of capital that are infused into the local economies in which the film operates.

 

Ohio's greatest competition for film dollars is currently Pennsylvania.  Pittsburgh is just 2 hours away by car from Cleveland, yet there is 2 to 3 times the numbers of films being made there now.  Their industry is a year round business because their state has an $80 million tax incentive cap instead of Ohio's $20 million cap.  Granted some of that incentive is used to lure films to Philly, but Pittsburgh has at least as many jobs going there.  Pittsburgh's only advantage over Cleveland is the tax incentive, but because the incentive is large enough to ensure year round filming, they also have equipment and truck rental houses that provide added tax dollars to the state.  It also means crew stay in Pittsburgh and pay taxes there year round.

 

The major tax incentive states like New Mexico and Louisiana keep renewing their tax incentives because they have been tremendously successful in attracting investment in projects to their states.

 

New York state may be the most effective example of why Ohio should increase the tax incentive cap.  New York had a health film industry before they launched their tax incentive.  7 or 8 years ago, the tax incentive took effect and the number of productions doubled.  It was a $385 million cap that produced $2.3 billion in tax revenue.  Subtract tax revenue that existed before the tax incentive (approx $1.2 billion) and you see the real impact the tax incentive can have on an economy.

 

Will Ohio ever come close to that kind of tax reward?  No.  But to write off the film tax incentive as a non starter because it doesn't produce revenue for the state is simply not acknowledging the facts.  Writing off the film tax incentive because its corporate welfare or subsidizing the rich is naive because its not the rich actors and producers seeing that money, its the crew who would otherwise have to live elsewhere.

 

The way movies are made has changed over the last 20 years, but tax incentives are nothing new.  In the 80's, anything that could be cheated for New York City shot in Toronto.  In the 90's, it was Hungry and other Eastern European countries.  Films shot anywhere where Government tax incentives and weak unions made lower budgets possible.  The bottom line is the budget of the movie is limited by the projected gross at the box office, rentals, and television.  Its a business, its not welfare for stars.  Before making a uninformed blanket statement like "welfare for the rich," people should take the time to see the real and significant economic impact the film tax incentive would have if the cap was increased.

 

Above and beyond the economic impact is the PR benefit Ohio can enjoy from hosting these films.  Ohio hosted the biggest budgeted movie (possibly of all time) to film in 2011.  Pictures of the filming ran, not only locally, but nationally.  Pictures in the New York Daily News that portray Cleveland in a good light are worth something.  After all, Cleveland is alway going to be known as the place where "Christmas Story" was shot.  That was 30 years ago and its still a topic of discussion (in a good way).  That is worth something.  Back then the film business was structured differently.  A mid sized budget film like that could shoot in Cleveland.  The way films are shot today, there will be no present day "Christmas Story" without the tax incentive.

 

I could understand fiscal ineffectiveness outweighing the PR value if the film tax incentive did not pay for itself, but continuing such an impotent film tax incentive when the real numbers prove how much can be gained economically does not make good business sense.  Ohio has gone half way.  Does it have the good business sense to ensure the tax incentive is a success by increasing the cap?  I hope so.

Welcome to the forum, emeraldthree. I suspect many people here understand the importance of the tax incentive. In our state capital? Well that's a different matter now, isn't it!

Correction, Connecticut not Pennsylvania is hurting Cleveland/Ohio.

Correction, Connecticut not Pennsylvania is hurting Cleveland/Ohio.

 

Since we're the old Connecticut Western Reserve, wouldn't that be a form of child abuse?

Correction, Connecticut not Pennsylvania is hurting Cleveland/Ohio.

 

Since we're the old Connecticut Western Reserve, wouldn't that be a form of child abuse?

 

Correction, Connecticut not Pennsylvania is hurting Cleveland/Ohio.

 

Why is that? What is their tax credit like?

Correction, Connecticut not Pennsylvania is hurting Cleveland/Ohio.

 

Why is that? What is their tax credit like?

Its complicated and not only are they luring Movies, they are also luring TV talk shows, commercials, tv series.

^ Ah, it makes perfect sense now.. JK

 

 

Yes, Connecticut is quite busy with films, TV shows, commercials, etc.  The difference is Connecticut's proximity to New York City.  Projects are either produced out of New York City or LA.  Connecticut has a decent tax incentive, but it is the fact that producers can shoot in Stamford or Norwalk and still live at home that is the reason a producer chooses to shoot in Connecticut.  It also means that crews won't need housing, a big draw on a movie's budget, since the crew will all be local New York, New Jersey, Connecticut crew.

 

The type of project that shoots in Cleveland or Pittsburgh is usually produced out of LA, meaning the producers and some of the crew are from LA.  Believe it or not, fewer and fewer movies are shooting in LA these days, only TV shows and commercials (because they are stage dependent).  This is because increasing local logistical costs have made LA shooting more cost prohibitive and tax incentives have removed the economic barriers to destination shooting.

 

The types of projects shooting in Cleveland and Pittsburgh also differ from those that shoot in Connecticut or New York in that a producer knows he or she can't take over an entire city block in New York, where the building vacancies and drastic population difference in Cleveland mean they can.

 

That is why we aren't competing with Connecticut, but are competing with Pittsburgh for film projects.  And the competition has a big leg up on us because of Pennsylvania's $80 million tax incentive cap.

Yes, Connecticut is quite busy with films, TV shows, commercials, etc.  The difference is Connecticut's proximity to New York City.  Projects are either produced out of New York City or LA.  Connecticut has a decent tax incentive, but it is the fact that producers can shoot in Stamford or Norwalk and still live at home that is the reason a producer chooses to shoot in Connecticut.  It also means that crews won't need housing, a big draw on a movie's budget, since the crew will all be local New York, New Jersey, Connecticut crew.

 

The type of project that shoots in Cleveland or Pittsburgh is usually produced out of LA, meaning the producers and some of the crew are from LA.  Believe it or not, fewer and fewer movies are shooting in LA these days, only TV shows and commercials (because they are stage dependent).  This is because increasing local logistical costs have made LA shooting more cost prohibitive and tax incentives have removed the economic barriers to destination shooting.

 

The types of projects shooting in Cleveland and Pittsburgh also differ from those that shoot in Connecticut or New York in that a producer knows he or she can't take over an entire city block in New York, where the building vacancies and drastic population difference in Cleveland mean they can.

 

That is why we aren't competing with Connecticut, but are competing with Pittsburgh for film projects.  And the competition has a big leg up on us because of Pennsylvania's $80 million tax incentive cap.

 

I work in Entertainment.  I know all to well how movies, music, live or filmed TV, theatrical and non theatrical films are produced.