2015 Film Trail Brochure - Shreveport

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Harold & Kumar Escape
from Guantanamo Bay
(2008)
Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel
(Kal Penn) fly to Amsterdam so Harold
can pursue a budding romance with his
neighbor. The pair run into Vanessa
(Danneel Harris), Kumar’s ex-girlfriend,
and her fiancee, Colton (Eric Winter) in the
airport. Harold and Kumar board the plane,
and mid-flight, an old woman sees Kumar
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lighting his new invention, a smokeless
Regional Airport
bong, and screams “terrorist!”. Air
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marshals immediately detain both, and the
plane returns to Washington, where Ron
Fox (Rob Corddry), a neurotic undersecretary
of Homeland Security, sends them to the
Guantanamo Bay detention camp. They
escape and decide to travel to Texas in
search of Colton with hopes that he will
be able to help them through his father,
who is connected with several high political
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officials. After being betrayed by Colton and
jumping out of a plane, the pair falls through the ceiling of President
George W. Bush’s (James Adomian) home in Texas.
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Mad Money
(2008)
Three years before getting
caught, Bridget (Diane Keaton) lived a
comfortable upper class life until her
husband Don (Ted Danson) was fired from
LA State Exhibit Museum
3015 Greenwood Road,
his position and sunk into debt. Selina, their
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cleaning lady, suggests Bridget take a job
at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
On her first day on the job, Bridget hatches
a scheme to steal damaged dollar bills
slated for destruction. For her team she
chooses Nina (Queen Latifah), who works
the dollar bill shredder, and Jackie (Katie
Holmes), who takes bill carts from the Secret
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Service room to the shredding room. Their
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first robbery is a success. However, they’re
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emboldened to do it again and again. Once
Don and Bridget pay off their debt, Don suggests they stop before
they get caught. Tipped off, Bridget and her accomplices begin trying
to get rid of all the loot stashed in their houses, but the cops move in
before all the evidence is destroyed. Bridget escapes, but the others
get caught. Bridget hires a tax attorney to defend them. The lawyer
gets Bridget and all her accomplices off the hook for their crimes.
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Drive Angry
(2010)
Milton is a hardened
felon who has broken out of
Hell intent on finding the vicious
cult that brutally murdered his
daughter and kidnapped her
baby. He joins forces with Piper
– a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress
with a ‘69 Charger, who’s also
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seeking redemption of her own.
Now, the two of them are hot on the trail of the deadly leader of
the cult, all while being pursued by an enigmatic killer who has
been sent by the Devil to retrieve Milton and deliver him back to
Hell. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days
to avoid capture, avenge his daughter’s death, and save her baby
before she’s mercilessly sacrificed by the cult. Stars Nicolas
Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner and David Morse.
Trespass
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(2010)
In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed
on security and no exception is made for the Miller family’s
estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens,
Kyle, a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion’s
renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah. But between making
those big decisions and keeping tabs on their daughter, Sarah
often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker at
their home. Everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception,
temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the
ultimate risk to make it out with their lives - and their family intact. Staring Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman and Cam Gigandet.
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Texas Chainsaw 3D
(2011)
The legendary story continues
of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up
where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic
left off in Newt, Texas. Decades later and
hundreds of miles away from the original
massacre, a young woman named Heather
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learns that she has inherited a Texas
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estate from a grandmother she never
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knew. After embarking on a road trip with
friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of
a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth
comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her
in the mansion’s dank cellars.
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Battle Los Angeles
(2011)
Los Angeles and other cities
around the world are being
bombarded by meteors that seem to be
slowing down once they hit the earth’s
atmosphere. The earth is suddenly being
invaded by space aliens that have landed
off the shore of Los Angeles, and who begin
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killing everybody along the beach. The
military is ordered into action. Marine Staff
Sergeant Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), who was about to retire, is reassigned
to a new platoon. The platoon, flown by chopper to the forward
operating base at Santa Monica Airport, is being led by a new 2nd
Lt. Martinez (Ramon Rodriguez). They are sent on a mission to rescue
some civilians who are trapped at the police station within alien
territory. They only have three hours to complete their mission and
get out before the Air Force bombs that zone.
The Shreveport Police Department doubled for LAPD and became
ground zero. Other scenes were shot on Texas Street.
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Mr. Brooks
(2007)
Earl Brooks
(Kevin Costner) is a highly
respected businessman and
was recently named Portland’s
“Man of the Year.” He hides a
terrible secret however; he
is a serial killer known as
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Intersection of Milam
Convention Center
the Fingerprint Killer. He has
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400 Caddo St.,
been attending Alcoholics
Shreveport
Shreveport
Anonymous meetings and has
kept his addiction to killing
under control for two years.
But his alter ego, Marshall
(William Hurt), has re-appeared
and is pushing him to kill
again. When he does kill a
couple while they are making
Peter’s Grocery
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love, he is seen and photo1521 Barksdale Blvd.,
corner of Cotton &
graphed by Mr. Smith (Dane
Bossier City
Common Streets in
Cook), who also has a death
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and murder fetish. In a parallel
story, the police detective (Demi Moore) investigating the murder is
having problems of her own. She is going through a messy divorce
and a violent criminal who had vowed revenge some years before,
has escaped from prison and is after her.
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Soul Men
(2008)
When R&B legend Marcus Hooks dies
suddenly, VH-1 invites his original back up duo, Floyd Municipal Auditorium
705 Elvis Presley Blvd,
Henderson (Bernie Mac) and Louis Hinds (Samuel L.
Shreveport
Jackson), “The Real Deal,” to appear at a memorial
tribute at the Apollo Theater. Floyd, who’s bored in
retirement, wants this more than anything. Louis, a
philosophical ex-con, does not. Plus, there’s bad blood
between them (Louis’s wife Odetta left him to marry
Floyd - then left Floyd). Floyd begs, Louis consents but
won’t fly, so they leave L.A. in Floyd’s flashy Cadillac
The Strand Theatre
with five days to get to New York. On the road, they must 619 Louisiana Ave.,
get back their vocal chops, renew their friendship, and
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sort out the past. With Floyd’s bad hip and Louis’ bad
kidneys, will they even make it?
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Thief (TV Series)
Aired 2006
Produced by Norman Morrill (“Early
Silver Lake Ballroom
Edition,” “Promised Land,” “The Visitor”), the show
900 Market St.,
Shreveport
revolves around a heist crew lead by Nick Atwater
(Andre Braugher - Homicide: Life on the Street) who
is planning on doing their biggest heist yet - stealing
$30 million from the U.S. government. However, Nick
soon has another responsibility, his 14-year-old
step-daughter (Mae Whitman). The show also involves
a cop (Michael Rooker) who is looking for a way to
clean up his crooked image and a killer who has
Church of the Holy Cross
hired the Chinese mafia to settle a score.
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True Blood
(TV Series)
Alan Ball, creator of Six Feet
Under, has created a sexy, scary drama that
delves into the meticulously-crafted world of
Corner of View St. and
novelist Charlaine Harris. Since a Japanese
Douglas St., Shreveport
scientist’s invention of synthetic blood,
vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow
citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from
the menu, many people remain apprehensive about vampires living
amongst them in Louisiana.
A local barmaid, Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) understands what
it’s like to be an outcast. Cursed with the ability to listen in on people’s
thoughts, she’s also open-minded about the integration of vampires.
She is especially intrigued by Bill (Stephen Moyer), a handsome
173-year-old living up the road.
Film Trail Map Welcome to our
Welcome to the Northwest Louisiana Film Trail. This
brochure is a self-driving map of tour locations throughout
Shreveport-Bossier City and Minden, Louisiana. Over the
years, this area of the state “dubbed Hollywood South” has
been the backdrop to many major motion pictures, made
for television series, commercials and other film projects.
Some of the stars that have filmed in our cities include
Kevin Costner, Katie Holmes, Denzel Washington, and
Queen Latifah to name a few.
Please take this brochure and discover all of the places
where some of your favorite movies were made. The signs
located at the film sites will describe the location and movie
shot there.
By the way, if you see any large white trailers or small yellow
signs around town you can be sure that a movie is being
filmed nearby. So make sure you bring your camera,
because you never know who you may run into.
Locations our area
has doubled for:
• New York
• New Jersey
• Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
• Portland
• Kodiak, Alaska
• Miami
• Amsterdam
• Senegal, Africa
• Bering Sea
• Los Angeles
• Alabama
• Maine
• Fort Jackson
• North Pole
• New Orleans
• New Hampshire
• Kansas City
• Texas
• St Louis
• Sodom (Biblical City)
• Oklahoma
• Memphis
• Arizona
• Washington D.C.
• Maryland
• Boston
• Paris, France
Film Sites
from Shreveport-Bossier City to Minden, LA
Diversity…It’s what allows the Shreveport-Bossier and
Minden areas to be Anywhere, World. Whether the story is
set in Paris, France; New York City; or even Senegal, Africa,
it can be and probably has been shot here in our area. No
matter what kind of location the movie industry is looking
for, the Shreveport-Bossier area has it. The ShreveportBossier Film Office has a reputation for making production
easy, with full city government support and streamlined
paperwork and permit processing.
We have the rankings to prove it:
• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #4 by Movie Maker Magazine
(Jan ’09)
• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #3 by Movie Maker Magazine
(Jan ’08)
• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #6 by Movie Maker Magazine
(Jan ’07)
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Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in
this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the head of state’s Scottish Rite Temple
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rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a bornShreveport
again Christian whose belief in religious destiny
helped move him to the top ranks of political power. Co-written by
Stanley G. Weiser, Bush is produced by fellow Stone collaborators
Moritz Borman and Jon Kilik, with Elizabeth Banks co-starring as the
first lady, James Cromwell as the elder President Bush, Ellen Burstyn
as Barbara Bush and Richard Dreyfuss as Vice President Dick Cheney.
(2009)
(2008)
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Factory Girl
(2006)
A waif-like rich girl, Edie Sedgwick,
(Sienna Miller) found favor with the celebrity
media in the 1960s through her association with
Artspace
pop artist, Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). The pair of
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them form the core of a bunch of self-indulgent,
unfettered sixties socialites that cling to Warhol, as he holds court at
his studio (known as the factory) as they live lives of excess and denial. Sedgwicks family is shown in a horrible light and Warhol is portrayed as an immature, narcissistic leech, constantly looking for rich
people to exploit. Christensen plays folk singer, Billy Quinn, a fictional
character rumored to be taking the place of Bob Dylan, who apparently had a relationship with Sedgwick.
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“The Ice Man”
(2012)
In the 1960s, Richard
Kuklinski (Michael
Shannon) is working as a porn film
lab tech until his mob bosses
persuade him to change his career
into that of a contract killer. For
years, Kuklinski gains a reputation
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for cold blooded professionalism
even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark. Unfortunately,
mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently
with the psychopathic Robert “Mr. Freezy” Pronge (Chris Evans).
Milam Street, and other downtown streets and alleys in between
were locations for a car chase scene with Kuklinski doubling for
New Jersey.
For more information please contact:
Arlena Acree
Director of Film, Media, and Entertainment
505 Travis Street, Suite 200, Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 673-7515 • arlena.acree@shreveportla.gov
Pam Glorioso
Film Liaison
620 Benton Road, Bossier City, LA 71111
(318) 741-8503 • gloriosop@bossiercity.org
Visit our website at www.shreveport-bossierfilm.com
Lynn Dorsey
Film Liaison
Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau
110 Sibley Road, Minden, LA 71055
(318) 377-4240 • lynndorsey@att.net
Information courtesy of:
Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau
www.Shreveport-Bossier.org
Webster Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.VisitWebster.net
Beyond a Reasonable
Doubt
High profile lawyer, Martin Hunter (Michael
Douglas) has an impeccable record putting
criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for
governor. But when ambitious journalist,
C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) begins
Caddo Parish Courthouse
investigating Hunter for tampering with
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evidence, the district attorney’s perfect
record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and
mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to
catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. Romantically involved with C.J.,
but unaware of his assignment, assistant District Attorney, Ella
Crystal (Amber Tamblyn) becomes caught between her boss’s
political ambitions and C.J.’s dangerous expose.
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“Olympus Has Fallen”
(2013)
When the White House (Secret
Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by
a terrorist mastermind and the President
(Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped, disgraced
former Presidential Secret Service Agent
Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself
trapped within the building. As the national
security team scrambles to respond, they
are forced to rely on Banning’s inside
knowledge to help retake the White House,
save the President and avert disaster.
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Marshall, Texas, McNeil, and Milam Streets
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doubled for Washington, DC. These streets
were the explosion and sniper scenes. The White House facade
was located in Bossier City near CenturyLink Arena.
The Pardon
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(2009)
Toni Jo Henry (Jaime King) is
arrested and accused of murdering a man
on Valentines Day 1940, following an illconceived plan to rob a bank to pay for an
Greater Shreveport
appeal of her husband’s murder conviction. Chamber of Commerce
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With the help of two tax attorneys, Toni
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Jo fights for her life in a system stacked
against her. Because of her beauty, Toni Jo becomes a notorious
celebrity, drawing unparalleled media attention. An incredible
true story of Toni Jo Henry, a story of love and despair, found in
the only woman ever to be electrocuted by the State of Louisiana.
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The Guardian
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(2006)
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(2007)
The US Coast Guard’s version of
“Top Gun” with a little “An Officer
and A Gentleman” thrown in features an aging
USCG rescue swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin
Costner), whose team member is killed in a
horrific rescue mission. Immediately prior to
this terrible event, his wife (Sela Ward) also
announced that she was leaving him. His first
love would always be the rescue mission. His
commander gives him a choice - quit or take a
position as an instructor at the USCG training
facility in Louisiana. Reluctantly he takes the
position. Here he meets Jake Fischer (Ashton
Kutcher), a young man with unlimited potential,
but with a secret that seems to hold him back
as a team player. Delving into his past, links are
found that make him a psychic twin to the older
man. Thrown into the midst of the story is a
romance with Emily Thomas (Melissa
Sagemiller), a local girl. Rescue missions
punctuate the beginning and end of the story
with the training sessions the center of the film.
The Mist
Maggie’s Hangar
Commerce St.,
Shreveport
(2013)
Everyone thought of it as a
harmless lightning storm.
When Dave Drayton (Thomas Jane) notices
a strange mist on the lake, he thinks
nothing of it. When his son, Billy Drayton
(Nathan Gamble), his neighbor Brent
Norton (Andre Braugher), and himself
travel to the supermarket, the unthinkable
happens. On their way to the market, they
see the army, the firefighters, and the
police, heading toward the mist. Will Dave
Drayton, his son, and his friends make it out alive as
they make their last stand against this destruction?
Or will they be taken by the demon-like creatures of
‘The Mist’?
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Cleaner
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My Mom’s
New Boyfriend
(2008)
Henry (Colin Hanks) is a young FBI
agent. During a three-year absence
from his home in Shreveport, his mother
Marty (Meg Ryan) loses more than 100
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pounds, looks great, and to Henry’s
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embarrassment, has become a party
animal. Within a day of Henry’s returning home
with his fiancée, Emily (Selma Blair), who’s an
FBI profiler, Marty meets Tommy (Antonio
Banderas), a suave foreigner. He’s posing as
a consultant, but he’s an international art thief,
in town to steal “Mother and Son,” a Bernini
sculpture. Henry is detailed to head a team
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keeping his mom’s new boyfriend under
under the Texas St.
surveillance. Love, the law, and filial devotion
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are set to collide.
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Single father and former
cop Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson)
has an unusual vocation - he cleans
up crime scenes. But when he’s called
in to sterilize a wealthy suburban
Outlets at Louisiana Boardwalk
residence after a brutal shooting,
540 Boardwalk Blvd, Bossier City
Carver is shocked to learn he may have
unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty
criminal cover up. Cleaner is a dark, gritty crime thriller that proves
cleaning up is the dirtiest job there is.
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The middle-class couple
Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) and Jim
Hanson (Julian McMahon) lives a wasted
and routine relationship with their two
daughters in their comfortable house in
the suburbs. On a Thursday morning, the
local sheriff visits Linda and tells her that
her husband died in a car accident on the
previous day. On the next morning, when
Linda awakes, she finds Jim safe and
sound at home. When she awakes on the
next morning, she realizes that her days
are out of order, but her family and friends
believe she is insane.
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Cool Dog
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Talk-show sensation RJ Stevens (Martin Lawrence) Downtown Minden, LA
left behind his modest Southern upbringing and
family name to transform into a self-help guru. His parents requested he
attend their 50th anniversary, so he packs up his son and diva bride-tobe and heads back to Georgia. It’s a chance to prove that he’s no longer
the awkward kid. But when his crazy, lovable family calls him on his
big-city attitude and challenges him at every turn, RJ is forced to take
a hard look at the man he’s become. He may be a superstar in L.A., but
he’s just one of the guys in Dry Springs.
Zed, a prehistoric hunter, eats
from the forbidden fruit tree and
is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh.
They meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop
Abraham from killing Isaac and reach the city of
Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. They’re
determined to rescue the women they love.
Standing in their way is Sodom’s high priest and
the omnipresent Cain. Zed tries to form an
alliance with Princess Innana, which may
backfire. Starring Jack Black and Michael Cera.
Movies Filmed at
Camp Minden
Harold and Kumar
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Premonition
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Olympus Has Fallen
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Private Valentine
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The Guardian
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Straw Dog
16
The Mist
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Drive Angry
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Cool Dog
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Trespass
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Dark Places
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Texas Chainsaw 3D
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Private Valentine
(2007)
Jessica Simpson stars
in this showbiz comedy concerning a
pampered movie starlet who gets in
over her head while attempting to land
a lucrative film role. Informed by the
producer that she is unfit to appear in
an upcoming military-themed film, the
ambitious but woefully shortsighted
actress enlists in the Marines in hopes
that the studio will take notice of her
initiative. Though she immediately
realizes her mistake upon arriving at
Camp Pendleton, the patriotic actress
determines to follow through with her
plan and do her country proud in the
process.
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Straw Dogs
(2009)
A young couple (James
Marsden and Kate Bosworth) moves
to a quaint southern town. Soon their
perfect getaway turns out to become a
living hell when dark secrets and lethal
passions spiral out of control. Trapped
by a pack of depraved locals led by a ruthless predator, they face
a night of agonizing suffering and endless bloodshed. Now their
only hope for survival is to become more savage than their
merciless torturers.
Locations in Downtown Minden
Scan the QR Code on
site signs to view clip
of scene filmed at each
Minden location.
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Behmen is a medieval knight who undertakes a
mission, pitting him against a devious witch and making him
the last hope for the world against an ancient and dark force.
His faith broken by years of battle as a crusader, Behmen returns
to central Europe to find his homeland decimated by the Black
Plague. While searching for food and supplies at the Palace
at Marburg, Behmen and his trusted companion, Felson, are
apprehended and ordered by the dying Cardinal to deliver a
young peasant girl, believed to be the witch responsible for the
Plague, to a remote abbey where her powers can be destroyed.
Behmen agrees to the assignment but only if the peasant girl
is granted a fair trial. Starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and
Stephen Campbell Moore.
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The Year One - Sibley, LA
(Set is no longer available)
Downtown Minden, LA
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The Year One
(2008)
Camp Minden is a secure location not open to the public.
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Longshots
Downtown Minden, LA
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Season of the Witch
(2010)
When Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube),
a down on his luck former high
school football star, takes the only job he can
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find – babysitting his misfit niece Jasmine – he
discovers that she has the skills that once made
him a great quarterback. The only place these two opposites get along
is on the field, so Curtis is determined to turn Jasmine into the star of
the local team, The Minden Browns, and get his own stride back by
becoming the coach. The boys on the team don’t want her but when this
girl quarterback shows them she’s got the skills, she’ll turn their whole
world upside down.
An American film inspired by
the theme of the Academy Award-winning
movie Working Girl, starring singer/actress
Jessica Simpson playing the part of a
small town girl who moves to New
York City and rises into a career as a
business woman. The film also stars
Luke Wilson, Paul Vogt and actor/
comedian Andy Dick.
Locations in Downtown Shreveport
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(2008)
Blonde Ambition
Downtown Minden, LA
Welcome Home
Roscoe Jenkin’s
(2007)
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(2006)
(2009)
Devoted German shepherd
Rainy follows his young master Jimmy
across the country after Jimmy’s dad lands
a promotion in New York City, and moves into
an apartment complex with a strict “no pets”
policy. Finding his young master in the big city
sure won’t be easy; fortunately, Rainy’s nose
always seems to lead him to the right place.
The story of Libby Day (Charlize
Theron), a woman who at the age of 7,
survives the massacre of her family and
testifies against her brother as the murderer.
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Twenty-five years later, a group obsessed with
solving notorious crimes confronts her with questions about the horrific
event. Told in a series of flashbacks from the points of view of Libby’s
mother, Patty, and her brother, Ben, Libby is forced to revisit that fateful
day and to begin to question what exactly she saw - or didn’t see - the
night of the tragedy.
Premonition
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(2006)
(2007)
Camp Minden
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Dark Places
Not available
to the public.