Posts Tagged ‘South’

News Around the South – June 25

News Around the South – June 25

Mean Girls 2, which will start filming in Atlanta soon, has found it’s cast. Meaghan will be the main mean girl, taking the place of Rachel McAdams’ Regina. Her character, named Jo, will befriend outcast Abby because Abby’s father offers to pay for Jo’s expensive college education. We aren’t going to question the [Read More]

News Around the South – June 22

News Around the South – June 22

Here’s a quick hit of news from Around the South for June 22. According to Anne Thompson’s Thompson on Hollywood Director Craig Brewer has found a cast for his Footloose remake. The film is slated to start shooting in Georgia this Fall. Tonight Memphis Beat debuts on TNT at 10pm. Featuring Jason Lee (My Name [Read More]

Founder of Nashville Film Festival Dies

Founder of Nashville Film Festival Dies

Mary Jane Coleman who founded Sinking Creek Film Festival in 1969, which would become what is now known as the Nashville Film Festival in 1998, has died. Nashville’s festival is not only the oldest in the South, it’s one of the oldest in the nation. The Greeneville Sun includes this quote in their writeup: In [Read More]