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Old 03-27-2011, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Parker Colorado
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The Next Three Days actually made Pittsburgh look really nice!! The movie was not so hot, and I was an extra in that movie, really fun to do and Russell Crowe waddles like a duck in real life... lol lol Love Russell, but the truth is the truth!
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Old 03-27-2011, 08:56 AM
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I couldn't give you reputation points for this. I have to spread them around, apparently.

It amazes me that people would consider a movie made in 1983 to be even a remotely accurate portrayal of the city in 2011. The only thing 2011 has in common with 1983 is that it's a common year beginning on a Saturday. That's it.
I think many people take that long to change a view of anything. Look at the popularity of huge SUV's and giant pickups as status symbols. They are selling like hotcakes. We know energy is at a premium and the demands are pretty high, but the biggest sellers are still gas guzzlers in the US. I find that very telling how people really are. Most probably view Pittsburgh as it was in the 70's and 80's. Maybe in the year 2030, people will realize we don't have steel mills lining every river, but judging how primitive people are, I doubt it.
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Old 03-27-2011, 09:42 AM
 
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Movies bring in a TON of money to where ever they shoot. At least the Gov didn't kill that one.
There is some debate about this. See for instance: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/P...Incentives.pdf.

From the report:

The nature of the credit and the resulting activity is such that under current (and any realistic) tax rate the State will never be able to make the credit "pay for itself" from a State revenue standpoint, even when the credit generates additional private activity that would not have otherwise occurred.

Michigan spent about $290.3 million to create 6,217 part time jobs, which they estimate is equivalent to 571.5 full time jobs, over two years. In other words, the state spent $507,962/full time job created.

And this article RealClearMarkets - Voodoo Economics Of the Silver Screen discusses how the Michigan report actually paints a better picture of the economic effects of film subsidies than is really the case.
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