It’s a hot summer morning during Labor Day weekend, and filmmaker Jason Hatter and a small crew are fiddling with a giant crane, a green screen backdrop, and leaf blowers. They’re perched in a field adjacent to Southgate Community Center. Hatter has been filming scenes around town for a feature script he wrote named “Downdraft”. […]
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Fort Thomas Home Lands Role in Hollywood Thriller
The Brofft’s former house on Elsmar Avenue (FTM file) Hollywood film crews have become a somewhat regular sight in Northern Kentucky this year. Robert Redford, Casey Affleck and Danny Glover spent some time in Newport. John Travolta filmed his latest in the area and local actors like Nathaniel Sizemore picked up roles. This Sunday, the latest Hollywood […]
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Local Attorney Nathaniel Sizemore Follows his Movie Dreams
Nathaniel Sizemore (provided) by Colin Moore At age 30 Nathaniel Sizemore sat down to take stock of his life. He’s Vice President and General Counsel of Sizemore Inc. His professional life is good and the company has been named on the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the US. He serves as an […]
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Local Filmmakers Inadvertently Shut Down South Fort Thomas Avenue
“The City of Fort Thomas is really a full blown character in the movie.” Local film company Sovereign Entertainment and their upcoming feature “The Edge of Indolence” have appeared in Fort Thomas Matters twice this year. Once, in January, when we told of their decision to use Fort Thomas as the location for their next […]
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The Old Man and The Gun Films in Newport
Robert Redford in USBank studying lines. Monmouth Street in Newport became a Hollywood movie set on Wednesday. The movie crew for The Old Man and The Gun starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck and Danny Glover shot scenes at USBank and Heritage Bank at the corner of East 7th and Monmouth. The filming for this […]
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Local Filmmakers Choose Fort Thomas as Location of New Movie
Cast and crew of Sovereign Entertainment’s Devil’s Point at Louisville Fright Film Fest by Colin Moore If you’re around Fort Thomas over a weekend this spring don’t be surprised if it feels like Hollywood has come to town. Local filmmakers William Chaffin and Chris Wesley have gained permission to film in Fort Thomas and plan […]