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^ It's common sense that if Missouri invested more in Eds and Meds it would not be hampered down by slow growth. The manufacturing and agricultural economy is not what it used to be. This is something Minnesota figured out decades ago. The only way a cold weather state without a coast can grow is by having solid public investment. Unfortunately, I think rural politicians biggest fears are having economically vibrant urban areas (particularly a strong St. Louis). Strong vibrant urban centers can change the politics of a state dramatically within a few decades. 

In theaters now: Breakthrough

Great (true) story.  

framer wrote:Great (true) story.  

Odd that the doctor is white in real life but portrayed by Dennis Haysbert

moorlander wrote:

framer wrote:Great (true) story.  

Odd that the doctor is white in real life but portrayed by Dennis Haysbert

They also didn't actually film in St. Louis - what's the difference?

Why give tax breaks to make movies/shows that overwhelmingly portray our state as an ignorant backwoods 

Sounds like a pretty accurate portrayal to me, bring on the tax breaks

Good publicity!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/spor ... ockey.html


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^It's always been interesting how many major league sports stars chose to stay in St. Louis after their playing days are over. These are guys who have traveled all over the country and have the resources to live anywhere, and yet they choose to stay in STL. 

'Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri' wasn't flattering.

Give me a beak. There are unflattering shows/movies made about everywhere. Some of these works like Winter's Bone and Ozark and Sharp Objects are really great. I think it's incredible that so many fascinating stores with intriguing characters have been set in MO recently. If anything it generates interest in MO, which increases tourism.

And while Winter's Bone wasn't particularly flattering it actually did make a point to showcase some of the music of the Ozarks, as in "this is legitimate culture".

^Yep. I enjoy really well-made movies that happen to be brutal and depressing. They certainly don't give me a bad impression of wherever they may be set. Winter's Bone and Three Billboards were both great movies. I haven't seen Ozark, but everyone seems to say it's a very well made show. That's really all I care about when I see movies.

BTW, I'm still frustrated by A Fall From Grace, Jennifer Chambers Lynch's movie set in and mostly filmed in St. Louis. The trailer looks great, it's got a great cast, but for some reason it's never been released. 

Lots of great STL scenes in this trailer:

 

There's some lovely establishing shots, to be sure, but the narration leaves me utterly bored and the one cheap jump scare at the end rather ruins it anyway. We've had some true classics filmed here. But also some utter bombs. Could be this was never released because it never came together as an even halfway marketable film. Honestly, were the montage not local I doubt I'd even think of the trailer a second time. It's just so . . . flat. I've seen better trailers at local clubs. (And I mean that quite seriously.)

BellaVilla wrote:

ricke002 wrote:

moorlander wrote:

Odd that the doctor is white in real life but portrayed by Dennis Haysbert

They also didn't actually film in St. Louis - what's the difference?

Which I am totally fine with btw. Not to stray too far OT, but I'm glad Mo quit subsidizing Hollywood. Why give tax breaks to make movies/shows that overwhelmingly portray our state as an ignorant backwoods or post apocalyptic nightmare?

Not that a "Christian Drama" does any favours to the reputation of the state (perhaps except in the Deep South).

kipfilet wrote: Not that a "Christian Drama" does any favours to the reputation of the state (perhaps except in the Deep South).

yep. i threw up in my mouth after watching that garbage. i'll take Ozark, Sharp Objects, Winter's Bone, Gone Girl, A Fall From Grace, 3 Billboards, etc. any day over hyper-religious trash like The Breakthrough.

urban_dilettante wrote:

kipfilet wrote: Not that a "Christian Drama" does any favours to the reputation of the state (perhaps except in the Deep South).

yep. i threw up in my mouth after watching that garbage. i'll take Ozark, Sharp Objects, Winter's Bone, Gone Girl, A Fall From Grace, 3 Billboards, etc. any day over hyper-religious trash like The Breakthrough.

Exactly.

^I was keeping my mouth shut about Breakthrough, but . . . yes. The only thing that would make it more preachy would be an alter call. I expect it will play well in certain exurban and smaller markets, but it could be the sort of thing that goes to video pretty fast and never enjoys a terribly wide cinematic release. We shall see. Trailers are often somewhat misleading, but I have no plan at present to watch either of those. Or any summer blockbuster, now that you mention it, so maybe I'm not a terribly good indicator. Anybody want to go to a midnight showing of Escape from New York?

Unfortunate for WashU that their facade illustrates the article: https://nypost.com/2019/05/25/scared-st ... te+buttons

There are some good shots of downtown in this video: 

They're all not just of the arch; I think it portrays STL pretty well

^Both pretty neat! Thanks for sharing.

There's a Jon Hamm piece out there somewhere promoting the Blues and STL. 

We had a nice little blerb on CBS news about our Planned Parenthood. Yay Missouri