'50 to 1' to premiere March 24, 2014

The movie. '50 to 1', about the longshot 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird is set to premiere March 24, 2014 in New Mexico.


Mine That Bird movie premieres in March; "big stuff" planned for local debut
by Jonathan Lintner
Courier-Journal
November 26, 2013

Behind the Scenes of '12 Years a Slave'

Director Steve McQueen talks about filming '12 Years a Slave'.

Horrendous Acts in a Beautiful Way: Behind the Scenes of '12 Years a Slave'
by Bilge Ebiri
November 13, 2013
Vulture

'12 Years a Slave' Shot On Location in and around New Orleans, Louisiana

Filming locations for '12 Years a Slave' included:

St. Joseph Plantation  and Felicity Plantation in Vachery, Louisiana
Audubon Park and The French Quarter in New Orleans


For more information about New Orleans and '12 Years a Slave':

'12 Years a Slave': Five Cool Things to Know about the New Orleans-shot Historical Epic
by Mike Scott
NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune

29th Annual Independent Spirit Awards

"12 Years a Slave" was nominated for seven categories for the 29th Annual Independent Spirit Awards (including Best Feature).

'12 Years a Slave' Leads 2014 Spirit Award Nominations from Indiwire
by Peter Gnet
November 26, 2013

Atlanta History Center's Swan House Capitol Tours (November 22, 2013 - January 6, 2014)

Swan House Capitol Tours 
Friday, November 22, 2013 – Monday, January 6, 2014 
Monday – Saturday from 1:00 – 5:00 PM 

Fans of The Hunger Games can visit one of the most-recognizable Atlanta locations used in the movie. One of the Georgia filming locations for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the Swan House is offering the Capitol Tour from November 22, 2013 through January 6, 2014.

For more information or tickets, visit the Atlanta History Center's webpage at http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/cms/Swan+House/116.html

On Location -- Atlanta's Swan House in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

Atlanta's historic Swan House is featured prominently as one of the locations used in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

From The Buzz with Jennifer Brett
Atlanta's Swan House is Fetching in "Catching Fire".

Serena US Release Date Sometime in 2014?

The U.S. release date for the movie based on Ron Rash's novel "Serena" seems to have been pushed to sometime in 2014. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper and directed by Susanne Bier, Serena is the story of a remarkable woman, who along with her husband, seek to build an empire from the abundant timber in 1930s North Carolina.