'Gone With the Wind' Actress Alicia Rhett Dies at Age 98

Alicia Rhett, the actress whose one and only film role was that of India Wilkes in 'Gone With the Wind' (MGM-193), died on January 4, 2014 at age 98. She was born February 1, 1915 in Savannah, Georgia and later moved to Charleston, South Carolina.

Alicia Rhett was discovered by publicist Kay Brown during the much publicized casting tour of the South to find undiscovered talent for the movie.



Alicia Rhett - obituary
The Telegraph
January 7, 2014

'Red River Moon' filmed on location in Kentucky's Red River Gorge

'Red River Moon', a film by Bruce Barnett, premiered at Lexington's Kentucky Theatre on June 20, 2013. It was filmed on location at Kentucky's Red River Gorge.

'Red River Moon' official website http://www.redrivermoon.org

Red River Moon: Latest Kentucky-made movie to premiere at Kentucky Theatre
BY KAKIE URCH, June11, 2013, ACE

Appalshop -- Appalachian Arts and Education Center

Appalshop (appalshop.org) is a non-profit multi-disciplinary arts and education center located in Whitesburg, Kentucky in the heart of Appalachia. Appalshop produces original films and video as well as theater, music and spoken-word recordings, radio, photography, multimedia, and books.

Begun in 1969 as an economic development project of the War on Poverty to teach young people in Appalachia media skills so that they could find employment outside of Appalachia. The focus soon changed. Instead of leaving the region, students used those skills to stay in the region and to begin making films to document their own communities from their own perspective.

Now Appalshop is a nationally recognized media center. Projects range "from documenting traditional arts to exploring history to dealing with the social issues that affect the region today. The underlying philosophy has always been that Appalachian people must tell their own stories and solve their own problems."

As stated on their website, "Appalshop is dedicated to the proposition that the world is immeasurably enriched when local cultures garner the resources, including new technologies, to tell their own stories and to listen to the unique stories of others. The creative acts of listening and telling are Appalshop's core competency."


Some significant Appalshop projects:

Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (1975)
Buffalo Creek Revisited (1984)

Both films, directed by Mimi Pickering. Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man was added to the National Film Registry in 2005.


You can view films and videos online at the Appalshop Channel or purchase DVDs through the Appalshop General Store.

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

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".

'Dumb and Dumber To' Production Locations

'Dumb and Dumber To' production locations in metro Atlanta include Marietta, Stone Mountain, Cabbagetown,  Grantville, and Brookhaven.


‘Dumb and Dumber 2’ causes Texas-size stir in Marietta -- Access Atlanta

Pinewood Atlanta

Pinewood Shepperton PLC, a British film studio is planning to build a film complex south of Atlanta, Georgia to be called Pinewood Atlanta. This will be their first production facility in the Southeast United States.

James Bond studio, other facilities mean big movie business for Ga
Movie makers plan sprawling studio complex near Atlanta