Meeting News - August 11, 2008 - (Page 34) Insider Report: Southern Meetings continued from page 32 Acree, director of film media and entertainment for Shreveport, Bossier City, and northwestwern Louisiana. Acree said her region has become a hotbed for film shoots, with more than 50 projects recently, including Oliver Stone’s new President Bush biopic, titled W. The city is brimming with familiar film sites that double as group venues, from downtown’s James Burton Rock ‘n’ Roll Cafe (aka “Maggie’s Hangar” in 2006’s The Guardian) to the city’s ornate, 90-year-old Scottish Rite Cathedral (used for W.’s White House sets), a favorite for banquets and meetings. In Savannah, GA, groups can relive favorite scenes from Forrest Gump via a Chippewa Square bash, while planners can arrange “Something to Talk About” (as in the 1995 Julia Roberts flick) for a small group at the Six Pence Pub. After Don Ameche set the ballroom dance world afire in 1984’s Cocoon, groups of up to 800 have been following in step at the renovated Coliseum in St. Petersburg, FL. For a day at the races, the city’s Derby Lane greyhound racetrack, made famous by the con artist attendees in Ocean’s Eleven, accommodates groups of various sizes for catered events. And, just a 40minute drive from the city is Pinellas County’s Fort DeSoto Park, site of several Prison Break episodes and the 2006 John Cusack indie favorite Grace Is Gone, suitable for group picnics and beach events. For more information on film sites, planners can visit www.movielocations.com/places/usa. —Marc Boisclair Banquet venue Scottish Rite Cathedral has served numerous films, including Mr. Brooks, starring Kevin Costner and Demi Moore; My Mom’s New Boyfriend, with Meg Ryan and Antonio Banderas; and Oliver Stone’s upcoming W., starring Josh Brolin. http://www.movielocations.com/places/usa http://www.movielocations.com/places/usa
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