Gates of Memphis

I like the title, "Visions and Delusions for a Mythic City", that's why I read this blog. The subtitle was " A Good Place for Filmmakers" and that interests me, so I read on. Movie Magazine says we are, " among the top places to live, work and make movies." A lot of agrument could be given for the living and working part including crime, not enough good paying jobs and poverty. But I still love Memphis. It is always, if nothing else, a city that intrigues people from all over the world. Of course, there is Elvis, Beale Street and Sun Studios but it is something more. Our history is extremely rich and our citizens are interesting. Memphis has a certain feel or aura to it.
Some of that aura is pretty dark but it is also fascinating. I think that is one of the things that brings filmmakers here. That and some really good locales. We are centered right here in the middle of Mississippi and Arkansas too and that makes for some really different landscapes really close together.
I volunteer at WEVL on South Main and I remember when they were making, "Walk The Line" downtown and South Main was totally transformed in to the fifties. It was great watching that. And all the movie makers seem to love to use Earnestine's and Hazel's.