NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than 400 major motion pictures, documentaries and television series have been produced using Louisiana as the backdrop. A movie buff from New Orleans with a large collection of film memorabilia — including posters and photographs — is putting his collection on display.
The so-called Louisiana Film Museum opens Sept. 1 and will occupy a section of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum at the Riverwalk in New Orleans. There will be a timeline of the hundreds of movies made in Louisiana, and eventually, props and costumes on loan from private collections.
Among the movies filmed in Louisiana are the 1989 romantic drama Steel Magnolias and last year's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
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Posted by JeffreyPipes on August 17, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm the executive director of the Louisiana Film Museum. The "so-called" Museum is indeed a labor of love. We opened now with 50 pieces of the collection because we wanted to start sharing it with people who might be interested in the larger collection. While we add pieces to the collection everyday, the larger 275 piece collection will be on display in the new gallery, scheduled for opening on December 1st. Our collection includes original pieces from almost all of the old movies, and pieces from every movie shot in the last ten years. Please visit our web site (www. louisianafilmmuseum. org) for more background.
Posted by fourx5 on August 18, 2009 at 12:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow. When is the Louisiana Music Museum opening up?
Oh, that's right - the state's cultural heritage of music isn't sexy like the movies.
Posted by JeffreyPipes on September 8, 2009 at 8:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Actually, we're planning the Louisiana Music Museum as we speak, so hold on to your po-boy!
Jeffrey Pipes Guice
Executive Director
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