by Stephen McDill Published: April 12,2013
Tags: Crafting A Nation, Crossroads Film Festival, documentaries, film festivals, independent films, James Franco, Mississippi Film Office, Morgan Freeman, Sun N' Sand Music & Film Festival, The Help, Ward Emling
Look out Georgia and Louisiana. The Mississippi Film Office, the Mississippi Development Authority’s extended economic hand to Hollywood, is celebrating its 40th year of operations and many premier film festivals are ready for another summer of marketing the state to the inner echelons of the film industry. In the last two decades alone, producers, location [...] [...]
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by Becky Gillette Published: June 17,2012
Tags: Bill Luckett, blues lovers, Clarksdale, Clarksdale Mississippi, Delta, Ground Zero Blues Club, Howard Stovall, Leland, Morgan Freeman, the Blue Trail, “juke joints”
On a recent Wednesday night, there was something of the atmosphere of the United Nations at the Ground Zero Blues Club. There were visitors from 11 foreign countries and 15 U.S. states enjoying a club that has become a magnet for blues music lovers across the world. “We have a high level of international branding [...] [...]
A dream come true for Luckett and Freeman Ten years ago, when Bill Luckett and Morgan Freeman were preparing to open their Clarksdale restaurant, Madidi, they could park just about anywhere they wanted downtown. A few weeks ago as Luckett drove to the restaurant, he lucked out and got the only available parking spot on [...] [...]
JACKSON- Lawmakers and businessmen alike say they support Bill Luckett and his bid to become the next private-sector bred Governor of Mississippi. [...]
JACKSON- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Luckett tells supporters in Jackson that Mississippi is at a crossroads. The Clarksdale attorney and businessman adds that he can’t wait to pose some tough questions to GOP rival Phil Bryant. [...]
JACKSON- Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman talks about his friend and business partner Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Luckett. [...]
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