“Thompson’s Mills is a Oregon State Heritage Site in Linn County near the town of Shedd. More than 150 years old, it’s the oldest water-powered grain mill in Oregon, where the waters of Calapooia River drive turbines you can still see running today for demonstrations.
The small town of Brownsville, Oregon celebrated the classic movie Stand By Meon Saturday July 23, 2016. In 1985 Brownsville turned into a town named Castle Rock and was teaming with film crews, actors and all the excitement of the movie making process. Today, the movie is still regarded as a favorite and is listed as one of the top 250 American films of all time. Fans travel from all around the world during the year to see for themselves where this movie was filmed.Continue reading... “30th Anniversary of Stand By Me Was Huge Success”
“Lean On Pete“, Willy Vlautin’s novel, adapted into a screenplay by writer-director, Andrew Haigh (“Looking”) will film in Oregon this summer.
“Lean on Pete” tells the story of a 15-year-old boy named Charley Thompson, who, as Vlautin’s website explains, is “left to fend for himself by his wayward single father. Charley wanders to Portland Meadows racetrack one day and finds work with a surly, washed up horse trainer. He befriends an aging quarter horse named Lean on Pete, and before long, Charley and Pete find themselves alone in an unforgiving landscape scattered with a vivid cast of characters, desperate situations, and glimmers of hope.” Continue reading... ““Lean On Pete” Shooting In Oregon”
Alexi Pappas at the Oregon Twilight on May 6. Credit: Thomas Boyd for The New York Times
There is excitement building for the locally filmed and produced, “Tracktown”. It is set to premier at the Los Angeles Film Festival next month. The film explores the struggle to find an equilibrium between a world-class running career, and a regular life, inspired by Pappas’ own life. Jeremy Teicher co-produced the movie with Pappas, and it was filmed on location at Hayward Field, Eugene. Continue reading... “NY Times Gives A Shout-out To Pappas & “Tracktown””
Seaside – the movie.
After being born and raised in Portland, I moved east for college and film school. I love coming back to Portland to visit family and friends but for the past 20 years New York has been my home. That old cliché that you can never come home again ringed true for me.
My first feature, You Belong to Me, came out in 2008. Since then I’ve been itching to do another feature. And inspired by the resourcefulness of many colleagues (especially NYU film school colleagues, Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson – find their new feature, Claire in Motion, which just premiered at SXSW) I’ve come home to take advantage of Oregon’s natural beauty, talented creatives, and a family beach house at the Coast, to make my next feature, Seaside. Continue reading... “You Can Come Home Again – Seaside, The Movie”
Writer & Director & Producer — Bryan R. Thompson
Director of Photography — Jeremiah L. Scott
PA- Benjamin James
Gaffer: Steve Waters
Sound: Jeff Scott Taylor
Editor & Color: Bryan R. Thompson
Hair & Make-up / Costume Design — Alicia Watkins
The film host an all Portland based cast, crew, vendors and services. It premiered at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival and has since gone on to win Best Dramatic Feature and Best Performance at the Arizona International Film Festival. It has also played at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival and will be playing at the AMFM FEST: Flagstaff this August. Continue reading... ““Birds of Neptune” Will Screen Opening Night At The Portland Film Festival”
The small town of Brownsville, Oregon celebrated the classic movie Stand By Me 
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