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Loomis Fargo
Asheville News
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Galifianakis movie renamed, Bruisin’ Ales online store, more
Jason Sandford November 26, 2014

Also, a well-known WWNC radio personality dies, more Black Friday shopping stuff, etc.

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Asheville arts, Asheville News
Ashvegas movie review: Rosewater
Jason Sandford November 19, 2014

Jon Stewart shows he has promise as a director with this film.

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Asheville News
Asheville filmmaker asks public for $30,000 to fund new movie, ‘American Breakdown’
Jason Sandford November 9, 2014

Paul Schattel and his experienced crew of indie filmmakers stand ready to tell their story of a struggling musician who breaks down in an isolated, redneck town.

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Asheville News
Ashvegas movie review: St. Vincent is predictable, hokey, lovable
Jason Sandford October 23, 2014

Bill Murray stars alongside Melissa McCarthy.

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Asheville News
Fresh off movie filming in Asheville, actor Zach Galifianakis announces TV show with Louis C.K.
Jason Sandford August 28, 2014

Galifianakis talked briefly about the new show to a group gathered at an acting school in Woodin a few weeks back.

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Asheville News
Word on the street: Work ends on Loomis Fargo movie production in Asheville
Jason Sandford August 19, 2014

A big Hollywood production brought movie stars, money and a bright spotlight to Asheville and Western North Carolina this summer.

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Asheville News
A conversation with Zach Galifianakis: On comedy, confidence and more
Jason Sandford August 17, 2014

The New York Studio for Stage, Screen and Voiceover hosted the hour-long talk with Galifianakis at its Woodfin studio Saturday evening.

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Asheville News
Movie starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig to film in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford July 20, 2014

Movie crews plan to film actors on downtown streets July 29 and 30, according to permits issued by the city of Asheville.

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Asheville News
Word on the street: Movie production will film on streets of downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford July 17, 2014

The Loomis Fargo movie aka "unnamed armored car" project has been filming in small towns around Asheville.

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Asheville News
A dreamer, a writer and a burgeoning star: Three Asheville area up-and-comers talk about breaking into TV, movies
Jason Sandford July 16, 2014

With all the talk about movie-making in Asheville this summer, Colton Daugherty, Claire Clayton and Geno Segers recently sat down to talk about their experiences in the entertainment business.

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Asheville News
Small Western North Carolina towns in spotlight during first week of filming on Galifianakis movie
Jason Sandford July 10, 2014

In the first week of on-location filming, the Loomis Fargo flick, aka "unnamed armored car movie," shot in Swannanoa and Franklin and is set to be in Old Fort on Friday.

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Asheville News
Filming on Zach Galifianakis bank heist comedy begins in Swannanoa
Jason Sandford July 7, 2014

After a week of shopping and eating around downtown Asheville, the stars get down to work.

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Asheville News
Update: Asheville celebrity spotting: Owen Wilson in downtown Asheville, at LAB at Imperial Life
Jason Sandford June 30, 2014

Owen is in town for the filming of the comedy "Loomis Fargo."

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Asheville News
UPDATED: Ashvegas celebrity spotting: Actor Jude Law lunches at The Med in Asheville
Jason Sandford June 17, 2014

The actor is portraying Thomas Wolfe in a new biopic that will begin filming in October in the U.S. and U.K.

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Asheville News
Asheville’s Royal Peasantry to hold film re-release party on Sunday for ‘Tramps En Vogue’
Jason Sandford May 31, 2014

Royal Peasantry makes unique upcycled clothing and accessories from leather, fabric scraps, handpicked clothing and more.

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Asheville News
Law replaces Fassbender in Thomas Wolfe biopic, ‘Genius’
Jason Sandford April 28, 2014

Law will play Wolfe. The movie about Asheville's most famous son is set for a 2015 release.

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Asheville food and drink
‘GMO OMG’ film and panel discussion set for April 22 in Asheville
Jason Sandford April 17, 2014

A panel discussion following the film screening will focus on how to move Asheville toward becoming a GMO-free city.

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Asheville News
Franco flick ‘As I Lay Dying’ will hit theaters in September
Jason Sandford September 23, 2013

The movie, based on the Faulkner classic, was written and directed by Swannanoa's own James Franco.

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Asheville News
Asheville independent movie to be screened Aug. 15 at Fine Arts Theatre
Jason Sandford August 11, 2013

The indy film follows the story of an orphaned underground boxer.

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Asheville News
Black Mountain News: Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks focuses book, movie on Black Mountain College
Jason Sandford August 6, 2013

The writer of "The Notebook" will use a cutting-edge school in Black Mountain as the setting for new work.

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Asheville News
Asheville runners, take note: ‘Spirit of the Marathon II’ to screen June 12
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

Carolina Cinemas will show the film June 12. Proceeds benefit fund aiding victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Asheville News
Filmmaker seeks crowd cash for Possum Drop doc
Jason Sandford May 14, 2013

The story is an age-old tale of how outsider influence, in this case PETA, affects a close-knit community, in this case Brasstown.

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Asheville News
Twin Rivers Media Film Fest opens May 17 at Phil Mechanics Building
Jason Sandford May 9, 2013

Feature films, shorts, documentaries, animated movies will all be screened at the Phil Mechanics.

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Asheville News
Asheville 48 Hour Film Project set for June 22
Jason Sandford May 6, 2013

Teams come together to put together a movie that is screened for the public and judged by a panel of experts.

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Asheville News
‘Present,’ independent film partially shot in Asheville, to screen Wednesday
Jason Sandford April 15, 2013

Joe Chang of Asheville-based Papercookie Picture Co. wrote, produced and directed.

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Asheville News
Ben Lovett’s new video, ‘Black Curtain,’ to screen in West Asheville on May 8
Jason Sandford April 15, 2013

Lovett is a musician with a knack for making gorgeous short films. Asheville's Paul Schattel directed.

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Asheville food and drink
Three food films, including ‘Preserve’ by Blind Pig, to be screened in West Asheville
Jason Sandford April 12, 2013

The Isis will host the free screenings, which also includes a short film about a Slow Food Asheville program called FEAST.

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Asheville News
Asheville celebrity spotting: Minka Kelly in area for film shoot
Jason Sandford April 8, 2013

Kelly has a part in "The World Made Straight," which is being filmed around Black Mountain.

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Asheville arts
WNC Alliance invites community to 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Jason Sandford March 5, 2013

The event will be held at the Fine Arts Theatre in downtown on April 4.

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Asheville News
ActionFest 2013 is shot down for April; planning continues
Jason Sandford February 23, 2013

Chuck Norris fact: even Chuck Norris can't bring us ActionFest this April. But maybe later this year?

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Asheville News
Indy film project shooting in Asheville is looking for props, PA, interns
Jason Sandford February 15, 2013

The low-budget period film is looking for a hand.

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Asheville News
Mechanical Eye Cinema screens unusual films in Asheville
Jason Sandford February 7, 2013

The founders screen independent, experimental, avant-garde, and documentary films and videos in different locations each month.

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Asheville News
Asheville Scene: ‘Shadows’ films in Buncombe, Henderson counties
Jason Sandford February 4, 2013

The science fiction flick follows a college kid who builds a device to reach far beyond Earth.

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Asheville News
Sci-fi film to begin shooting in WNC next month
Jason Sandford December 28, 2012

"Shadows on the Wall" will feature local talent, as well as L.A.-based actors.

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Asheville News
The Week in Film: Holiday smorgasbord edition
Jason Sandford December 18, 2012

New Tarantino? Les Mis? It's a Festivus miracle!

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Asheville News
Today: Cinema Society closes 2012 season with French comedy
Jason Sandford December 18, 2012

"The Day I Saw Your Heart" stars Melanie Laurent of "Inglourious Basterds" and "Beginners" fame.

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Asheville News
Fourth annual Asheville International Children’s Film Festival continues
Jason Sandford November 8, 2012

The film festival started Nov. 2 and rolls on through the weekend.

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Asheville features, Asheville News
New Hollywood movie will focus on Asheville native son Thomas Wolfe
Jason Sandford November 6, 2012

Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender are set to star in the story of a brilliant young author and his editor.

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Asheville News
Ashvegas guide to the Asheville Cinema Festival: Saturday
Jason Sandford November 2, 2012

What to see downtown on the festival's most impressive day.

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Asheville News
Today: Jeremy Renner in last Asheville Cinema Society screening before festival
Jason Sandford October 16, 2012

The Asheville Cinema Society will screen "Ingenious" today.

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Asheville News
Calling all WNC filmmakers: Prestige Film Competition offers cash prizes
Jason Sandford October 5, 2012

Prestige Subaru is the sponsor. Top prize is $500.

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Asheville News
Today: ‘Old Goats’ chew Cinema Society scenery
Jason Sandford October 2, 2012

The Asheville Cinema Society will screen "Old Goats" on Tuesday, October 2.

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Asheville News
Big names coming to Cinema Festival in Asheville?
Jason Sandford October 1, 2012

The film festival's director says he's trying to bring some real Hollywood star power to Asheville for the fest.

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Asheville News
‘Wild Wednesdays’ slash ticket prices at The Carolina
Jason Sandford September 26, 2012

Tickets at the Carolina Cinemas will be $5 all day on Wednesdays starting Oct. 3. Woo-hoo!

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Asheville News
New Clint Eastwood baseball movie filmed in Ga., but storyline includes Swannanoa
Jason Sandford September 24, 2012

Mostly filmed in Georgia, "Trouble With the Curve" is set in Western North Carolina.

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Asheville News
The week in film: ‘The Master’ leads a busy schedule
Jason Sandford September 18, 2012

Ashvegas movie reviewer Edwin Arnaudin gives moviegoers a guide to Friday's new flicks and DVD releases to look out for.

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Asheville News
Tuesday: Cinema Society to screen witty writing-themed romcom
Jason Sandford September 17, 2012

Author's ruse mixed with love quickly turns complicated.

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Asheville News
Tonight: Cinema Society brings controversial documentary to town
Jason Sandford September 4, 2012

Funny and daring, Vikram Ghandi's film looks like a winner.

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Asheville events
Coming Tuesday: ‘Memento’-like thriller ‘Shuffle’ latest offering from Cinema Society
Jason Sandford August 27, 2012

'A winner at eight film festivals, Shuffle is a mix of Memento and It's a Wonderful Life with a touch of The Twilight Zone.'

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Asheville News
Ashvegas movie review: ‘Queen of Versailles’ a wild, repetitive look at the 1 percent
Jason Sandford August 21, 2012

The director's handling of the material lacks clear direction.

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