Movie/Television Shoots in Hamilton

[DC83]

So considering Hamilton has become "Hollywood North" thanks to tax-exemptions for those filming outside of Toronto, I thought it'd be neat to have a thread dedicated to what's being shot in Hamilton and area.

Between Wed Nov 27th & Thu Nov 28th, I saw a film crew set up (again) at the Royal Connaught.
They were filming a TV Miniseries called XIII.
Details: http://imdb.com/title/tt1117667/

[LikeHamilton]

From Wikipedia
The following is a partial list of films shot in Hamilton, Ontario (the dates given are when the film was released):
• Strange Brew (1983); Dave Thomas
• Youngblood (1986); Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves
• Hearts of Fire (1987); Bob Dylan
• Amerika (1987 TV mini series)
• Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman (1989); Lee Majors
• The Cutting Edge (1992); Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds
• The Air Up There (1994); Kevin Bacon
• Camilla (1994); Bridget Fonda, Jessica Tandy
• Direct Action (1994); Dolph Lundgren
• Canadian Bacon (1995); Alan Alda, John Candy
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996); Samuel L Jackson
• The Big Hit (1998); Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips
• Detroit Rock City (1999); Rock group KISS
• New Jersey Turnpikes (1999); Kelsey Grammer
• The Third Miracle (1999 Drama); Ed Harris
• The Time Shifters (1999 TV Sci-Fi/Action); Casper Van Dien
• Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (2000)
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000); Nicolas Cage, Robert Duvall, Angelina Jolie
• Rated X (2000); Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez
• X-Men (2000); Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
• Finding Forrester (2000); Sean Connery
• Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001 TV Comedy); Nathan Lane
• Brian's Song (2001 TV movie)
• Exit Wounds (2001); Steven Seagal
• Glitter (2001); Mariah Carey
• Our America (2002 TV Drama); Vanessa A. Williams
• John Q (2002); Denzel Washington
• Avenging Angelo (2002); Sylvester Stallone
• Death to Smoochy (2002); Robin Williams
• Global Heresy (2002); Peter O'Toole
• RFK (2002 TV Drama); Linus Roache
• Second String (2002 TV Comedy/Drama); Jon Voight
• The Limit (2003 Crime Drama); Lauren Bacall, Henry Czerny
• Wrong Turn (2003); Desmond Harrington
• Bulletproof Monk (2003); Chow Yun-Fat
• How to Deal (2003); Mandy Moore
• Spinning Boris (2003); Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia
• Saint Ralph (2004); Adam Butcher
• Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004 TV movie)
• Against the Ropes (2004); Meg Ryan
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004); Milla Jovovich
• The Confessor (aka: The Good Shepherd) (2004); Christian Slater
• Land of the Dead (2005); Dennis Hopper
• The Man (2005) Samuel L Jackson, Eugene Levy
• Cinderella Man (2005) Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger
• Zoom (2005); Tim Allen, Courteney Cox
• Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005); Rosie O'Donnell
• Four Brothers (2005); Mark Wahlberg
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005); Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt
• Terry (2005 TV Movie); Shawn Ashmore
• Swarmed (2005 TV Movie); Michael Shanks
• Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005 TV movie)
• Solar Attack (2005 Sci-Fi/Thriller); Louis Gossett Jr.
• Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story (2006 TV Drama); Jason Priestly
• The Last Sect (2006); David Carradine
• Man of the Year (2006); Robin Williams, Christopher Walken
• Silent Hill (2006); Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean
• The Path to 9/11 (2006 TV Movie); Harvey Keitel
• Firehouse Dog (2006 Disney); Bruce Greenwood
• Snow Cake (2006); Sigourney Weaver
• Away from Her (2006); Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent
• The War At Home (2006 TV Series); Rob Lotterstein
• American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006 Universal)
• Skinwalkers (2006); Jason Behr
• UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine (2006 Horror); Michael Madsen
• The Four Horsemen (2007)
• Hairspray (2007 Musical); John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer
• Talk to Me (2007 Bio-drama); Don Cheadle, Martin Sheen
• Weirdsville (2007 Comedy-drama); Matt Frewer
• Closing the Ring (2007); Christopher Plummer, Shirley Maclaine
• Final Draft (2007); Jeff Roop
• Left for Dead (2007 Horror); Steve Byers
• The Poet (2007 Drama); Jonathan Scarfe
• Real Time (2007 Comedy/drama); Randy Quaid
• The Company (2007 TV Drama/Thriller mini-series); Michael Keaton, Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina
• The Incredible Hulk (2008 Action-drama/Sci-Fi); Edward Norton, Tim Roth
• Flash of Genius (2008); Greg Kinnear
• Traitor (2008 Drama); Jeff Daniels, Don Cheadle


The Internet Movie Database shows 200 movies shot in Hamilton.

[LikeHamilton]

They are setting up on King William Street east of John Street for a shoot of some kind.

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

No offence Hamilton, but I'm pretty sure Vancouver is considered Hollywood North. ;)

But damned if that ain't a list to trump all lists, though! :tup:

[CCF]

Good list...but never once have I heard Hamilton considered as "Hollywood North." I think that title is reserved for Vancouver.

I'd love to see some sort of ranking of films/shows shot in Canadian cities....would be neat to see.

[matt602]

Though it doesn't have the official title, if you lived here you'd agree with it. Nearly every week for the past year there has been a movie shot going on somewhere downtown. At one point there was 3 different productions being shot simultaneously in the core this summer (Hulk, TD bank commercial and something else). This of course isn't even counting the rest of the city.

I'd be interested to see what the city is making from all of this...

[LikeHamilton]

Quote from the CBC News Thursday, July 13, 2006

It's been a boon for Steeltown where last year alone, about 100 productions shot on location in and around the city.

:D

[SteelTown]

From Flickr

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/1536396637_69dd362650.jpg?v=0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcpiercy/sets/72157602360166845/

[flar]

They shoot movies almost constantly in Dundas. I took some pictures of a shoot for a WWII movie, I forget the title:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f9.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f8.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f7.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f6.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f5.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f4.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f3.jpg

This is somthine else last summer:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f2.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/dundas/f1.jpg

And they recently filmed a Christmas movie of some sort downtown, I think it had Vince Vaughn in it.

[DC83]

Wow, those are some awesome shots from Flickr, Steeltown!!!
I think it's important to note that almost none of those smaller shop-like buildings actually exist. They are all film set that took about 3 weeks to set up.
I watched some of those scenes from the Ramada/Plaza Hotel's 2nd storey parking garage and saw a car explode and fly almost all the way from Catherine to John!! SOOO kewl!!

[LikeHamilton]

Here is some pictures from a movie shoot at the Royal Connaught. I do not know the name of the movie.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6690/img4092ad3.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5403/img4093hq5.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7565/img4094xa6.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2601/img4095yn9.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4559/img4096mf2.jpg

[SteelTown]

I dunno where that other movie thread went about the Hulk being filmed in Hamilton but here's the trailer that came out today for the Hulk, you can see parts of Hamilton in the film.....

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[HAMRetrofit]

I see a lot of Toronto in that clip too. Zanzibar and Sam the Record Man Stick out.

[Millstone]

There's a notice in my lobby from 20th Century Fox saying they're going to be shooting MAX PAYNE in the James, King, King William, and Rebecca area. They're going to be using that dark and scary alleyway on the east side of James between King William and King, also shooting outside Lister, something about creating some fake snow, also police and traffic control something something.

[Berklon]

Max Payne eh. Mark Wahlberg stars in that.

Between The Big Hit, Four Brothers and the upcoming Max Payne - I guess we'll know early if a movie will be filmed in Hamilton based on whether Wahlberg's in the film or not.

[mr.x]

Just wondering, where was Hairspray shot?

[SteelTown]

They filmed at an old school (Queen Victoria School) for the high school scene for Hairspray.

This was caught at Hamilton Airport lol

http://media.canada.com/1785a528-bef3-4f04-af39-9312146bfd98/travoltakiss.jpg

[matt602]

Sweet, Max Payne. I didn't know they're shooting it here. I loved the game, it's awesome that they'll be shooting it right here. The alleys and setups downtown should do justice to the mood of the game.

Damn though.. Wahlberg? Weak.

[mr.x]

They filmed at an old school (Queen Victoria School) for the high school scene for Hairspray.

This was caught at Hamilton Airport lol

http://media.canada.com/1785a528-bef3-4f04-af39-9312146bfd98/travoltakiss.jpg

lmao....

what about the street scenes?

[SteelTown]

I don't believe there were any street scenes from the movie in Hamilton. It was all mostly the high school scenes shot in Hamilton.

[block43]

I don't believe there were any street scenes from the movie in Hamilton. It was all mostly the high school scenes shot in Hamilton.

There were a couple of street scenes shot in Hamilton.

[LikeHamilton]

The notice to businesses and residents for the "Max Payne" movie shoot.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4300/maxpayne1us5.jpg

[chris k]

Atleast theres one good use of useless parking lots:koko: :shrug:

[Millstone]

They're bringing two-way to Rebecca St!
















I got nothing.

[LikeHamilton]

Another movie for next week.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2853/youmightaswellliveby0.jpg

[LikeHamilton]

They are filming the “Max Payne” movie around the Lister right now. James is closed from Wilson to King and King William and Rebecca are closed from Hughson to James. They have sprayed snow all around on the streets. It will be closed until 6am. This is the filming that was to happen last Thursday.

[LikeHamilton]

Hamilton Film and Television Office 2007 Annual Report

For the information of the Economic Development and Planning Committee, the following is the annual report for the Film and Cultural Industries for 2007.

There is a growing film and cultural scene in Hamilton and this trend continued in 2007. With over 100 productions shot in Hamilton throughout the year, the City was a beehive of activity. Increased film production brings more creative people which changes the social landscape of the City. More art studios are opening in the older sections of Hamilton, film studios are cropping up and the music industry continues to be strong.

For the fourth consecutive year, filming has directly injected over $10 million dollars into the local economy with spending on location shooting, hotels, restaurants, stores and other services. This financial injection is somewhat smaller than in 2006 which is a direct reflection of the Provincial statistics for the same time period. The number of productions in Ontario are stable but the total value to Ontario of these productions is slightly down.

Year ......# of Productions Prep......Shoot & Wrap Days ......Direct Impact
2002 .................58 ..............................834 ..................$5 million
2003 .................45 ..............................600 ..................$8 million
2004 .................48 ..............................740 ..................$10.5 million
2005 .................90 .............................1330 ..................$15.6 million
2006 .................94 .............................1280 ..................$15 million
2007 ................106..............................1318 ..................$12 million

These consistently strong numbers over the last six (6) years happened in the face of a number of major events and economic pressures from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic, to 9/11, and more recently, strikes and a strong Canadian dollar.

Hamilton continues to be the location of choice for productions considering Ontario for their shows. Major motion pictures such as The Incredible Hulk, Flash of Genius, Traitor, Repossession Mambo and Splice to name a few, chose Hamilton for much of their location filming but, domestic (Canadian) production is responsible for the lion’s share of our numbers. These domestic productions keep Hamilton immune to the negative impacts of a strong Canadian dollar and union work stoppages across the border.

Domestic production chooses Hamilton for their location shooting because of our great locations and film-friendly attitude but also because of the Provincial Regional Bonus that they are eligible for. We must continue to encourage the Province to keep this regional bonus in order for Hamilton to maintain some leverage in this competitive market.

The City has also made some incredible gains in the cultural industries segment of the cluster. For example, the Art Bus came on strong in 2007 through the work of the owners of the Pearl Factory. As well, attention is turning to James Street North as an identifiable art district and ‘the place to go’ for arts and culture in the City. The Art Bus tour reaches out to many of the communities in Hamilton such as the Carnegie Gallery in Dundas and the Sunrise Gallery along the Beach Strip. These jewels have continued to grow throughout 2007, creating exhibit space for scores of Hamilton area artists.

The Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts launched a relationship with another property owner to renovate additional artists’ space at the newly renovated “Cumberland Building” (468 Cumberland). This building is essentially fully occupied by artists from Hamilton and other communities such as the GTA.

2008 is starting off with a bang, with the opening of Steel Work Studios in April. We are anticipating another good year for film and culture in Hamilton.

[Lukey]

So....I was walking up James N this morning for work and I met an interesting fellow for a moment or two. He said that a new blockbuster action movie was filming in Hamilton, but for the life of him couldn't remember the name.

I noticed trailers in the lot across from Lister and there are a few beside me in the Pigott building. I just hadn't seen anything here, or received an update from my secretary who reads the Spec religiously.

Can anyone shine some light on this?

[Millstone]

So....I was walking up James N this morning for work and I met an interesting fellow for a moment or two. He said that a new blockbuster action movie was filming in Hamilton, but for the life of him couldn't remember the name.

I noticed trailers in the lot across from Lister and there are a few beside me in the Pigott building. I just hadn't seen anything here, or received an update from my secretary who reads the Spec religiously.

Can anyone shine some light on this?

Yeah we got a notice about it a while back but the notice disappeared. There are film trucks parked all up Hughson, Rebecca, and King William is closed at Hughson.

[Lukey]

Any idea as to what movie it is...?

[BCTed]

It might be Kick-Ass.

[Lukey]

Thanks BCTed, looks like you're right.
Ventured over to imdb and there's a posting that someone made, saying they've been cast as an extra for filming in their high school in Hamilton.

[BCTed]

Thanks BCTed, looks like you're right.
Ventured over to imdb and there's a posting that someone made, saying they've been cast as an extra for filming in their high school in Hamilton.

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.

[SteelTown]

Think there's another movie shoot taking place at Chedoke golf.

[DC83]

Kick-Ass ?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/

Sounds terrible. Nic Cage? Remind me NOT to star-gaze for him.

Any word on if there's more action being filmed here, or if it's just random scenes? I wouldn't mind watching some more controlled explosions. That Hulk set was fun!

[astroblaster]

mclovin!

[DC83]

Close enough...

Film director looking for local zombies
Canadian Press
9/25/2008

There is a call out in southwestern Ontario for zombies.

George Romero's new zombie movie is set to start filming on Sunday at the marina in Port Dover.

And the crew is looking for people in the area to play extras.

Those auditioning will need to be able to move like a zombie, with slow speed and no co-ordination.

About 40 extras will be needed and auditions will begin today at the St. Paul's Anglican Church at 4 p.m.

The shooting wraps up October 2nd

http://www.900chml.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocalGeneral/story.aspx?ID=1028796

[LikeHamilton]

There is a good article in the Home & Condo section of today’s Toronto Sun about how great the movie business is in Hamilton.

[flar]

There's been a lot of filming in Dundas the last few days.

[MsMe]

I read in paper today too about them filming a truck hitting a van on Stratherne Ave. recently.

They seem to do a lot of filming in the city now.

Here is a list of the movies filmed here. They did miss 2 movies, Haley's Gift was filmed on the beach strip late 60s or early 70s. The house isn't there anymore where it was filmed I think it was where Dieppe Park is now. They also forgot Sins of the Father which was filmed on Depew St.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shot_in_Hamilton,_Ontario

[raisethehammer]

I snagged lunch at Harvest Burger today and a bunch of film execs were in there scouting their next film.
The recent "Leafs Nation" commercial with people telling their stories of favourite Leaf goals (seriously cheesy) was filmed there as well as other King/Main West locations.
The owner of Harvest Burger told me that they have a ton of filming that takes place in there.

[Hammer Native]

There's been a lot of filming in Dundas the last few days.

There is a movie or TV crew parked in the St. Joseph's Villa parking lot at the side on Overfield Street. But I think they're filming at this gorgeous old stone house across the street from it. Something like one of the pictures we saw in your photo shoots a while back, I guess someone saw the beauty in the old stone buildings in our area.

[flar]

It's this house:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/ancaster_dundas_stone/00004.jpg

That house is always used in films. It is a private residence known as Foxbar and featured in some books about Hamilton architecture. It looks amazing inside and out, and the grounds are beautiful too.
They were also filming at the United Church on Governors and downtown, my wife said there were a lot of people milling about. She thought they might have been trying to sneak a peak at a celebrity.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

I read in paper today too about them filming a truck hitting a van on Stratherne Ave. recently.

They seem to do a lot of filming in the city now.

Here is a list of the movies filmed here. They did miss 2 movies, Haley's Gift was filmed on the beach strip late 60s or early 70s. The house isn't there anymore where it was filmed I think it was where Dieppe Park is now. They also forgot Sins of the Father which was filmed on Depew St.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shot_in_Hamilton,_Ontario

I'll get right to it. :yes:

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

I read in paper today too about them filming a truck hitting a van on Stratherne Ave. recently.

They seem to do a lot of filming in the city now.

Here is a list of the movies filmed here. They did miss 2 movies, Haley's Gift was filmed on the beach strip late 60s or early 70s. The house isn't there anymore where it was filmed I think it was where Dieppe Park is now. They also forgot Sins of the Father which was filmed on Depew St.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shot_in_Hamilton,_Ontario

I was able to find 'Sins of the Father' but 'Haley's Gift' is a no show on imdb.com...did they change the name of that movie?

[MsMe]

I was able to find 'Sins of the Father' but 'Haley's Gift' is a no show on imdb.com...did they change the name of that movie?

It was made for tv movie. Not sure if any info is on net about it. I could be wrong on the title too since it was ages ago. This brain has gotten pretty dusty with age. :haha:

I see Torso is on tonight. Oh that's another they forgot on that list too. Strange we were just talking about this story on the other board. Kind of eerie. Sad happening though.

[MsMe]

It's this house:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/ancaster_dundas_stone/00004.jpg

That house is always used in films. It is a private residence known as Foxbar and featured in some books about Hamilton architecture. It looks amazing inside and out, and the grounds are beautiful too.

Do you know the age or history of that house Flar? And yes it sure is beautiful.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

It was made for tv movie. Not sure if any info is on net about it. I could be wrong on the title too since it was ages ago. This brain has gotten pretty dusty with age. :haha:

I see Torso is on tonight. Oh that's another they forgot on that list too. Strange we were just talking about this story on the other board. Kind of eerie. Sad happening though.

Couple of things that sometimes happens with the movie listings over at imdb.com if the movie gets shot both in Toronto and Hamilton sometimes they will only include the one city when listing where it was shot and they choose the one over the other because that is where the production office for that film was but I typed in the name of the film on their search engine and did not get a result for it.

I was the one that created that article there on wikipedia. That listing is not a complete one. Just the more notable ones are listed there in that article.

[Hammer Native]

I was able to find 'Sins of the Father' but 'Haley's Gift' is a no show on imdb.com...did they change the name of that movie?

I remember that movie Haley's Gift. I was in the 8th grade in elementary school and I remember the librarian mentioning it so I watched it. This was early 1978 so it was likely produced in 1977 (as I think it was a new production), if that's any help.

[MsMe]

I remember that movie Haley's Gift. I was in the 8th grade in elementary school and I remember the librarian mentioning it so I watched it. This was early 1978 so it was likely produced in 1977 (as I think it was a new production), if that's any help.

If I recall it was filmed on the beachstrip and the house isn't there anymore. Glad someone else remembered. Not sure I watched the movie though. It's been a while. I'm still surprised nothing is on the net about it though.

And very true Boomtown.

[MsMe]

I can understand why they do so much filming around here when we have just about every style of housing etc here.

[Berklon]

An independant film recently released was entirely filmed in Hamilton. I think it's getting a very limited release (perhaps straight to DVD). It stars Randy Quaid and Jay Baruchel. This city is all over the trailer:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/realtime/

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

I can understand why they do so much filming around here when we have just about every style of housing etc here.

As much as I'd like to agree with you here as to why they like to shoot here, yes we do have the locations and the architecture but the bottom line for these film production companies is the bottom line.

Hamilton benefits in two ways in that one, we are close enough to Toronto, the film hub of Ontario, that a lot of the spill-over work from there spills into Hamilton and yet at the same time we are just far enough away from Toronto and outside the Toronto film zone that extra tax breaks start to kick in for them when they choose to shoot here in Hamilton from the Ontario government.

The Ontario government recognizes that Toronto is the film hub of the province so they offer film companies extra tax breaks if they film outside of Toronto to encourage filming to other parts of the province. Hamilton lucks out big-time in that we lie just outside the Toronto film zone.

When a production company looks to cash in on these extra tax breaks they don't have to have the production office based out of Hamilton. They can have the production office based out of Toronto and have most of the filming done there too as long as they get a percentage of it done here in Hamilton then they qualify. I'm not too sure the exact percentage right now that it has to be but it could be as low as 33% of the shoot done here in Hamilton.

If an Internatinal/ American film company shoots here in Hamilton they get 6% more tax break compared to what they would get shooting in Toronto. The numbers are even better for home grown, Canadian film companies. They get 10% more shooting here in Hamilton compared to Toronto and this is why all the domestic work is being shot here in Hamilton. Whereas Toronto in a lot of cases gets to double as New York, Chicago and L.A. on the big screen Hamilton on the other hand gets to double as Toronto in a lot of domestic films.

The Toronto film folks are not too happy to see all the domestic work shot here in Hamilton but those extra tax incentives are doing what they originally were set out to do and that is to encourage filming to other parts of the province outside of Toronto.

Last season TV/ film industry was a $1-Billion industry here in Ontario and 40% of that was right here in Hamilton, Ontario.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

.....and we still don't have a film studio here in town.

[MsMe]

.....and we still don't have a film studio here in town.

Yes architecture is one of many reasons they film here as you mentioned. :)

They tried for the studio but it didn't go over well unfortunately. Now the building sits empty.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Yes architecture is one of many reasons they film here as you mentioned. :)

They tried for the studio but it didn't go over well unfortunately. Now the building sits empty.

.....a film studio in Hamilton is long overdue....a film studio in Hamilton would do extremely well, with the right people at the helm.

[MsMe]

I don't think the location of the studio was the best either Boomtown.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

I don't think the location of the studio was the best either Boomtown.

Actually MsMe......the location was a great one when you consider just how many empty factory and warehouse buildings that we have sitting in our industrial north-end that could easily be transformed into film studios...The location was not the problem.

[SteelTown]

Gritty look of Hamilton in winter perfect setting for new film 'Real Time'

TORONTO — When Randall Cole originally wrote the script for "Real Time," he didn't know he'd end up shooting his movie in Hamilton, Ont.

But the gritty, bleak look of Steeltown at winter's end ultimately provided the perfect backdrop for the film, which tells the story of a hitman (Randy Quaid) who is out to kill a young gambler (Jay Baruchel) but grants him one final hour to get his life in order.

"(In) Hamilton you can sort of go from that dirty core and then ... an hour later be in someplace completely different. You see the good, the bad and the ugly," said Cole, who originally envisioned a Toronto shoot for "Real Time."

"I didn't see it as a pretty film, I wanted it ugly-pretty, which is how (Baruchel's character) is seeing the world."

Hamilton is only referenced as "The Hammer" in the movie, but anyone vaguely familiar with the southern Ontario city will find it instantly recognizable onscreen. Overall, the film seems to flaunt its Canadian pedigree, featuring Canuck currency, a flag, and a Tragically Hip song over the closing credits.

The story plays out as Baruchel's character, Andy, spends his final 60 minutes driving around looking for a hooker, seeking revenge on a former boss and searching for old toys at his grandmother's house.

Throughout, Quaid's character, Reuban, questions Andy about his past choices and the clock ticks down as a soundtrack of classic rock hits plays on the car stereo.

Cole, who directed the movie, chose the songs after fiddling around with a score, which he ultimately abandoned, deciding it would take away from the "reality" of "Real Time."

"I knew it was an option to have the car radio playing," he said. "(The songs) just kind of kept the pace up a little. It felt like the kind of stuff that would be playing in the car of a guy that age. Kind of 'dad music."'

The film takes place in real time (the title, of course, is a play on that, as well as a suggestion that it's time for Baruchel's character to "get real," said Cole). Snagging Baruchel has turned out to be a coup, as the Montreal-raised actor has seen his star rise in recent months with roles in "Pineapple Express" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist."

Cole says he nabbed Quaid by writing him a letter.

He pitched "Real Time" as a reversal of the 1973 Hal Ashby movie "The Last Detail," which dealt with similar themes but featured Quaid as the younger man.

The Toronto-based Cole, who studied filmmaking at Montreal's Concordia University and later at the Canadian Film Centre," says the veteran actor liked his 2002 directorial debut, "19 Months," as well as the parallels to the Ashby film.

The relationship between the two characters evolves throughout the film, culminating in a surprise ending. But one thing Cole didn't want viewers to think was that Quaid's character was Andy's long-lost father.

The Texas-raised actor adopts an Australian accent for the film, a device Cole hoped would dispel that notion.

"A lot of people kept saying they were expecting 'The Empire Strikes Back' kind of thing where he admitted he was his father," says Cole.

"I just wanted to get that idea out of the way."

"Real Time" opens Friday in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Gritty look of Hamilton in winter perfect setting for new film 'Real Time'

TORONTO — When Randall Cole originally wrote the script for "Real Time," he didn't know he'd end up shooting his movie in Hamilton, Ont.

But the gritty, bleak look of Steeltown at winter's end ultimately provided the perfect backdrop for the film, which tells the story of a hitman (Randy Quaid) who is out to kill a young gambler (Jay Baruchel) but grants him one final hour to get his life in order.

"(In) Hamilton you can sort of go from that dirty core and then ... an hour later be in someplace completely different. You see the good, the bad and the ugly," said Cole, who originally envisioned a Toronto shoot for "Real Time."

"I didn't see it as a pretty film, I wanted it ugly-pretty, which is how (Baruchel's character) is seeing the world."

Hamilton is only referenced as "The Hammer" in the movie, but anyone vaguely familiar with the southern Ontario city will find it instantly recognizable onscreen. Overall, the film seems to flaunt its Canadian pedigree, featuring Canuck currency, a flag, and a Tragically Hip song over the closing credits.

The story plays out as Baruchel's character, Andy, spends his final 60 minutes driving around looking for a hooker, seeking revenge on a former boss and searching for old toys at his grandmother's house.

Throughout, Quaid's character, Reuban, questions Andy about his past choices and the clock ticks down as a soundtrack of classic rock hits plays on the car stereo.

Cole, who directed the movie, chose the songs after fiddling around with a score, which he ultimately abandoned, deciding it would take away from the "reality" of "Real Time."

"I knew it was an option to have the car radio playing," he said. "(The songs) just kind of kept the pace up a little. It felt like the kind of stuff that would be playing in the car of a guy that age. Kind of 'dad music."'

The film takes place in real time (the title, of course, is a play on that, as well as a suggestion that it's time for Baruchel's character to "get real," said Cole). Snagging Baruchel has turned out to be a coup, as the Montreal-raised actor has seen his star rise in recent months with roles in "Pineapple Express" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist."

Cole says he nabbed Quaid by writing him a letter.

He pitched "Real Time" as a reversal of the 1973 Hal Ashby movie "The Last Detail," which dealt with similar themes but featured Quaid as the younger man.

The Toronto-based Cole, who studied filmmaking at Montreal's Concordia University and later at the Canadian Film Centre," says the veteran actor liked his 2002 directorial debut, "19 Months," as well as the parallels to the Ashby film.

The relationship between the two characters evolves throughout the film, culminating in a surprise ending. But one thing Cole didn't want viewers to think was that Quaid's character was Andy's long-lost father.

The Texas-raised actor adopts an Australian accent for the film, a device Cole hoped would dispel that notion.

"A lot of people kept saying they were expecting 'The Empire Strikes Back' kind of thing where he admitted he was his father," says Cole.

"I just wanted to get that idea out of the way."

"Real Time" opens Friday in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Hey Steeltown,

Thanks for that post. Can't believe a movie like that where Hamilton gets all sorts of exposure isn't opening up in at least one location here in Hamilton. What's with that? They should have a red carpet gala here in town on opening night with the actors in attendance.

[SteelTown]

There's a movie on right now at the Space channel called "Solar Attack", low budget movie. But it's all filmed in Hamilton and well Hamilton gets destoryed by the sun haha. They show a lot of Hamilton's landmark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Attack

Movie trailer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1695834689529924908
You can see Queen Victoria statue and Gore Park getting destoryed.

[Berklon]

Low budget movie is right. Yikes.

Lou Gossett Jr. - from winning an Oscar to this.

[SteelTown]

So far downtown Hamilton has been used for downtown Detroit and downtown Buffalo.

[steel]

So far downtown Hamilton has been used for downtown Detroit and downtown Buffalo.

Well Downtown Buffalo has been used for downtown NYC

[matt602]

Wow, to say that was cheesy would be an understatement.

[SteelTown]

Yea Lucas saves the world and somehow knows a Russian captain haha

[BCTed]

There's a movie on right now at the Space channel called "Solar Attack", low budget movie. But it's all filmed in Hamilton and well Hamilton gets destoryed by the sun haha. They show a lot of Hamilton's landmark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Attack

Movie trailer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1695834689529924908
You can see Queen Victoria statue and Gore Park getting destoryed.

Sounds terrible!

[SteelTown]

There was another movie on last night on the Space channel all filmed in Hamilton. Called Descent again another low budget movie. Once again Hamilton gets destoryed. Downtown Hamilton was used as Downtown Seattle.

ZtgjQrVn3AI

[Millstone]

What the hell is that thing? MAGNETS!


oh come on, can't we get anything better than Z-list movies

[SteelTown]

Go rent out the Hulk than

[Berklon]

oh come on, can't we get anything better than Z-list movies

We've had a decent amount of A-list movies filmed in this city - not just direct-to-video movies.

[flar]

oh come on, can't we get anything better than Z-list movies

What are you talking about? Tons of movies and television shows are filmed here, including big name productions with A-list actors.

[BrianE]

If it seems like 95% of the movies made in Hamilton are Z-list movies it's not a reflection on Hamilton. 95% of all movies made are Z-list. I swear, has anybody actualy taken a look at the steaming piles of crap that get made every year? Where people get the money for these movies? I have no idea...

[crhayes]

There was another movie on last night on the Space channel all filmed in Hamilton. Called Descent again another low budget movie. Once again Hamilton gets destoryed. Downtown Hamilton was used as Downtown Seattle.

ZtgjQrVn3AI

LOL wow that looks like it has almost the exact same story line as 'The Core'. http://movies.about.com/cs/trailers/v/thecoretrailer.htm

[emge]

oh come on, can't we get anything better than Z-list movies


X-Men?!?!?!

[LikeHamilton]

The following is a partial list of films and television programmes shot in Hamilton, Ontario, and their release dates:


Strange Brew (1983); Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas
Youngblood (1986); Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves
Hearts of Fire (1987); Bob Dylan
Amerika (1987 TV mini series)
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman (1989); Lee Majors
The Cutting Edge (1992); Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds
The Air Up There (1994); Kevin Bacon
Camilla (1994); Bridget Fonda, Jessica Tandy
Canadian Bacon (1995); Alan Alda, John Candy
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996); Samuel L Jackson
"Power Play" (1998-2000 TV series); Michael Riley
The Big Hit (1998); Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips
Detroit Rock City (1999); Rock group KISS
New Jersey Turnpikes (1999); Kelsey Grammer
The Third Miracle (1999 Drama); Ed Harris
The Time Shifters (1999 TV Sci-Fi/Action); Casper Van Dien
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (2000)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000); Nicolas Cage, Robert Duvall, Angelina Jolie
Rated X (2000); Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez
X-Men (2000); Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
Finding Forrester (2000); Sean Connery
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001 TV Comedy); Nathan Lane
Brian's Song (2001 TV movie)
Exit Wounds (2001); Steven Seagal
Glitter (2001); Mariah Carey
Sins of the Father (2002 docudrama), Tom Sizemore, Richard Jenkins
Our America (2002 TV Drama); Vanessa A. Williams
John Q (2002); Denzel Washington
Avenging Angelo (2002); Sylvester Stallone
Death to Smoochy (2002); Robin Williams
Global Heresy (2002); Peter O'Toole
RFK (2002 TV Drama); Linus Roache
Second String (2002 TV Comedy/Drama); Jon Voight
The Limit (2003 Crime Drama); Lauren Bacall, Henry Czerny
Wrong Turn (2003); Desmond Harrington
Bulletproof Monk (2003); Chow Yun-Fat
How to Deal (2003); Mandy Moore
Spinning Boris (2003); Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia
Direct Action (2004); Dolph Lundgren
Saint Ralph (2004); Adam Butcher
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004 TV movie)
Against the Ropes (2004); Meg Ryan
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004); Milla Jovovich
The Confessor (aka: The Good Shepherd) (2004); Christian Slater
Land of the Dead (2005); Dennis Hopper
The Man (2005) Samuel L Jackson, Eugene Levy
Cinderella Man (2005) Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger
Zoom (2005); Tim Allen, Courteney Cox
Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005); Rosie O'Donnell
Four Brothers (2005); Mark Wahlberg
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005); Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt
Terry (2005 TV Movie); Shawn Ashmore
Swarmed (2005 TV Movie); Michael Shanks
Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005 TV movie)
Solar Attack (2005 Sci-Fi/Thriller); Louis Gossett Jr.
Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story (2006 TV Drama); Jason Priestly
The Last Sect (2006); David Carradine
Man of the Year (2006); Robin Williams, Christopher Walken
Silent Hill (2006); Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean
The Path to 9/11 (2006 TV Movie); Harvey Keitel
Firehouse Dog (2006 Disney); Bruce Greenwood
Snow Cake (2006); Sigourney Weaver
Away from Her (2006); Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent
"The War At Home" (2006 TV Series); Rob Lotterstein
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006 Universal)
Skinwalkers (2006); Jason Behr
UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine (2006 Horror); Michael Madsen
The Four Horsemen (2007)
Hairspray (2007 Musical); John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer
Talk to Me (2007 Bio-drama); Don Cheadle, Martin Sheen
Weirdsville (2007 Comedy-drama); Matt Frewer
Closing the Ring (2007); Christopher Plummer, Shirley Maclaine
Final Draft (2007); Jeff Roop
Left for Dead (2007 Horror); Steve Byers
The Poet (2007 Drama); Jonathan Scarfe
The Company (2007 TV Drama/Thriller mini-series); Michael Keaton, Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina
The Incredible Hulk (2008 Action-drama/Sci-Fi); Edward Norton, Tim Roth
Flash of Genius (2008); Greg Kinnear
Traitor (2008 Drama); Jeff Daniels, Don Cheadle
XIII (2008 Action, TV mini-series); Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff
Right Hand Man (2008 Crime, TV); Joe Mantegna
Weapon (2008 Action); Bruce Greenwood
The Time Treveler's Wife (2008 Sci-Fi/ Romance); Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams
Splice (2009 Sci-Fi); Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody
The Summit (2008 TV Drama/ Thriller mini-series); Christopher Plummer, Wendy Crewson
The Good Witch (2008 TV Family); It starred Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.
Max Payne (2008 Action Thriller); Mark Wahlberg, Beau Bridges, Chris O'Donnell, Mila Kunis
Real Time (2008 Comedy/drama); Randy Quaid
The Last Hit Man (2008 Crime); Joe Mantegna, Elizabeth Whitmere
Amelia (2009 Drama); Hilary Swank, Richard Gere
Repossession Mambo (2009 Sci-Fi Thriller); Jude Law, Forest Whitaker
Kick-Ass (2009 Action Comedy); Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson

[BCTed]

The following is a partial list of films and television programmes shot in Hamilton, Ontario, and their release dates:


I guess this Descent movie could be added to that list.

[BCTed]

And what do Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds have to do with "The Cutting Edge"?

[emge]

haha.. i'm pretty sure that one's an error. the majority of the list, however, is verifiably sound.

[thistleclub]

A handful of others shot here in varying degrees...

http://en.wikivisual.com/images/e/e5/Clean_movie.jpg

Clean (2004, dir. Oliver Assayas) – Nick Nolte, Maggie Cheung
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP_4aIenueM

Lie with Me (2005, dir. Clément Virgo) – Eric Balfour, Lauren Lee Smith, Polly Shannon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4btU38-wMg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2owW66bz9-g

The Tracy Fragments (2007, dir. Bruce McDonald) – Ellen Page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6PLs9fGBck&NR=1

The Robber Bride (TV, 2007, dir. David Evans) – Wendy Crewson, Mary-Louise Parker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym1bWg7dqVM

[LikeHamilton]

haha.. i'm pretty sure that one's an error. the majority of the list, however, is verifiably sound.

This list is from Wikipedia. They ask:

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_industry_in_Hamilton,_Ontario

[LikeHamilton]

Another list from NationMaster.com

The following is a list of Films with footage from Hamilton, Ontario:


Strange Brew (1983); Dave Thomas
Youngblood (1986); Rob Lowe
Hearts of Fire (1987); Bob Dylan
Amerika (1987 TV mini series)
The Cutting Edge (1992); Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds
The Air Up There (1994); Kevin Bacon
Camilla (1994); Bridget Fonda, Jessica Tandy
Canadian Bacon (1995); Alan Alda, John Candy
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996); Samuel L Jackson
The Big Hit (1998); Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips
Detroit Rock City (1999); Rock group KISS
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (2000)
Rated-X (2000); Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez
X-Men (2000); Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
Finding Forrester (2000); Sean Connery
Brian's Song (2001 TV movie)
Exit Wounds (2001); Steven Seagal
Glitter (2001); Mariah Carey
John Q (2002); Denzel Washington
Avenging Angelo (2002); Sylvester Stallone
Death to Smoochy (2002); Robin Williams
Global Heresy (2002); Peter O'Toole
Wrong Turn (2003); Desmond Harrington
Bulletproof Monk (2003); Chow Yun-Fat
How to Deal (2003); Mandy Moore
Spinning Boris (2003); Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia
Saint Ralph (2004); Adam Butcher
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004 TV movie)
Against the Ropes (2004); Meg Ryan
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004); Milla Jovovich
The Confessor (aka: The Good Shepperd); Christian Slater
Land of the Dead (2005); Dennis Hopper
The Man (2005) Samuel L Jackson, Eugene Levy
Cinderella Man (2005) Russell Crowe
Return of Zoom (2005); Tim Allen, Courtney Cox
Riding the Bus with my Sister (2005); Rosie O'Donnell
Four Brothers (2005); Mark Wahlberg
Cheaper by the Dozen II (2005); Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt
Terry (2005 TV Movie); Shawn Ashmore
Swarmed (2005 TV Movie); Michael Shanks
Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005 TV movie)
Man of the Year (2006); Robin Williams, Christopher Walken
Silent Hill (2006); Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean
The Path to 9/11 (2006 TV Movie); Harvey Keitel
Snow Cake (2006); Sigouney Weaver
Away from Her (2006); Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent
The War At Home (2006 TV Series); Rob Lotterstein
Skinwalkers (2007); Jason Behr
The Four Horsemen (2007)
Hairspray (2007 Musical)

[thistleclub]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5947760467246114296&hl=en

[BCTed]

Here are the 254 listings from imdb.com. I guess you can use the number of votes beside each name as a proxy for a given production's relative size/popularity/mainsteam appeal. For example, "The Incredible Hulk" has nearly 58,000 votes, while "Descent" and "Solar Strike"/"Solar Attack" each have less than 400.

"Above and Beyond" (2006) TV Series 6.1/10 (83 votes)
"Across the River to Motor City" (2007) TV Series 4.5/10 (14 votes)
"Amerika" (1987) TV Series 5.7/10 (253 votes)
"Best Years, The" (2007) TV Series 6.8/10 (269 votes)
"Canadian Idol 6" (2008) TV Series 1.0/10 (5 votes)
"Chris & John to the Rescue!" (2006) TV Series 7.7/10 (7 votes)
"Company, The" (2007) TV Series 8.0/10 (1346 votes)
"Forbidden Science" (2009) TV Series
"Fringe" (2008) TV Series
"Girly Ghosthunters, The" (2005): The Werx TV Episode
"Hilarious House of Frightenstein, The" (1971) TV Series 8.4/10 (169 votes)
"History Bites" (1998): The Separatists TV Episode
"Jane Show, The" (2004) TV Series 2.6/10 (105 votes)
"Jeff Ltd." (2005) TV Series 1.6/10 (129 votes)
"JR DIGS Show, The" (2001) TV Series 3.0/10 (13 votes)
"M.V.P." (2008) TV Series 5.7/10 (186 votes)
...aka "MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives" (2008) (Canada: English title: complete title)
"Mob Stories II" (2007) TV Series
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): 'Til Death Do Us Part TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Bad Medicine TV Episode 6.1/10 (5 votes)
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Belly Speaker TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Body Double TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Child's Play TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Elementary, My Dear Murdoch TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Glass Ceiling TV Episode 7.0/10 (5 votes)
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Let Loose the Dogs TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Power TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): Still Waters TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): The Annoying Red Planet TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): The Knockdown TV Episode
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008): The Prince and the Rebel TV Episode 7.0/10 (5 votes)
"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008) TV Series
"Party Game, The" (1970) TV Series 7.3/10 (7 votes)
"Power Play" (1998) TV Series 4.7/10 (26 votes)
"Red Green Show, The" (1991) TV Series 7.3/10 (481 votes)
...aka "New Red Green Show, The" (1991)
"ReGenesis" (2004) TV Series 7.7/10 (949 votes)
"Singles Court" (2000) TV Series
"State Within, The" (2006) TV Series 8.1/10 (638 votes)
"Strange Days at Blake Holsey High" (2002) TV Series 7.2/10 (306 votes)
...aka "Black Hole High" (2002) (Canada: English title)
"Summit, The" (2008) TV Series 7.0/10 (51 votes)
"Supertown Challenge" (1998) TV Series 1.1/10 (23 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Forget Me Nugget TV Episode 6.6/10 (7 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Gas Pills TV Episode 7.5/10 (15 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Herfume TV Episode 6.8/10 (6 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Jelly Bean Omelettes TV Episode 6.6/10 (8 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Kicking the Bucket List TV Episode
"Testees" (2008): Pill for Men TV Episode 7.7/10 (8 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Vac Attack TV Episode 6.7/10 (5 votes)
"Testees" (2008): Über-Glued TV Episode 5.8/10 (6 votes)
"Today's Talent Time" (1999) TV Series
"Would Be Kings" (2008) TV Series 3.8/10 (21 votes)
"Wrestling with the Past" (2001) TV Series
"XIII" (2008) TV Series
"ZOS: Zone of Separation" (2008) TV Series
2103: The Deadly Wake (1997) 3.3/10 (179 votes)
...aka Hydrosphere (1997)
5ive Girls (2006) 4.6/10 (904 votes)
...aka Five Girls (2006) (Australia: TV title)
Absolution (2006) (TV) 5.9/10 (35 votes)
Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew, The (1983) 6.4/10 (6985 votes)
...aka Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie, The (1983)
...aka Strange Brew (1983) (USA: short title)
Against the Ropes (2004) 5.2/10 (2934 votes)
...aka Promoter, The (2004) (Germany)
...aka Promoterin, Die (2004) (Germany)
Air Up There, The (1994) 5.1/10 (2746 votes)
All American Fairytale, An (2001) 5.8/10 (20 votes)
...aka Original Fairytale (2001) (Canada: English title)
All Hat (2007) 5.0/10 (162 votes)
American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V) 5.4/10 (9284 votes)
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006) (V) 5.0/10 (11159 votes)
...aka American Pie Presents The Naked Mile (2006) (V) (Australia: DVD box title)
American Soldiers (2005) 2.4/10 (1540 votes)
...aka American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq (2005) (Australia: DVD title)
...aka American Soldiers: Dateline Iraq (2005) (Philippines: English title)
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV) 8.0/10 (6163 votes)
...aka Zauberhaftes Mädchen, Ein (1986) (TV) (West Germany)
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008) (TV) 6.4/10 (12 votes)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) (TV) 7.8/10 (2585 votes)
...aka Anne of Avonlea (1987) (TV)
Artists, The (2006) 8.2/10 (10 votes)
Autumn (2009)
Avenging Angelo (2002) 4.8/10 (2692 votes)
Away from Her (2006) 7.8/10 (7810 votes)
Between Truth and Lies (2006) (TV) 5.6/10 (48 votes)
...aka Between Truth and Lies (2006) (TV) (USA)
Big Hit, The (1998) 5.8/10 (11929 votes)
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (TV) 5.4/10 (358 votes)
Bitten (2008) (V) 4.8/10 (78 votes)
Black Clouds (2004)
Blood & Guts (1978) 3.7/10 (23 votes)
Booky & the Secret Santa (2007) (TV) 7.8/10 (25 votes)
Booky Makes Her Mark (2006) (TV) 6.9/10 (37 votes)
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Bottom Feeder (2006/I) 4.3/10 (229 votes)
Breakfast with Scot (2007) 6.5/10 (438 votes)
Brian's Song (2001) (TV) 6.6/10 (603 votes)
Bulletproof Monk (2003) 5.2/10 (13698 votes)
Camilla (1994) 5.9/10 (445 votes)
Canada Naturally: The Film (Part One) (1993) (V)
Canada Naturally: The Film (Part Two) (1993) (V)
Canadian Bacon (1995) 5.6/10 (7556 votes)
Charlie & Me (2008) (TV) 7.1/10 (39 votes)
Cheaters' Club (2006) (TV) 5.5/10 (83 votes)
Cinderella Man (2005) 8.0/10 (50932 votes)
Citizen Duane (2006) 4.7/10 (116 votes)
Clean (2004/I) 7.0/10 (2169 votes)
Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Ontario (1956)
Columbus of Sex, The (1969)
Cradle of Lies (2006) (TV) 3.6/10 (91 votes)
Cradle, The (2007) 3.9/10 (286 votes)
Crossing, The (2000) (TV) 7.1/10 (659 votes)
Crossover (1993) 3.2/10 (13 votes)
Cutting Edge, The (1992) 6.5/10 (6926 votes)
Cyborg Soldier (2008) (V) 3.8/10 (275 votes)
Céline (2008) (TV) 4.5/10 (115 votes)
Daniel's Daughter (2008) (TV) 6.9/10 (40 votes)
Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000) (TV) 5.4/10 (296 votes)
Dealt (1999) 5.4/10 (40 votes)
Death to Smoochy (2002) 6.2/10 (18474 votes)
...aka Tötet Smoochy (2003) (Germany)
Descent (2005) (TV) 3.1/10 (396 votes)
Detention (2003) 3.8/10 (761 votes)
...aka Détention (2003) (Canada: French title)
Detention: An Afta' Skool Special (2004) (V) 6.4/10 (5 votes)
Detroit Rock City (1999) 6.2/10 (12119 votes)
Direct Action (2004) 5.0/10 (476 votes)
Diverted (2009) (TV)
Doomstown (2006) (TV) 4.0/10 (70 votes)
Drive (1996)
Driven (2001) 4.2/10 (15279 votes)
...aka À toute vitesse (2001) (Canada: French title)
Earthstorm (2006) (TV) 3.9/10 (556 votes)
Edge, The (1985) (TV) 4.6/10 (7 votes)
...aka Doomsday Plot (1985) (TV) (USA: video title)
Exit Wounds (2001) 5.2/10 (11857 votes)
Few Years Older, A (2003) 8.5/10 (6 votes)
Final Draft (2007) 3.7/10 (259 votes)
Finding Forrester (2000) 7.2/10 (30051 votes)
Fire Serpent (2007) (TV) 3.8/10 (390 votes)
Flash of Genius (2008) 6.7/10 (497 votes)
Four Brothers (2005) 6.9/10 (30001 votes)
Four Horsemen, The (2008) (V) 2.9/10 (184 votes)
Fugitive Pieces (2007) 6.9/10 (437 votes)
...aka Syntrimmia psyhis (2007) (Greece)
Fvoyer (2005) (V)
Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon, The (1998) (TV) 4.5/10 (400 votes)
...aka Philadelphia Phenomenon, The (1998) (TV) (USA: short title)
George Burns in Concert (1982) (TV) 8.3/10 (10 votes)
Girls Don't Fight (2005) (TV)
Glitter (2001) 2.0/10 (11836 votes)
Global Heresy (2002) 5.8/10 (727 votes)
...aka Au coeur du rock (2002) (Canada: French title)
...aka Rock My World (2002) (USA: video box title)
Go Diva (2002)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) 5.9/10 (58903 votes)
Good Shepherd, The (2004) 5.0/10 (678 votes)
...aka Bon pasteur, Le (2004) (Canada: French title)
...aka Confessor, The (2006) (USA: DVD title)
Good Times Are Killing Me, The (2008) (TV)
Graveyard Story, The (1990) 3.3/10 (35 votes)
Grindstone Road (2008) 4.7/10 (91 votes)
...aka Grindstone Rd. (2008) (Canada: English title: DVD title)
Hairspray (2007) 7.4/10 (33726 votes)
Hank and Mike (2008) 5.8/10 (516 votes)
Harm's Way (2007) 5.4/10 (76 votes)
Harry Chapin: The Final Concert (1981) 7.8/10 (15 votes)
Hearts of Fire (1987) 3.9/10 (182 votes)
Heartstopper (2006) 4.1/10 (545 votes)
Hijacking of Studio 4, The (1985) (TV) 2.7/10 (5 votes)
Hitched (2001) (TV) 5.4/10 (207 votes)
How She Move (2007) 2.3/10 (3541 votes)
How to Deal (2003) 5.4/10 (4298 votes)
I Am... (2005) 9.4/10 (7 votes)
In Camera (2001) 4.9/10 (10 votes)
In God's Country (2007) (TV) 5.9/10 (173 votes)
...aka Ultimate Sin, The (2008) (TV) (UK)
Incredible Hulk, The (2008) 7.3/10 (57796 votes)
It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) 6.3/10 (4257 votes)
...aka It's a Boy/Girl Thing (2007) (Philippines: English title)
John Q (2002) 6.6/10 (24867 votes)
...aka John Q. (2002) (USA: poster title)
Kaw (2007) 4.4/10 (800 votes)
Kick-Ass (2009)
King of Sorrow (2006) 5.8/10 (50 votes)
...aka Trail of a Serial Killer 2: King of Sorrow (2008) (Canada: English title: DVD box title)
King's Court (2002)
Kurt Browning's Gotta Skate III (2003) (TV)
Last Pogo Jumps Again, The (2009)
Last Sect, The (2006) 3.7/10 (245 votes)
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001) (TV) 6.0/10 (247 votes)
Left for Dead (2007/II) 6.6/10 (68 votes)
Let's All Hate Toronto (2007) 5.4/10 (39 votes)
Lie with Me (2005) 5.6/10 (2635 votes)
Lies and Crimes (2007) (TV) 4.7/10 (40 votes)
Limit, The (2003) 5.2/10 (203 votes)
...aka Gone Dark (2004) (USA: DVD title)
Living Death (2006) (V) 3.9/10 (359 votes)
Long Island Confidential (2008) (TV)
Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) 6.6/10 (23737 votes)
Losing Juggles (2001)
Making 'Avenging Angelo' (2003) (V) 4.2/10 (21 votes)
Making of 'Direct Action' (2004) (V)
Man of the Year (2006) 6.2/10 (13001 votes)
Man Who Lost Himself, The (2005) (TV) 6.0/10 (144 votes)
...aka Stranger I Married, The (2005) (TV) (International: English title) (USA)
Man, The (2005) 5.4/10 (7409 votes)
...aka Cool & Fool - Mein Partner mit der großen Schnauze (2006) (Germany: DVD title)
Marsh, The (2006) 4.8/10 (1171 votes)
Marshmallow (2000)
Max Payne (2008) 5.7/10 (21426 votes)
Move (2009/I)
Nemesis Game (2003) 5.6/10 (935 votes)
Never Cry Werewolf (2008) (TV) 4.8/10 (388 votes)
New Jersey Turnpikes (1999) 5.8/10 (29 votes)
Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003) 7.3/10 (195 votes)
Orientation (1968) 5.9/10 (7 votes)
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Path to 9/11, The (2006) (TV) 6.1/10 (2220 votes)
Pigs (2007) 4.8/10 (1510 votes)
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Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004) (TV) 6.7/10 (475 votes)
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Pulling Punches (2001)
Rated X (2000) (TV) 5.8/10 (1773 votes)
Real Time (2008) 6.8/10 (234 votes)
Repossession Mambo (2009)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) 5.8/10 (39818 votes)
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RFK (2002) (TV) 6.4/10 (223 votes)
Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005) (TV) 3.7/10 (517 votes)
Road to Christmas (2006) (TV) 5.1/10 (142 votes)
Robber Bride, The (2007) (TV) 6.4/10 (134 votes)
Roxana (2006) (TV)
Royal Rumble (1988) (TV) 6.4/10 (78 votes)
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Saint Ralph (2004) 7.6/10 (2945 votes)
Samuel Lount (1985) 3.9/10 (16 votes)
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Saving God (2008) 4.9/10 (99 votes)
Second String (2002) (TV) 5.6/10 (318 votes)
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Shadow and the Clown, The (2003)
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Sleeptalkers (2009)
Snapshot (2008/II)
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Some Things That Stay (2004) 5.7/10 (117 votes)
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Spinning Boris (2003) 6.5/10 (506 votes)
Splice (2009)
Spotlight No. 2 (1951)
Steeltown (1966)
Still Small Voices (2007) (TV) 7.2/10 (218 votes)
Stompin' Tom in Live Concert (2006) (TV)
Superintelligence (1997)
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Time Traveler's Wife, The (2009)
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What You Know (1998)
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World's Worst Architecture (2005)
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X-Men (2000) 7.4/10 (97146 votes)
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You Might as Well Live (2009)
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[Millstone]

Yeah guys, I get it, I meant more like a movie that uses actual shots of the city and doesn't cover them up to make it look like something else. I know I left that part out. In that Solar Attack thing, you can clearly see the first skyway bridge and the CIBC buildings and Gore Park being blown up, but it's first class cheese. I'm sure these movies exist but I was also being somewhat facetious too.

[adam]

You are very hard to please!

[emge]

Millstone, is there a reason you're concentrating on that aspect of movies made in Hamilton?

I understand at least a little, I think -- about why you're asking...

In my mind it has always been the economic benefits to the city that make the film industry important, however.

I want to know your thoughts though.. why is this an important factor for you?

[drpgq]

Anyone know what's filming around Hughson and Hunter today?

[astroblaster]

there was a film crew at chedoke golf course yesterday
any word on that?

[highwater]

Don't know about Hughson and Hunter, but the Chedoke crew was this:

Notice of Filming in Westdale Village - Feb. 20 & Feb. 21

Unstable Productions Inc. is currently producing a Television Movie entitled "UNSTABLE" for the Lifetime Network and Global Television. Filming will take place in Westdale Village, with interior and exterior scenes being filmed on the following dates at the following locations:



On FRIDAY , February 20 from approx. 5:00 am to 7:00 pm



Westdale Theatre

The Bean Bar

My Dog Joe

Modella Clothing

** A limited number of parking spaces will be reserved in the north parking lot directly in front of the filming locations, leaving the southern portion to business patrons. Crews will also have reserved parking spaces on Paisley Ave North (west side between King St. & North Oval), North Oval (south side between Paisley Ave N. & Sterling St), and Newton Ave (east side between King St. W. & South Oval).



On SATURDAY , February 21 from approx. 6:00 am to 10:00 pm

Filming will take place on the south side of King St. W. at Marion Street

**Crews will have reserved parking spaces on Paisley Ave North (west side between King St. & North Oval), North Oval (south side between Paisley Ave N. & Sterling St), Marion Ave S. (east side between King St & South Oval), and King St. W (south side between Marion Ave and a point 50 m East).



Reserved parking spaces in the Westdale Village will begin to be reserved on the affected streets approx. 12 hours prior to the crew's arrival. The majority of production trucks will be parked at the Chedoke Civic Golf Course along with the personal crew vehicles.



During filming activities, members of the Hamilton Police Services will be on hand to assist with the safe flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and intermittent traffic stoppages on King Street.



Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Location Manager Peter Boboras at 416-717-1710 or Warner Strauss at 416-254-3249, or speak with any Locations Representative on set.

[flar]

I saw them filming in front of My Dog Joe on Friday.

[adam]

They are filming around Queen/Charlton/Hess later on in the week.

[SteelTown]

There filming "National Tree" at Ancaster today.

[MsMe]

There filming "National Tree" at Ancaster today.

With Jayne Eastwood and Andrew McCarthy.

[BrianE]

Oh BTW, this was also filiming at Gage Park. I posted about this in the Gage park thread, wondering what was going on.

[MsMe]

They said on the news last night I think it was. That they will be doing a ton of filming in the city this year.

[MsMe]

I always liked Jayne Eastwood, she seems more down to earth. :)

[SteelTown]

She lives in Hamilton, downtown too.

[MsMe]

She lives in Hamilton, downtown too.

:tup:

[astroblaster]

does anyone know anything about getting permission to do photoshoots or videos etc in abandoned factories or warehouses?
anyone have any experience? lend some tips?
i'm talking legit stuff.. not urban exploration