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VOL. 5, ISSUE 1 • January/February 2014 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Micah Haley CREATIVE DIRECTOR Erin Theriot DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Katianna Bear MANAGING EDITOR Catie Ragusa EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Kari Elgin, Wyatt Gassen GRAPHIC ART DIRECTOR Burton Chatelain, Jr. SALES Brinkley Maginnis, Gene Jones, April Crifasi COVER PHOTO Skip Bolen

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hope you’re ready to begin a new year! This issue is honestly one of our best ever, and it is reaching more readers than ever. Our readership has more than doubled in 2013, and that doesn’t even include the new fans we have online.

Our last issue, November/ December 2013, was read by over 60,000 people online in the first month of its release! Those are exciting numbers, but they are only a small fraction of those we will reach in 2014.

The forthcoming year of movies, music, fashion, sports and more is going to be exciting. With half of our covers planned for the year, we’re coming out with both barrels loaded, and I can’t wait to see what else we can squeeze in.

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this issue. I really had a blast, and literally everyone involved was amazing, from the models to hair, makeup and wardrobe. It was fast, fun and turned out great.

Also, be sure to tune in or timeshift (that’s TiVo, kids) the season premiere of FX’s hit drama Justified.

AJ Buckley, a partner in Scene Magazine who also writes the column Before the Scene in every issue, will be starring alongside Michael Rapaport. The two will portray the villainous Crowe brothers, opposite series star Timothy Olyphant’s Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens.

There’s so much more I’m excited about for this issue and for the year to come, so follow Scene on Twitter at @SceneToday to be the first to know about everything.

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SCENE ON EMMA ROBERTS We’re the Millers

A fast-rising star, EMMA ROBERTS shared screen time last summer with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis in Warner Bros’ fake-family comedy We’re the Millers.

Now, Roberts is back in New Orleans to finish filming the third season of American Horror Story, which has called the Crescent City home for the last five months.

LILY RABE Emma Roberts as Casey Mathis

American Horror Story: Asylum Versatile actress LILY RABE is also a three season veteran of American Horror Story, FX’s hit horror show.

Soon, she’ll join Katniss and Peeta while portraying Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, the two-part finale to the blockbuster YA franchise.

But first, she’s got to finish shooting American Horror Story: Coven in New Orleans.

Lily Rabe as Sister Eunice photo by Michael Yarish/FX

MICHAEL SHANNON Man of Steel

Kirsten Dunst as Justine

A man for all seasons, MICHAEL SHANNON’s versatility knows no bounds. He followed his role on HBO’s prohibition era drama Boardwalk Empire with the villainous role of a lifetime as General Zod in the Superman reboot Man of Steel. Now, after appearing in director Jeff Nichols’ previous films Mud, Take Shelter and Shotgun Stories, he reunites with his friend to film Midnight Special in New Orleans.

KIRSTEN DUNST Melancholia

The original cinematic Mary Jane Watson, KIRSTEN DUNST has moved on from her three Spiderman films with director Sam Raimi. In director Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, she plays a bride battling depression as a blue planet is hurtling towards Earth. In January, she starts filming on director Jeff Nichols’ next film, Midnight Special, in New Orleans.

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SCENE ON JOEL EDGERTON The Great Gatsby

One of the most talented Australian imports in recent memory, JOEL EDGERTON took his place in American history this past summer, portraying quintessential American Tom Buchanan opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. Now Edgerton is in New Orleans with Kirsten Dunst and Michael Shannon for Midnight Special.

SHANE WEST Nikita Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan courtesy of Warner Bros

Born in Baton Rouge, SHANE WEST is still an object of obsession eleven years after starring with Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember. After three years on the CW opposite Maggie Q in the reimagined action series Nikita, West returns to his home state to star in Salem, a new series shooting in Shreveport that is set in 17th century Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials.

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RYAN REYNOLDS Safe House

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Silver screen superstar RYAN REYNOLDS became a superhero in 2011’s Green Lantern, which shot in New Orleans for almost a year. Reynolds returned to the Crescent City a few months ago to film Selfless for director Tarsem Singh. After a holiday break, he’s back in NOLA to star in Mississippi Grind, playing a charismatic poker player who teams up with an older river chaser in an attempt to change his luck.

JANET MONTGOMERY Dancing on the Edge

JANET MONTGOMERY recently appeared opposite 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dancing on the Edge. Now, after starring in CBS’ Made in Jersey, Fox’s Human Target and HBO’s Entourage, Montgomery will be in Shreveport filming Salem alongside Shane West, Xander Berkeley, Seth Gabel and JD Evermore.

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MICHAEL RAPAPORT Michael Rapaport is a veteran actor, director and comedian. His feature film credits include The Heat, Hitch, Cop Land, Metro and True Romance. On television, he is best known for his roles in Boston Public, Prison Break, Friends and The War at Home. He can next be seen starring in season five of the critically acclaimed FX drama Justified.

What made you want to be an actor?

Eddie Murphy. He was a huge star and a huge influence on me. I was in the 6th, 7th, 8th grade. He was like Elvis.

I just gravitated towards him. His comedy and his whole style: this sort of swagger that he had. As a kid, I was walking around with leather jackets and no shirts. I wanted to be him. I wanted to be like Eddie Murphy in the Delirious days.

I really only wanted to be a basketball player, but I really loved Eddie Murphy. And I loved the movies. I was inspired by movies at an early age, but I didn’t ever want to act. I wanted to be the characters of the movies. I saw Rocky numerous times in the theater. And Saturday Night Fever. My sister, who was an actress and is a writer now, she would take me to movies. She took me to the Raging Bull when it came out in the theater. Those movies ignited something in me. I started doing standup comedy after my basketball career came to a dead halt. When I realized I wasn’t going to be the next Chris Mullin, I started doing standup comedy. Through standup, I got called into auditions. After the first time I actually acted, I realized that that’s what I wanted to do: the thing that came the most natural to me in my whole life.

What was your biggest fear?

When I started doing comedy, my biggest fear was that no one was gonna laugh. That things I thought would be funny, no one would respond to. And then when I started acting, I think my biggest fear has always been, the fear that most actors will tell you, is that you won’t work. You won’t get another job. I was really lucky to start working right away. The second thing that I ever did, I got a small part on a TV show called China Beach, and then after that, a starring role in this movie Zebrahead, which turned out to be a hugely successful independent film in 1993. After that, I was just concerned that I would never work again. I’m always concerned about that. I’m always concerned that I’ll never work again.

What was your lowest point?

It was before I was in show business. When I was a kid, I always wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to be a basketball player, so that really kept me with a real clear focus. You had to practice, you didn’t drink, you didn’t smoke. It’s not like the basketball players in New York City were nerds, but they weren’t doing what the other kids were doing. I guess when I was about fifteen or sixteen I started getting involved with girls, but that wasn’t my main focus. My main focus was always basketball.

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But then, when I realized I wasn’t going to play college basketball, there was about a year and a half where I was just hanging around real criminals, some of who are still in jail. Some of who are dead. Some of who died in jail. And just doing things that I shouldn’t have been doing in places that I shouldn’t have been, getting myself in real trouble. And my lowest point was probably getting into this fight on the street. It was very violent.

My father just expressed to me how concerned he was. That really kind of snapped me out of that haze that I was in. That was probably my lowest point, and that really inspired me. I just wanted to become a standup comedian in the smallest sense of the word, and that really snapped me out of that part of my life.

What was it that kept you from walking away?

I never thought about walking away. Once I committed, I committed. And I remember thinking, “Well you know, maybe I should go to college as a backup plan.” Then I also remember thinking, “I’m doing this. There is no backup plan.” I felt like I had a voice. I felt like I had some talent that was specific to me and I just had a real belief in myself. I never really thought of walking away.

Once I tasted it, I made somebody laugh as a standup comedian, and once I auditioned for the first time and acted, there was no turning away. There was never any second thought about turning away.

Who has been your closest ally?

My mother and my father were always really supportive. I gained a lot of my bravado from my father, and my father was always somebody that I really took from and really looked up to. I have a friend named Gerald, who I grew up with. We’re like brothers. And then, just the quiet voice in myself was always the one that I really went to the most when I was tossing and turning on the pillow at night.

What were you doing on the morning before the audition that changed your life?

I probably was just pumping myself up and psyching myself up. I really treated it like a sport. It was very competitive to me. I still take that into this business, but at the time, when I was nineteen years old, that’s all I knew was sports and hip-hop. I treated it like, “I’m gonna kick ass, and I’m gonna do this and do that.” That was my mentality.

What were some words that kept you going?

Mine was, “F*** these guys.” That’s how I used to think. That’s just the way I was. I was just so competitive. I still have that, but there’s more rationale in it now at forty-three as opposed to twenty years old.

How do you feel like you’ve changed?

I’ve been making a living as an actor for twenty-three years, which is enormous success. I know how lucky I am. When I was younger, I was really more volatile. I was just young and dumb. Just because you turned twenty-one doesn’t mean you’re an adult. I was twentyone, twenty-five and working with some of the strongest actors.

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MICHAEL RAPAPORT Actors that I had grown up watching and admiring.

And I always, always, always appreciated that.

There’s pros and cons to being an actor. In a way, you never are really forced to grow up because you travel a lot and other things. The everyday struggles of a mildly successful actor can’t be compared to the everyday stuff of a nine-tofive guy. It’s just a blessed, very fortunate life.

The biggest change in my life is that I have kids. You get a little bit more perspective on yourself and cool down enormously. I think I’ve been a little bit more patient with myself and other people, and patient with my career and appreciative of it. Of what I have now, what I’ve been able to accomplish and the fact that I’ve been able to create a lifestyle for myself.

In general, I’ve just gotten a little older, but I’ve had my bad days. I’m definitely not fully-grown in any way. But I think in many ways I’ve grown up and slowed down.

What words do you have to inspire others?

You gotta go hard or go home. When I’m asked, I always tell young actors my main point of advice about being an actor, writer, director or anything in show business: it has to be something you have to do. It can’t be something you’re on the fence about. This business is not for the meek. And it has to be something that you have to do. S A partner in Scene Magazine and the president of Louisiana Entertainment Publishers, AJ Buckley has starred for the last eight years on the hit CBS show CSI:NY. Originally from Dublin and raised in Vancouver, he has spent the last twelve years in Los Angeles acting, writing and directing. He recently finished producing and starring in North of Hell, and next stars in Justified’s fifth season, premiering January 13 on FX. Find out more on Twitter @AJohnBuckley and at www.ajbuckley.net.

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COMING SOON TRUE DETECTIVE Sunday, Jan. 12

Director: Cary Fukunaga Two detectives in Louisiana set out on a seventeen-year-long investigation to find a serial killer in the premiere of HBO’s True Detective. Set and shot in New Orleans, True Detective stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. Similar to FX’s American Horror Story, the new crime-based drama will use an anthology format, telling a different story each season, including a different setting, a new cast and new characters. Directed by Cary Fukunaga and written by Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective makes its debut January 12.

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as Martin Hart and Rust Cohle photo by James Bridges

DEVIL’S DUE Friday, Jan. 17

Rated: Unrated Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett A pleasant surprise quickly turns sour when a newlywed couple realizes that something may not be quite right with their unborn child. After discovering that Samantha is pregnant with a demon baby, Zach must find a way to rid her of the evil child. Shot in New Orleans, Devil’s Due stars Zach Gilford and Allison Miller, as well as According to Jim’s Robert Belushi (son of Jim Belushi) and Lost’s Sam Anderson. Directed by V/H/S writers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Devil’s Due will hit theaters January 17.

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Broken Lizard’s Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan Talk Super Troopers and Their Upcoming Comedy Show at the Civic Theatre

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bunch of fraternity buddies once formed a small comedy group at Colgate University, spending time away from studying to tell jokes. In the years since, they have become Broken Lizard Industries, a successful independent film production company. Graduating from the short videos and sketches crafted during college, the guys of Broken Lizard released their first feature length film, Puddle Cruiser, in 1996. From there, the group has gone on to write and star in four more feature films, including the 2011 cult comedy Super Troopers, web series, standup shows and podcasts.

“It took us about five years to get the money for Super Troopers,” says Broken Lizard’s Steve Lemme, who stars as Mac in the hit movie. “We visited every studio and had some big people attached as executive producers at one point. Finally, it was the father of a girl we went to college with. He retired and wanted to get into independent filmmaking. He watched Puddle Cruiser and read the script for Super Troopers. Then, he gave us a million and a quarter to make that movie.”

By far the most popular film the group has produced to date, Super

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Troopers has had a tremendous impact on Broken Lizard’s success. The idea for the beer guzzling, maple syrup-chugging buddy-cop comedy came during a summer spent road tripping around the country, visiting friends for their wedding days. “We were driving around a lot, and we’d get pulled over by cops,” explains Kevin Heffernan, who plays Farva in Super Troopers. “We would always laugh about the idea of those cops knowing how badly they could screw around with you, how much fun they could have. That idea just kind of planted itself. We started riffing on that and building funny ideas around it. We built the script from there.”

Super Troopers was released in 2001, but the film didn’t see nearly the amount of success in theaters as it would on DVD. “Your goal is just to get your movie in one theater. So when we found out that Fox Searchlight was putting it on 1,800 screens, we were really, really, unbelievably excited,” says Lemme. “To promote it, they sent us on a rock ‘n roll tour bus for six weeks across the country, promoting the movie and doing free screenings. The bus itself was shrink-wrapped in the Super Troopers image, so our faces were on the side of this

TODAY’S SCENE tour bus,” he laughs. Heffernan adds, “It blew up way more when it got to DVD. We would be walking down the street and someone would yell out to you or throw a line out to you. After a while, it kind of grew and we knew that people were loving the movie.”

After the release of Super Troopers, Broken Lizard had a rapidly growing fan base. The group went on to release the popular feature length comedies Club Dread, Beerfest and The Slammin’ Salmon. Now they’re working on a new feature length film that’s likely to see even more success: Super Troopers 2 is in the works, with a completed script and a larger budget. The original film had a budget of about $1,250,000, which, at the time, was Broken Lizard’s largest budget yet. But having more money didn’t necessarily make the film easier to shoot. Personally handling tasks like wearing the uniforms of police officers and driving cop cars to and from their hotels each day, the members of Broken Lizard had their hands in every part of creating the film.

“It was a really short shooting schedule, and not a lot of time. And really not a lot of money, relative to other movies we’ve made [after],” says Heffernan. “But we had some fun. Because it was a pretty low-budget thing, we were involved in all facets, behind the scenes and in front.”

The group will have more money to work with for the production of Super Troopers 2, enough to allow them to sit back and relax a little more. Picking up where the original film left off, Super Troopers 2’s larger budget will allow for more stunts and more fun, but Heffernan and Lemme couldn’t give away too many details about the new film. “There was some sort of internet rumor at one point that it was going to be a prequel, and that we were going to play our fathers or something, but I can say definitively that that is not true,” laughs Heffernan. “But there will be some new bad guys and a lot of laughs. It’s gonna be hilarious.”

Also on their calendar is a comedy special, coming to New Orleans early this year. Heffernan and Lemme will make their second appearance in Louisiana on January 24, performing their standup special at the newly renovated Civic Theatre. The show will be recorded in front of a live audience, much like their recent San Francisco special, Fat Man and Little Boy. “We’re going to shoot two shows, and then put it together for our special, so if people come down, then they 24 | January/February 2014

The cast of Super Troopers

may get their face in it,” says Heffernan. “We’ll do some standup and tell some stories. I think we’re going to tell a Beerfest story in this one.”

Lemme and Heffernan first came to Louisiana to shoot 2005’s feature film remake of The Dukes of Hazard, starring Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott. They stayed at the Marriott Hotel in Baton Rouge, one of the best places in Louisiana to base your film, with Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Fox and Hound Bar & Grill and Hooters all in walking distance – also known as drinking distance. “Sullivan’s is where we’d go for our nice dinners,” says Lemme. “We’d go to Fox and Hound for casual weeknight drinking. And Hooters was for breakfast.”

They were also invited to attend an LSU football game during Nick Saban’s reign over the Tigers. “We were invited to the game against Ole Miss. And I don’t know how, but we were invited to sit in Nick Saban’s box,” recalls Lemme. “It was raining that day, and I was in charge of buying whatever rain jackets I could muster up. I went to the store and got them, and I accidentally got Jay Chandrasekhar the Ole Miss colors. So there he was, sitting in Nick Saban’s family’s box, wearing Ole Miss colors, getting harassed by all of Baton Rouge’s LSU supporters.”

The comedians quickly learned that LSU’s supporters are nothing less than hardcore, extreme fans. “You really, really like your football team,” Lemme laughs. Heffernan adds, “You people are professional tailgaters, with RVs, with big screen TVs hooked up,

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and karaoke machines and couches. Stuff that you can’t even imagine like above ground swimming pools. You see how it’s really done. People would get there days in advance to get a good, prime spot for their RV.” The hilarious duo also spent some quality time right in the heart of LSU’s bar scene.

Tigerland quickly became a favorite location for the beer-drinking, shot-taking actors. With the company of Johnny Knoxville, Lemme and Heffernan got the true Tigerland experience.

“It was always kind of a funny thing because [Knoxville] would be surrounded by about thirty women, and we were standing next to him, getting surrounded by thirty guys, trying to give us shots and get us drunk,” laughs Lemme. “So he was getting phone numbers and action, and we were getting Jägermeister.”

Now, nearly ten years later, Lemme and Heffernan look forward to making their return to Louisiana for their live stand-up comedy special. This time, they’ll be spending several days in New Orleans, performing at the Civic Theatre and enjoying Louisiana food and culture once more. Audience members will enjoy a night of laughs and maybe even get the chance to have a few beers with the comedians. “We had a great time in Baton Rouge,” says Lemme, anticipating his return to Louisiana. “And we are huge fans of gumbo!”

For more information about Broken Lizard, visit www.brokenlizard.com. For tickets and information about Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan’s upcoming comedy special at the Civic Theatre, visit www.civicnola.com. S

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ith six national championships under their belt, the college baseball universe is well aware of LSU’s tradition of winning. Last season, they had a shot to add a seventh championship title, but weren’t able to get a single win once they made it to the College World Series in Omaha.

In their upcoming season, LSU is looking to put the memories of what could have been behind them, and put together a campaign for lucky number seven. Here are five reasons to watch them do just that.

1 RISING STARS.

LSU will certainly miss their big impact outfielders Mason Katz and Raph Rhymes, who graduated and moved on to the pros last May. But this year’s roster won’t lack star power. Back for more time in the spotlight is shortstop Alex Bergman and hotshot pitcher Austin Nola.

It’s possible that if head coach Paul Mainieri feels there is a need to fill a spot at catcher, Bergman may play it. But with Bergman being one of the top shortstops in the nation, they will try to avoid putting him as catcher.

A freshman last season, Bergman won a slew of awards, including two national honors: National Short Stop of the Year and National Freshman of the Year. Nola, the junior out of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, was easily the best pitcher in the SEC last season. Nola was a finalist for National Pitcher of the Year and a First Team All-American.

2 NEW KIDS ON THE FIELD

The factor that has driven LSU’s winning tradition for a couple of decades is their ability to assess and bring in top, young talent. The 2013 recruiting class seems like it will fit the same familiar standard of winning this season. So far, the class has been ranked in the Top Ten in two different polls. Perfect Game ranked them at #6, and Collegiate Baseball has had them ranked at #10 since September 2013.

Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game cites newcomer Jared Poche’ as an impressive pitcher who will bring much needed depth to the mound.

LSU MEN’S BASEBALL 2014 SCHEDULE Fri, Feb 14 Sat, Feb 15 Sun, Feb 16 Wed, Feb 19 Fri, Feb 21 Sat, Feb 22 Sun, Feb 23 Tue, Feb 25 Fri, Feb 28 Sat, Mar 01

vs. New Orleans at New Orleans vs. Grambling at Southeastern Louisiana vs. Virginia Tech vs. Toledo vs. Texas Southern vs. UL-Lafayette vs. Yale vs. Yale

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vs. Yale at Northwestern St. vs. Sacred Heart vs. Purdue vs. Purdue vs. Purdue vs. Nicholls vs. Southern at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt vs. South Alabama vs. Georgia vs. Georgia vs. Georgia at Tulane

3 IN-STATE RIVALRIES

When it comes to college football, LSU stands alone in Louisiana, too big for any real in-state competition. But baseball is a totally different story, and there are games on LSU’s schedule that feature some intriguing match ups with local rivals. Early in the season, there’s a nearby road match-up, forty-five minutes down I-12 with Southeastern Louisiana, an improving program that’s made slight national buzz during the last few seasons, and threatens to go to regionals every year. February 25 features a rematch in Alex Box Stadium of last season’s regional match up with UL-Lafayette. Later in March and April, LSU takes on Tulane, a rivalry that’s no more in football but still remains fierce in baseball.

4 THE NCAA WILL PLAY WITH A NEW BASEBALL AND MAINIERI APPROVES.

Throw all old balls in the dumpster. Yes, the NCAA has decided that teams will play with different baseballs. The new baseball is lower-seamed, and it has been approved by 80% of all coaches. The new balls are supposed to be able to travel up to twenty feet further than the previously used balls. When the NCAA made the call to switch from aluminum to wooden bats, Mainieri wasn’t on board for concern that the offense would be reduced, but he approves of the new ball. The baseballs should favor Mainieri’s “Gorilla Ball” style of offense, which features good hitters who can often hit home runs.

5 THE BIG MATCH UPS

LSU has several monster matchups within the SEC as they face Arkansas, Florida, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Ole Miss, all of which made the national tournament last season.

One of the hardest-fought LSU victories was for the SEC Championship over top ranked Vanderbilt in a 5-4 contest. It’s probably safe to say Vanderbilt hasn’t gotten the taste of that loss out of their mouths. SEC dominance is also one of the things that gets LSU so “battle ready” when they make a title run. When the majority of games a team has to play matches post-season intensity, it allows a team to develop a “business as usual” attitude. This season, like most, won’t lack intensity. S

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fter Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast region eight years ago, there were plenty of pessimistic attitudes.

People were quick to proclaim New Orleans would no longer be able to support an NFL franchise, much less the Hornets, the new kids on the block following their move to the Big Easy in 2002. Now, the new New Orleans has Forbes Magazine and several economic research polls declaring the Crescent City a top entertainment destination, one of the fastest growing cities in America.

In a way, sports have led the way. Following a Saints Super Bowl success story, owner Tom Benson and family saw an opportunity in the purchase of the Hornets franchise. Benson collaborated with NBA Commissioner David Stern to save professional basketball in New Orleans. The result is a 2014 All-Star Game in NOLA, hosted by Benson’s new team, now appropriately renamed the Pelicans. It isn’t just an exciting time for sports in New Orleans.

It’s an exciting time for everything. And the 2014 NBA AllStar weekend brings a little bit of everything to the Crescent City this year. Here are five reasons we’re looking forward to it.

1 NEW ORLEANS IS THE GREATEST EVENT DESTINATION IN AMERICA.

This probably goes with saying: New Orleans knows how to throw a party. For the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, Destiny’s Child reunited and gave the world a lights-out performance. The Super Bowl and accompanying festivities so stood out over recent Super Bowls that members of the media were willing to overlook the electrical delay that occurred at the start of the second half of the game.

In the post-Katrina era, New Orleans has hosted other major sporting events including Sugar Bowls, New Orleans Bowls and NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, including Final Fours, with great success. What makes New Orleans a superior destination for sports events – and other conventions of all sorts – is that nothing is more than a five-minute cab ride away. Nearly everything happens in one location. The Mercedes-Benz Superdome and New Orleans Arena are side-by-side. Rather than residing in some district outside the city, the professional sporting venues and hotels are within walking distance from each other, located in the very heart of the city. Like most major events, the NBA All-Star Game features ancillary entertainment events, including performances from major pop music artists. To enhance these experiences, the state-of-the-art outdoor music venue Champions Square was built, sitting directly outside the doors of the Dome and Arena.

But the best part of holding a major sporting event or business convention is this: everyone wants to come to New Orleans anyway.

The Crescent City has the best music, food and people in the world.

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2 NBA JAM SESSION

Much like the NFL Fan Experience held the weekend of the Super Bowl, NBA Jam Session is like an interactive theme park where fans can collect autographs from current and former NBA legends, participate in skill training and games, and receive tips on ball skills from players.

3 NBA CELEBRITY GAME COMES TO HOLLYWOOD SOUTH.

Since the 2003-04 season, NBA All-Star Weekend has honored the tradition of the Celebrity Game, featuring two full teams composed of actors, musicians, former NBA/WNBA players and athletes from other sports. With Hollywood South in its prime, some actors that have been commonly spotted around town may be seen on the court rather than court-side. Could we see Saints tight end Jimmy Graham reliving his college days as a power forward by scoring on alley-oop passes from a point guard named Drew Brees? One can only hope.

4 ANTHONY DAVIS AND CO.

The New Orleans Pelicans have not one, not two, not three, but five players on the All-Star ballot to vote for in the Western Conference. Out of five players on the ballot - Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon, Tyreke Evans, Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis - there’s a good chance that New Orleans will be represented on its home court. It appears that the player with the highest chance to earn a spot on the Western team is Anthony Davis, who’s shown remarkable progress early in his second year. Davis will also appear in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, which is an AllStar Weekend game featuring a mix of rookie and sophomore players.

There’s also a great chance of Ryan Anderson competing in the threepoint competition as he did last year. Chris Paul will likely return to the New Orleans Arena as a part of the home team as his strong play will probably elect him to Team West, representing the Los Angeles Clippers.

5 DOLLA, DOLLA BILLS, Y’ALL.

The 2013 Super Bowl generated a revenue of $480 million, impacting the New Orleans region with positive reviews. Last season’s All-Star weekend generated about $100 million for the city of Houston.

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he daughter of actor/director Ernie and talent manager Elaine Lively, Blake Lively was born to be a star. After an early role in the hit The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, she was cast in Gossip Girl as Serena van der Woodsen, a role she would inhabit for six

seasons on The CW network. All the while, she balanced her small screen success with roles in the feature films New York, I Love You, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, actor/director Ben Affleck’s

triumphant actioner The Town and the comic book blockbuster Green Lantern, which was filmed in New Orleans. Now the new face of L’Oreal, she’s also established herself as a fashion icon in the classic sense: a big screen ingénue impeccably styled, equally adored by both men and women.

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Blake Lively as Carol Ferris in Green Lantern photo by Francois Duhamel

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at the opening of H&M’s New Orleans you look forward to the most?” I asked. Lively spent the better part location. The Swedish retailer’s expansion across North America of 2010 in New Orleans while filming Green Lantern, a titanic-sized has been swift since their first store opened on Fifth Avenue comic book superhero actioner. She portrayed Carol Ferris, a test in New York. Known for fast-fashion, H&M is the third largest pilot and the romantic interest of Hal Jordan, a human destined clothing retailer in the world. to become a green lantern.

The store’s opening on While in town, Lively was Decatur Street in the French frequently spotted shopping Quarter was grand. On a muggy around the Crescent City. night, hundreds of H&M fans “The Reuben at Stein’s stood in line to get in. Security Deli!” she laughed. “I always was tight, but we were ushered talk about food. Have you been into the store hours before the to Stein’s?” opening. Inside, the pristine “Yes!” I said. “It’s right down store was accented by staff in the road from Second Line masquerade, each stationed Stages, where my office is.” In to accommodate an awaiting 2010, Second Line housed the New Orleans crowd. And of majority of Green Lantern’s course, a few special visitors. galaxy-sized sets, which Lively With the first few customers called home for months. allowed in, familiar faces from “Ahh, it’s so good! The Blake Lively with Taylor Kitch and Aaron Johnson in Savages photo by Francois Duhamel the cast of American Horror Rachel is actually what Story: Coven arrived. Emma I order,” she said. The Roberts hit the step and repeat first, soon followed by camera flashes Rachel is a twist on the classic reuben sandwich, substituting and her Coven co-stars Lily Rabe and Sarah Paulsen, who also stars in 12 hot pastrami for the standard corned beef, but keeping the swiss, Years a Slave, the Louisiana-shot historical drama currently in theaters. sauerkraut and Russian dressing on rye. Stein’s Deli is perhaps Blake Lively appeared fashionably late, surrounded by a the best sandwich shop in the city. It’s also a great place to get buoyant but unusual entourage: the Sunshine Kids. The group hard-to-find craft beers. I asked her if she’d found anything gathered close on the red carpet in front of the H&M step and good to go with the Rachel, but her response was…responsible. repeat. After smiling for photos that would soon appear across the “I don’t drink,” she said. internet – and in the glossy pages of Scene Magazine – Lively and “Your hair looks great, as always,” I said. “When you’re out in New company made their way through the large, now-crowded store. Orleans on a night like tonight, how do you deal with the humidity?”

The star of Savages made her way to the VIP reception area just “Humidity is never really so cute for hair,” she said. “Maybe I outside of the store. She stood in front of an all-red faux candy wear my hair up more. Or maybe, I just walk around with my hair storefront, the evening’s Willy Wonka of fast fashion. Extra and other not looking as great!” Perhaps hit with a touch self consciousness, national media outlets surrounded her with cameras and questions. she laughed it off, instantly replacing it with self-confidence. “I Lively smiled for the cameras. “Somebody asked me at the don’t know! I don’t look in the mirror much when I’m here. I airport, ‘Are you here for work or pleasure?’ And I said, ‘Isn’t eat too much to look in the mirror when I’m in New Orleans!” it always pleasure in New Orleans?’ I’m here to celebrate the I laughed. “It is such a great town, and you’ve been kind opening of H&M in New Orleans, which is so cool!” said Lively. enough to say so many great things about it. That means a lot “It’s great because I’ve got the best dates, the Sunshine Kids, here to a city that’s been through so much adversity.” While I spoke, with me.” The Sunshine Kids is a national non-profit dedicated Lively broke her gaze with me, looking down intently. Doing an to children with cancer. For thirty years, it has provided positive interview while standing up is somewhat strange. Rather than group activities and emotional support for young cancer patients. setting down your recording device on a table next to a cup of “We’re all all dressed up in our H&M,” said Lively with her arms coffee – my preferred method of interview – you’re holding the around the kids. “We were the first people to shop here today. There’s recorder up in their face. Or more accurately, right at chest level. a huge line of shoppers out there, but these were the first.” Although I followed Lively’s gaze down. She was staring at my hands. Palms some of the kids wore fashionable hats, others had already regrown up, my fingers were wiggling, as if to say, ‘Gimme what ya got!’ She their hair, which had been professionally styled earlier in the evening. was clearly amused. “This is my thing, by the way,” I said with a grin.

“I keep talking about this Isabel Marant for H&M collection,” She grabbed my hands. “I know, you’re like a magician said Lively. “That I love! I think that is so cool! Isabel Marant is one over here!” she laughed. “Criss Angel has nothing on you.” of my favorite fashion designers, and the fact that she did a line for “When you come down here and you want to shop, H&M that is a sixteenth of the price [of her other lines] is so cool.” what’s your thought process? Do you wander with an open After the newly minted A-lister finished speaking with mind? Are you a hunter with specific items in mind?”

“What I always look for is a mix. New Orleans has really cool the national media outlets, she spoke exclusively with Scene.

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THE SUNSHINE KIDS Established in 1982, the Sunshine Kids is a non-profit dedicated to children who have cancer. The organization provides positive group activities and vital emotional support for young cancer patients.

Prior to meeting Blake Lively and attending the opening of H&M New Orleans, the Sunshine Kids met with professional hair and makeup artists Jonathan Lamb, Mary Pepitone and Scott Messina of Paris Parker. “The kids were super excited to get their hair done professionally,” said Jonathan Lamb. “They asked for our opinions on what they should do and were very open about it.”

Earlier in the day, the kids had shopped at H&M to select their clothes for the evening. “A lot of them had unfortunately lost their hair due to illness,” said Lamb. “They were very excited at how much it had grown back, and were very eager to learn how to style with the tools we had. We styled it with the round brush and then curled or straightened their hair.”

“It was a very rewarding experience to work with kids,” said Lamb.

“They really appreciated us being there to style their hair and teach them tricks on how to use professional styling tools. They were very happy.”

Programs and events such as this are provided to children free of charge who are receiving cancer treatments in hospitals across North America. For information on the Sunshine Kids and how you can help support their mission, visit www.sunshinekids.org.

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Blake Lively with Taylor Kitch and Aaron Johnson in Savages

that you get all of these really on-trend pieces for an affordable price,” Lively said. “That’s the thing that sucks: when there’s a craze. You don’t want to spend a bunch of money on something that’s trendy. You can splurge more on your key pieces, mix that with some vintage, and then come to this store, which is amazing. I was planning on doing my interviews and then I was like, ‘Can I shop right now. Is that allowed?’”

“Plus, you’re right here in the middle of the French Quarter,” I added.

“Yeah, right by Café du Monde!” she said.

“I know! Beignets! Are you a fan? Do you partake?” I asked, betting she’d indulged more than once. If you’re here for more than a day, it’s hard to resist. If you’re here for only a day, it’s practically required. If New Orleans were a cathedral, the fried dough-and-sugar treat would be the host.

“I partake,” she said with a smile. She grabbed my hands again, and I laughed, realizing I was still silently telling Blake to gimme what she’s got.

“I’m not gonna let that go!” she laughed.

“Everyone I know is used to it, apparently,” I said.

“It’s like a little beignet fondle!” she said, still laughing.

“That’s what I do. I love fondling beignets,” I said. Somehow this didn’t seem inappropriate at the time. We had a good laugh, and it was honestly nice to see Lively actually enjoying herself, surrounded by the Sunshine Kids. “Blake, it’s so great to have you here.”

“Do you have any upcoming projects you can talk about?” I asked.

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photo by Francois Duhamel

“Yes,” she said, pulling it together. “I have a movie that I’m about to shoot in the spring. It’s exciting because it takes place in the 1900s to now, so the fashion opportunity in that film is really cool.”

“That’s awesome. Are you going to play a character that spans that time period?” I asked.

“Yes, I am!” she exclaimed. She brought her hands up and began imitating mine. “Fondle the decades!”

“I’m so self-conscious about this now!” I laughed, wiggling my hands for her.

“Don’t be self-conscious about it,” she smiled. “I think it’s cool.”

That film’s working title is The Age of Adaline. Lively is set to play a young woman born at the turn of the twentieth century who is rendered ageless after a near-fatal accident. After she goes on an epic but isolated journey across the world, she meets a man who might be worth the loss of immortality. Oscar winner Ellyn Burstyn will co-star in the film, which will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

“Tell me about these kids!” I said, turning to the dozen or so children surrounding her. “Have you enjoyed hanging out with them?”

“Yes! They can tell you about it,” she said.

“What do you guys like about H&M? And what do you guys like about Ms. Lively?”

“They have really good deals,” said one girl. “And I love that I can shop there. Like, this shirt was ten dollars.”

“Wow,” said Lively. “Ten dollars! That’s awesome!”

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Although most of the kids were shy, their smiles spoke volumes. They loved the attention and were just having a great time. After speaking with them, we bid our farewells. “Thank you guys for coming out, and it was so nice to meet all of you.”

“Nice to meet you!” Lively said.

In the film industry, there are some who say the biggest stars are really the most down to earth. In Blake Lively’s case, I can confirm that. The night’s event was clearly commercial, but it was more than that. It was a shining example of how commerce, celebrity and a truly noble cause can fit together flawlessly.

You can find out more about the Sunshine Kids at sunshinekids.org. And H&M’s official website is fabulously brief: hm.com. Blake Lively has no official website, and she still stays fashionably off social media. There are many fake Twitter and Instagram accounts, but she says none of them are hers. Now that’s style. S

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decided to approach this year’s resolutions, specifically when it comes to beauty and fashion, with a stylish and perhaps a bit over-the-top spin. Not that the usual fashion and beauty resolutions aren’t a good starting point. A few that seem to be on my list every year are: always carry lipstick, drink more water, never skip the SPF, invest in classic pieces, accessorize intelligently and wear more color. These have basically become fashion and beauty mantras rather than mere resolutions.

Here, I’m taking on a fashion and beauty formula that is all about enjoying the playfulness that’s sometimes forgotten when dressing up and going through the day-

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to-day beauty routine. This shoot took place at my design and boutique studio space, Hazel & Florange. It’s a space I share with Gaudet Bros in the Bywater neighborhood in New Orleans. As the shoot rolled on, each look seemed to require different music ranging from pop and dance tunes like Katy Perry to New Orleans funk and jazz band Galactic; the whole crew had an absolute blast. That’s definitely a resolution, by the way: work with people that make “work” so enjoyable! So here we go: my beauty and fashion resolutions are on the following pages, and will hopefully inspire you to play with the standards and take your personal style to a new level this year.

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Can having a US Copyright on my screenplay protect my intellectual property throughout the world, or is it limited to protection in the US only?

Indeed, the exploitation and distribution of film, television and new media is a global industry, and this presents a wonderful opportunity to discuss copyright from an international perspective. The short and simple answer is, yes, qualification of a work under the copyright laws of the United States should provide protection for your work internationally, or at least in the major international markets you are most likely concerned with, including China. There are two principle international conventions providing for copyright internationally, the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.

The Berne Convention is an international agreement governing copyright, first accepted in Berne, Switzerland in 1886. The Berne Convention requires that its signatory countries recognize the copyrighted of works of authors from other signatory countries in the same way as it recognizes copyright protection of its own citizens. The Berne Convention established a system of international copyright protection and also caused many countries to raise their standard for copyright protection. Under the Berne Convention, copyright protection must be automatic upon the creation of a qualifying work and it is prohibited to require formal registration for protection.

Protection under this agreement applies to nationals and residents of signatory countries, as well as to works first published or simultaneously published

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in a signatory country. Further, it applies to a cinematic work created by a person having their headquarters in or a habitual residence in a signatory country.

Currently, there are 167 countries that are signatories to the Berne Convention. Interestingly, the United States initially refused to become a party to the Berne Convention because it would have required significant changes to US copyright law, including removal of a formal registration requirement and fixed terms for protection.

However, in 1989, the US became a signatory to the Berne Convention.

The other international agreement governing copyright protection is the Universal Copyright Convention. The UCC was developed in 1952 as an alternative to the Berne Convention for those countries that disagreed with the Berne Convention. The UCC, unlike the Berne Convention, permits countries that have a system requiring fixed terms for copyright or registration similar to the previous U.S copyright law to retain those systems and still be a participant in the UCC. With all that said, the simple answer is, yes, a motion picture created and entitled to copyright protection in the U.S. will receive protection in countries that are parties to the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.

For a more in-depth look at how to protect your copyrights, please take a look back at past issues of Scene Magazine at www.scenelouisiana.com.

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our Navy SEALs in Afghanistan are on a mission to capture the Al-Qaeda operative Ahmad Shahd, in writer/director Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor. But when something goes wrong during the mission, the SEALs find themselves ambushed in the mountains. Forced to go to great lengths to help each other stay alive under the extreme circumstances, their mission was unsuccessful.

Based on true events and the book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, the film Lone Survivor tells the story of Marcus Luttrell, the only person to live through the Taliban’s attack on June 28, 2005.

Starring Mark Wahlberg as Luttrell, as well as Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana, a special pre-release screening of Lone Survivor will take place in Dallas on January 7 before the film’s wide release to the public. Put on by The Boot Campaign, the screening will feature opening remarks by Luttrell.

The screening begins at 6:30pm at the West Plano Cinemark Theatre.

The Boot Campaign is an organization that encourages American citizens to support American troops by purchasing military-style boots. Started by five Texas women known as the Boot Girls, the Campaign aims to raise funds for various military programs like job placement, shelter and counseling. For more information on the Boot Campaign and Marcus Luttrell, visit www.bootcampaign.com. S

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hile development of film and television projects still primarily takes place in Los Angeles and New York, the physical production – or filming – of many of these projects, often occurs outside of those two traditional filmmaking hubs. This means that a wide array of film professionals must temporarily leave their homes to create movies and television shows in places like New Mexico, Georgia and Louisiana, spending anywhere from two to six months in a hotel.

“Our slogan is that we want every guest to feel like this is their home away from home,” says Jennifer Holmes of the Best Western Plus Richmond Inn & Suites, which is located on Energy Drive in Baton Rouge. In just a few years, the film industry has become a significant part of the property’s business. “The film industry has grown to as much as seventeen percent of our total business. Since 2009, we have housed fourteen film projects and a few television productions as well.”

Located just off of Interstate 10 at College Drive, the Best Western Plus is well suited to working with production crews, whose employees will often be staying significantly longer than the average guest. “In addition to our main gatehouse, we have five other buildings, so the hotel is set up almost like an apartment complex,” says Holmes.

“Because there are separate buildings, crewmembers have easy access to load and unload vehicles, and for recognizable faces, such as actors or directors, being able to go directly to their building allows them to avoid being around other guests unless they choose to be.”

Unlike most hotels, with rooms best suited for short-term stays, Best Western Plus is well suited for long-term use. “Even our standard rooms are more spacious and contain a microwave and mini-fridge,” says Holmes, “but our full suites are what we’ve started to become known for.” The king and two-queen suites have a bedroom and a separate living room, as well as a full kitchen that is fully stocked with cookware, flatware, cooking utensils and a four-person place setting. Some of the suites even have patios, balconies, fireplaces and whirlpool tubs. “We’ve had people live here comfortably for as long as two years. Some film industry guests have stayed for a year.”

Another one of the secrets to the Best Western Plus’s success is repeat business. “We have many of the same guests who will come back after completing one project because they like what we have to offer,” says Holmes. Part of the draw is the amenities and services inclusive in every room’s price. “The high speed wireless internet is complimentary as well as the use of our twenty-four hour fitness center and business center. We have an outdoor pool, hot tub and Sport Court with complimentary equipment rental for basketball, volleyball and tennis.”

The Best Western Plus also offers meal options for guests on the go. “We offer drink specials and complimentary hors d’oeuvres every night from five to seven,” says Holmes. “But the most popular amenity is our complimentary Southern-style hot buffet breakfast, with options such as bacon and biscuits with gravy, scrambled eggs, a variety of breakfast breads, fruit and more.”

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In addition to walkways, the pet-friendly property even offers treats and toys in its twenty-four hour convenience store. Other amenities include laundry facilities in each building, same-day dry cleaning and plenty of open parking suitable for either consumer vehicles or working trucks.

Since a production is a single entity that can account for a large amount of revenue, the hotel is often willing to further modify their space and offer specialized services when necessary. “We’ve had several films actually set up their production offices in our meeting spaces,” says Holmes. We set it up like a real office, bringing in furniture and lamps, hooking up their internet and printers.”

For crewmembers in town without access to a vehicle, there’s also much to see and do within walking distance, including restaurants like Mansur’s on the Boulevard, Another Broken Egg, On the Border, Jason’s Deli, Alabasha and Koto. There’s also a movie theater, Barnes and Noble and a large shopping center down the street with a Whole Foods, retail stores and restaurants. “We offer a grocery stocking service that we coordinate through Whole Foods Market,” says Holmes. For more information on the Best Western Plus Richmond Inn & Suites, contact Jennifer Holmes at jennifer.holmes@smchotels.com or Wilks Holmes at wilks.holmes@ smchotels.com, or visit www.bestwestern.com/plusrichmondinnandsuites. S

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SCENE | LIMO LIVERY PICKS UP

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ven on hundred million dollar films, transportation costs an average ten percent of the total budget. That princely sum is spent on specialized trucks, vans, trailers and other specialized transportation. It’s also spent on luxury.

“Similar to our business, the film industry is twenty-four hours, seven days a week,” says Amy O’Brien of Limousine Livery. With locations in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and with affiliates worldwide, Limo Livery has been working with films for over five years, providing airport pickups, renting people movers for location scouts and of course, stylish and discreet transportation for celebrities.

“We understand the need for a flexible schedule and can accommodate last minute needs,” says O’Brien. The entertainment industry has rewarded Limo Livery, bringing in an additional $80,000 in 2013 alone.

Also listed in the Green Production Guide, Limo Livery holds an ecofriendly fleet of limousines, vans, buses, specialty and luxury vehicles.

“We want to make sure all of our clients have a wonderful experience while in Louisiana,” says O’Brien. “Because our chauffeurs are local, we pride ourselves on our recommendations on restaurants and events.” Listed with the Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette film commissions, Limo Livery has experience catering to above the line clientele. “Our drivers make sure their limo is filled with their favorite treats!” says O’Brien. “We want to exceed their expectations and tailor their visit to fit their needs.”

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n her short time at the Radisson Baton Rouge, Liz Hidalgo has made fast friends in the film industry. She has a head start, after working on circa twenty films in New Orleans before relocating.

“These are the people that I’m most comfortable around.

These are my people,” says Hidalgo of the film industry. “They are here for so long. You really get to know everyone. Most corporate clients are here for a couple of days and then they are gone.”

An indie thriller recently wrapped, housing their entire crew at the Radisson. “They didn’t have enough money in the budget to do a wrap party. They couldn’t afford housing to do it,” says Hidalgo. Often, the budget for a wrap party is simply the money that’s left over after production ends, whether that’s enough for a ball or a bar tab. “I comp’d everybody’s last night so they could go to the wrap party and wouldn’t have to pay for the hotel.”

In addition to housing for above and below the line, the Radisson offers complimentary office space and transportation. “But it’s all about that personal level of service,” says Hidalgo. “I do all of the billing myself and I make sure it’s 100% correct. I offer pricing options that are inclusive and exclusive of taxes and fees. We make it easy.”

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SCENE | CROSS CREEK KEEPS FLOWING

by Jacob Peterman

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ounded by Houma, Louisiana natives Timmy and Tyler Thompson, along with veteran producer Brian Oliver, Cross Creek Pictures became the biggest financial film success story to come out of Louisiana when Darren Aronofsky’s film Black Swan grossed $330 million worldwide against a $17.5 million budget.

Off to a running start, Cross Creek soon produced the George Clooney thriller The Ides of March, the Daniel Radcliffe horror flick The Woman in Black and this year’s Ron Howard directed racer Rush. While the story of the Thompsons’ entre into film deserves a longer look than this short piece, their impressive slate of upcoming projects also deserves a brief update.

The true story of Boston-based Irish gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, Black Mass first gained attention because Johnny Depp was attached to star and the real Whitey Bulger had finally been caught after sixteen years at large, twelve of which he spent on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted. The film’s script will cover Bulger’s early years incarcerated at Alcatraz, where the CIA included him in LSD mind-control experiments, his rise to power after his release by using his FBI informant status to bring down his Italian rivals, and his exposure after his FBI contacts admitted to taking bribes during a corruption investigation in the 1990s. Bulger’s alleged crimes include narcotics, extortion and murder.

Depp is no longer part of the project, but Aussie star Joel Edgerton is on board. Though the film is set to shoot in Boston, where Bulger spent most of his life, there’s a chance it may partially film in Louisiana. In the mid-1990s, Bulger and his girlfriend hid out in Grand Isle, Louisiana, using the pseudonyms Tom and Helen from New York. The project is still in active development and is being written by Mark Mallouk. Brian Oliver, Tyler Thompson, John Lesher, Christi Dembrowski, Nigel Sinclair, Guy and Tobin Armbrust are producing.

Another Cross Creek project set to shoot in Italy this coming May is Beautiful Ruins, a period piece set in the 1960s off the Ligurian Coast, where Rome impacts the lives of three people. That film is written and directed by Todd Field, whose films Little Children and In The Bedroom were excellent. Imogen Poots is set to star.

For more on Cross Creek Pictures’ past and current projects, visit the company’s official website at www.crosscreekpictures.com. S

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Get Hard

Feature - Warner Bros Starring: Will Farrell, Kevin Hart Director: Etan Cohen Status: 2014 Location: New Orleans

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Feature - Independent Starring: Ty Simpkins, Bryce Dallas Howard (Rumored: Chris Pratt, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, David Oyelowo) Director: Colin Treverrow Resumes: ebbtideresumes@gmail.com Phone: 424.442.2433 Status: Preps January 2014 for an April 2014 shoot LP: Patrick Crowley PM: Trevor Waterson Location: New Orleans & Hawaii

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A father and son are on the run when the father finds out his son has special powers.

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Feature - Independent Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Ben Mendelsohn Director: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Resumes: info@electriccityent.com Phone: 323.654.7800 Fax: 323.654.7808 Status: Shoots January 29 LP: Jeremy Kipp Walker Location: New Orleans

A veteran gambler losing his luck takes a young man with a gambling addiction under his wing, grinding through the South in an attempt to win back their losses.

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Feature - Independent Starring: Forest Whitaker Director: Forest Whitaker Resumes: somethingwonderful2014@gmail.com Status: Preps March 2014 for an April 2014 shoot UPM: Tracey Landon Location: New Orleans

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Feature - Independent (Lionsgate) Starring: Sara Snook, Mark Webber, Joelle Carter, David Andrews, Amber Stevens, Ana de la Reguera, Larisa Oleynik, Chris Ellis Director: Kevin Greutert Status: Preps Nov 18 UPM: Emily Morrow Location: Baton Rouge

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THE UNSCENE MERCH AND MORE Though runways and photo shoots are the storefront of the fashion industry, they are merely an important façade. Backstage, the real work of fashion bustles and hums. Designers, manufacturers, retailers, marketers and more. It’s a fast moving, billion-dollar business that spans the globe. Fibers and textiles, leather and fur, fashioned by hand, fashioned by machine. It’s an industry that affects many industries, directly and indirectly, defining day-to-day life through design.

Like film and music, it’s an industry often considered superfluous, offering careers considered less than medicine, engineering and law. But it is an industry that needs engineers and lawyers. It’s also an industry that’s hiring. The fashion industry has long been one of the largest employers in the United States. And it offers promising careers beyond the entry level jobs offered in retail.

There is not only entrepreneurial opportunity in fashion, it is itself an important tool of entrepreneurs in many industries, entertainment in particular. In the music industry, merchandise sales are a key source of income. In every industry, clothing can be a branding opportunity.

Parents, encourage your progeny’s interest in cloth. It may require some college, but unlike some industries that require considerable capital to create a startup company, fashion startups only require great taste and access to a needle and thread.

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Year Founded 1984 Top Executives Earl B. Heard, Founder/CEO Thomas Brinsko, President/COO Jeremy Osterberger, Vice President Headquarters Baton Rouge, La., with an office in Houston Website www.bicalliance.com Phone 800.460.4242 email earlheard@bicalliance.com tbrinsko@bicalliance.com jeremy@bicalliance.com

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Earl Heard

Thomas Brinsko President/COO

Jeremy Osterberger

Founder/CEO

Heard has 45 years’ combined experience in industry and marketing, having served as an industrial operations and training manager for Ethyl Corp. in Baton Rouge before founding BIC Alliance in 1984. Heard has spent the past 30 years helping grow industrial service companies through marketing and sales consultation, mergers and acquisitions, and executive recruiting. He has also published nine books and offers keynote speaking and marketing consultation.

A former contracts attorney for Exxon and Key Petroleum, Brinsko joined BIC Alliance and IVS Investment Banking in 1999 and became president and COO in 2002. His upstream, legal and acquisition experience complements Heard’s petrochemical, refining and construction experience. Brinsko has a degree in business from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now ULL) and a J.D. from LSU. BIC Alliance has tripled in size since Brinsko joined the company.

Osterberger joined BIC Alliance in 2004 and was named vice president in 2011. Prior to being named vice president, he managed BIC’s business development team as national sales manager. Utilizing 15 years of multimedia communication experience, Osterberger leads BIC Magazine’s interactive strategy and digital revenue efforts. He holds a degree in mass communication from LSU.

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