Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The lakeside home of a Clinton Township dentist will be featured prominently in the movie "Family Weekend" that was filmed in Macomb County and will shown on the big screen in Birmingham this weekend.
Many Macomb County public and private locations were used in the filming of Family Weekend two years ago, and this weekend these landmarks and hundreds of local extras will get their time on big screen this weekend for a limited engagement showing of the movie at the Birmingham 8 theater. One of the locations where the movie was shot included waterfront home of a Clinton Township dentist. “It was a great experience for our whole family. Everyone associated with the movie was a pleasure to deal with,” said homeowner Christopher Press, who lives in Harrison Township. “I have only seen bits of the movie so far but from what I can tell, our community is realistically represented.” The movie starring Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Modine was …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The motion picture 'Family Weekend' was filmed in Macomb County in February 2011.
Macomb County's time on the silver screen in the movie Family Weekend will come later this month. The film, which was filmed at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores and other locations throughout the county, will open March 29 in Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, according to the movie's website. The Detroit location is listed as MJR Marketplace Cinema on Van Dyke in Sterling Heights. However, those with Comcast cable, Time Warner cable, DIRECTV or Dish video on demand can catch the movie right now. It will also be digitally available starting April 23 through Amazon, iTunes, VUDU, Verizon and AT&T. Two years ago, crews descended on Macomb County to film Family Weekend, starring Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine, …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The motion picture 'Family Weekend,' or 'Queen Freak' as it may be titled, was filmed in Macomb County in February 2011.
Are you ready for your close-up, Macomb County? It's been almost two years since film crews descended on Macomb County to film Family Weekend, but rumor has it the comedy starring Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine, Shirley Jones, Oleysa Rulin and a cast of Macomb County extras will hit theaters in February 2013, according to the Chicago Tribune. The film features Rulin as a 16-year-old jump-roping champ who takes her dysfunctional parents hostage in an effort to transform them into an actual family. On Feb. 12, 2011, Macomb Patch editor Jenny Whalen joined more than 70 extras – including Dakota High School alumna Alyssa Vanderziel – to film a variety of scenes at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores. A peek at the trailer (briefly …
Marie Quaglia
9:10 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Was filmed at Fraser High School..... more ›