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Everything we know about ‘Superman’ filming in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio

Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quietly's Superman from DC's All-Star Superman Among the films awarded 2024 film tax incentives by the Ohio Department of Development is Genesis , a Warner Bros. production that DC Comics fans know is nothing more than Superman ’s secret identity. The film was one of 23 film, television, and theater projects awarded incentives through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit Program. Superman, formally titled  Superman: Legacy , kicks off writer/director James Gunn’s DC Universe . Here’s everything we know about the production. Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, caricatured by Shuster Superman  will film on location in Cleveland and Cincinnati Superman  will film in Cleveland and Cincinnati, according to OhioData . On-location work in Cleveland is expected to start in mid-June and last through July 30, according to one source. Those dates could include Cincinnati locations. Neither Warner Bros. , the Greater Cleveland Film Commissi
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Filmmaker Fernando Lopez, 'Culantro Fino,' and why this film’s simple story takes you by surprise

'Culantro Fino' director Fernando Lopez, center, setting up a shot. Photo: Zac Popik >>> Fernando Lopez’s short film Culantro Fino catches you off guard. At its heart, it’s a simple story about a mother and daughter searching for connection through the power of food. But there is so much more going on between mother and daughter, played by Sarah Carleton and Sophia Castellanos, respectively. Complex issues and complicated relationships familiar to any family dealing with with the threat of deportation. All of that was by design, explains Lopez . “We wanted to take a complex premise and convey it in a simple way, without letting technology overshadow the tenderness of the relationship or the subtext of the plot.” The film is also an exploration of migrant life Lopez doesn’t often see portrayed on screen. “There always seems to be an element of joy and euphoria when our culture is portrayed on screen, which is not wrong or inaccurate,” Lopez says. “But there are other

5 Horrific Questions with 'It’s a Wonderful Knife's' Michael Kennedy

Hana Huggins as Cara Evans in the horror film, It's a Wonderful Knife , an RLJE Films and Shudder release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films and Shudder. >>> In the late '90s, 16-year-old Michael Kennedy ventured into a theater with his friends to watch Scream , a movie he never expected to enjoy. Little did he know that this irreverent horror film would become a life-changing experience, sparking his fascination with filmmaking, horror movies, and the endless story possibilities available through the genre. Then, in 2020, Kennedy captivated audiences with his feature debut, Freaky , co-written with Christopher Landon. The darkly humorous and thrilling twist on Freaky Friday brought together horror, humor, and heart in a unique cinematic blend. The film garnered attention for its unconventional mix of laughs, jump scares, and, of course, buckets of blood. Now the North Olmsted, Ohio, native is sending up another classic with It’s a Wonderful Knife . Kennedy’s new film find

5 Horrific Questions with 'Fetish of Flesh's' Freddie Meade

A test scene from the upcoming 'Fetish of Flesh' by Demented Media >>> Newark, Ohio’s, own Freddie Meade was 11 years old when he became a horror movie fan and we all have Andrew Copp to thank for it. Copp was an ultra-low-budget indie filmmaker from Dayton, Ohio, known for The Mutilation Man and Church of the Eyes . Copp died in 2013. “I met Andrew Copp and Tom 'Woodstock' Lee [Copp’s colleague], and I thought it was incredible that I actually got to meet someone who did that,” Meade says. That chance encounter set him on his filmmaking path. Meade's latest project, A Fetish of Flesh , is a spine-tingling endeavor that blurs the line between reality and fiction. Drawing inspiration from their own experiences, Meade and his friends ventured into the woods to create their first movie. However, what transpires in A Fetish of Flesh is a chilling tale of a group of students embarking on a thesis project, stumbling upon a modern-day Manson family reminiscen

Filmmaker Sarah Carleton and the practice of telling stories

Sarah Carleton, right, with co-star Ben Measor, in 'Eddy's Island' >>> There is a moment early in Transistor , Maple Films’ 2011 Cleveland 48 Hour Film Project entry, when the main character first reacts to what will become the short film’s MacGuffin - an eerie disembodied voice that only she can hear. Confused and unnerved, the woman scans the environment, looking for the source of this strange experience. Sarah Carleton , as the runner, plays the moment subtly, conveying all the confusion and anxiety through her eyes, you couldn’t help but wonder when she would make the leap from the Cleveland 48 Hour Film Project to a blockbuster thriller. One of her most recent projects, Evenfall , an online web series that reteams her with Transistor’s Dustin Lee and Maple Films, moves her one step closer.  Carleton  plays a mother searching for her young son in the post-apocalyptic action-adventure.  She explores some of the same feelings in Fernando Lopez’s short film Cula

Dana White's crazy ride from actor to filmmaker to award-winning screenwriter

Filmmaker Dana White on the set of 'In the Orchard' >>> When Dana White won Best Writer for a Drama for her film, Turning Blue ,  she was quick to turn the attention to her fellow creatives. She won the award  from the New York Women in Film & Television ’s Shorts Festival, presented by iWoman TV .   “It was a wonderful experience to be among so many incredible female filmmakers,” she says. In many ways this simple display of gratitude from the Kent State University Assistant Professor is the culmination of her journey as a filmmaker, which White calls nothing short of a “crazy ride.” “I started as an actor, but writing has always been a big part of my life,” she says. “And somehow, I found screenwriting and I was hooked. So, when we went out to L.A., I started to feel restless - like there was something more out there I needed.” What that was, she says, was control over her artistic life. Becoming an independent filmmaker is how she found that control. “One day m