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I know we have a constituency of Michiganders here on Hubski. If you get a chance, support this film. It's titled, Answer This it's "Pure Michigan" and it has the debut of future film star Ralph WIlliams. Professor Williams was a regular at a restaurant I used to manage years ago. He is an extremely nice man and I was always glad to see him at the restaurant. I'm excited to see him on screen. He was cast by writer/director Christopher Farah, a former student of his.
"One of the wonderful things is when someone who's studied with you turns out to teach you something," says former Michigan professor Ralph Williams.
Cool. Yep, as an A2 resident. I’ll be going. It is always cool to see familiar haunts on screen. I didn’t go to UoM, though, so I’m not one of the maize and blue folk.
Michigan started giving a film industry tax-break a few years ago, and it’s been interesting seeing films being made about town. I was living in Cambridge when they were filming Good Will Hunting, and I saw them filming in Harvard Square. Matt Damon and Minnie Driver had a burger at this fantastic place called the Brattle that closed soon after. Everytime I see that movie, I think of that burger.
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I'll be checking Answer This out. I think the "tax-break" has been a good thing for Michigan. Restaurants and retailers in cities like Ann Arbor and Detroit have seen some incremental business they would otherwise not have had. Your Good Will Hunting remembrance made me hungry. -I'm off to get a burger!