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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2009 |
Minnesota yells, “Hey, us too! Dillinger liked us, too!”
So far, Public Enemies (released today) is getting mixed (or bad) reviews, but that won’t stop the film from snagging plenty of box office bucks. It will be interesting to see how much money flows back into Wisconsin in the wake of all the filming that took place here. At any rate, some people are already saying the film’s a success and using that assumption to criticize Governor Doyle, who slashed the Film Wisconsin incentives program (among many other things) whilst vetoing stuff in the state budget on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Pioneer Press Online TwinCities.com is leaping aboard the Johnny Depp/Dillinger bandwagon and screaming, “Dillinger liked St. Paul, everyone! Hey, everyone! Dillinger liked us, too!” We quote:
- While the rest of the world is getting a historically suspect version of John Dillinger's life in the new movie "Public Enemies," locals can hang at the notorious outlaw's real hangouts.
- In the 1930s, St. Paul was a hotbed of gangster activity, and mobsters were like rock stars.
- "Quite often, you would be at the Boulevards of Paris restaurant in St. Paul and you'd see Baby Face Nelson eating his spaghetti, or you'd be in White Bear Lake and see Freddie Barker eating dinner with Ma," said Paul Maccabee, author of "John Dillinger Slept Here." "It was like seeing O.J. Simpson today — not a good celebrity, but a notorious celebrity. And you'd go home and tell your friends about it."
They even put together their own little Dillinger tour of the city (kinda like we did). Come on, Minnesota, you’ve already got plenty of cool stuff over there. Do you really gotta try to snag our Dillinger?
P.S. That "Al Capone's Hideout" attraction up by Hayward just closed. Great timing.
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posted by Mike Paulus |
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ruralfox
07/07/09
I want pookums job!
07/06/09
Ian: I work in IT so I get paid to sit here and post all day. Duuuuuuuh.
robert s
07/02/09
I, as a proud Wisconsinite could not possibly have a "man-crush" on Minnesota, for the sole fact that they call "Duck, Duck, Goose," Duck, Duck, Gray Duck." Seriously, they're the only one's, look it up.
BettyBettizzle
07/02/09
Ian...seriously. Seriously? It's a metaphor. And a pretty clear one at that. [eye roll emoticon]
ian
07/02/09
I gave up trying to figure out what Pookums posts mean a long time ago. I'm content in knowing that s/he has nothing better to do than comment on V1 posts all day.
Also, I think you may be mixing your relationship metaphors. "Man crush" is typically shown between a heterosexual male and another heterosexual male (ie, jim has been hanging out with john a ton lately. He's got a total man crush on him.)
I don't think "touching areas" has anything to do with it.
07/02/09
Actually, what's more obvious is the painfully awkward mancrush Eau Claire has on Minneapolis.
"I'm cool, c'mon, really, I'm cool! Notice me!"
Eau Claire reluctantly lets MPLS touch his area and then MPLS stops returning phone calls.
SOOOOO FRUSTRATING!
07/02/09
pookums, come on. One reporter from the Pioneer Press wrote up a Dillinger tour of St. Paul. THE WHOLE STATE is on the bandwagon! Jeez, Minnesota.
07/02/09
Robert, I was referring to the bit about MN jumping on the bandwagon
robert s
07/02/09
Then what is it like? The program was given just over a year, before the cuts on Monday. The only major film to be completed under the program just debuted. No one can possibly say at this point whether or not the program will show any economic benefits. Slashing the program in its infancy, before there are even results for an impact study is short sighted.
07/01/09
Actually, I don't think it's like that at all.
robert s
07/01/09
Slashing Film Wisconsin was definitely short sighted. A rise in tourism has a more lasting effect than one budget cycle.