Latest in Tropical Storm Barry

Don’t expect moviegoers in Louisiana’s Gulf Coast to head to Sam Raimi’s Category 5 hurricane/alligator movie Crawl this weekend, or any title for that matter. With Tropical Storm Barry expected to dump 25 inches of rain after it reaches landfall Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane, AMC is shutting down all New Orleans…

Film production is shutting down completely in New Orleans in advance of Tropical Storm Barry, which is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday. "All shows here are shut down but one, and that one is shutting down at noon," said Cory Parker, business agent of New Orleans IATSE Local 478. He…

The New Orleans film industry is battening down the hatches as Tropical Storm Barry bears down on the Louisiana coast. "People aren't shooting today or tomorrow on physical locations," said Carroll Morton, director of Film New Orleans, the city's film office. "They're shifting over to soundstages. There's been no real…