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CHA SE TN Film Commission acts as a liaison to the various needs of film & video productions.

The Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission serves as an office providing access to information, government permits, a locations database, and facilitation of needs to be addressed or responded to through the State Film Commission. Led by Chattanooga Film Commissioner Missy Crutchfield and serving as an outreach of the City of Chattanooga Dept. of Education, Arts & Culture the Film Commission has recruited such projects as a national Yamaha commercial, "Leatherheads," "Water for Elephants," and the American Idol tv series.

10/25/2026

TODAY IN FILM HISTORY*

* (How appropriate!)

On today's date (OCT. 25th) in 1978, the cult horror film HALLOWEEN was released wide to theaters --

And the autumn holiday would never be the same . . .

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10/24/2026

TODAY IN FILM HISTORY (October 24th) . . .

Yet another great science-fiction (?) film released in the late 1990s --

Andrew Niccol's GATTACA (1997), starring ETHAN HAWKE, UMA THURMAN, and JUDE LAW . . .

It's not all in the genes. Relive on its 25th anniversary ...

10/23/2026

TODAY IN FILM HISTORY . . .

Today, in 1998, one of our all-time favorite films was released to theaters -- Gary Ross' PLEASANTVILLE!

* Trailer shared under fair use guidelines for film scholarship -- no copyright infringement intended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv3PJMDOeto/

10/22/2026

TODAY IN FILM HISTORY:

Happy Birthday to JEFF GOLDBLUM!

The actor turns 74 today.

* HERE are his 'Top 10' most memorable moments onscreen . . .

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10/21/2026

TODAY IN FILM HISTORY:

OCTOBER 21st is officially designated as "BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY", as the date marks the exact future destination -- (October 21, 2015, at 4:29 PM) -- that Marty McFly, Doc Brown, and Jennifer Parker travel to in BACK TO THE FUTURE, PART II . . .

HAPPY BTTF DAY 2026!

*** "ROADS? Where WE'RE GOING we don't need roads!"

10/21/2026

ON THIS DAY IN FILM HISTORY:

On this day (Oct. 19th) in film history, the very first BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO was founded, and "watching a movie" would never be the same!

The store has now been converted to an Applebee's Restaurant, but at the time was located at 6464 East NW Highway (in the Medallion Shopping Center) in Dallas, Texas . . .

The first Blockbuster opened in Dallas in 1985. The new documentary...

10/21/2026

ON THIS DAY (Oct. 20th) IN FILM HISTORY:

On this day in 1882, the legendary horror actor BELA LUGOSI was born . . .

Here he is making his entrance (and OH, what an entrance!) in DRACULA from 1931 --

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BELA . . . !

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Nro33bPXcI/

10/18/2026

TODAY (October 18th) IN FILM HISTORY:

The big-screen musical WEST SIDE STORY (directed by ROBERT WISE and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS), and starring NATALIE WOOD, RITA MORENO, RUSS TAMBLYN, and GEORGE CHAKIRIS, premiered at the Rivoli Theater at Broadway and 49th Street --

At the Academy Awards the following year, the film would go on to win 10 Academy Awards -- including Best Picture . . .

* NOTE: Trailer posted within fair use guidelines, without any intention of copyright infringement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpKbrpPiExA/

10/17/2026

TODAY (Oct. 17th) IN FILM HISTORY . . .

On this day in 1968, the classic action-thriller BULLITT, starring STEVE McQUEEN, and famous for its landmark San Francisco car chase, opened in cinemas . . .
-- ENJOY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-IHq2dROsc/

* Trailer posted under fair use guidelines for film scholarship, and no copyright infringement intended.

Bullitt is a 1968 American action thriller film directed by Peter Y...

10/16/2026

TODAY IN FILM HISTORY --

On this day in 1971, William Friedkin's acclaimed police thriller THE FRENCH CONNECTION went wide to American theaters.

At the 1972 Oscars, the film subsequently won for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Hackman), Best Director (William Friedkin), Best Screenplay (Ernest Tidyman), and Best Editing (Gerald B. Greenberg).

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1428 Jenkins Road
Chattanooga, TN
37421

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(423) 855-9474

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