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…are still immensely fascinating. Thank you Larry for allowing us use of them. Images from the movie are copyright 20th Century Fox. To see some other Silver Streak then and now reports we’ve done, follow these links… Silver Streak movie then and now – walking the tracks. Silver Streak movie… (Search hits: 1 in title, 17 in body, 2 in comments.)

…of it at the library. It had been at least a dozen years since I last viewed the movie. After watching it carefully and by using nothing more than our detective skills we’ve manged to locate at least a dozen or more locations in the province where we could shoot… (Search hits: 1 in title, 15 in body, 3 in comments.)

…filmed in Alberta the movie is set in Kansas and this location offers a worthy facsimile of that state. In fact, I have had a few emails from Kansas-ites (is that right?) saying that the movie MUST have been shot in their state as the scenes in the film looks… (Search hits: 0 in title, 13 in body, 21 in comments.)

…Now: bad movie, good T&N. Dee Vee Ceeing it with Chris Doering & Connie Biggart (BIGDoer/Synd) Firebird 2015 offers up a loosely woven dystopian-esque story, a poor man’s Mad Max road movie, shot on tight budget (said to be $900k*). It’s the future world of 2015 and cars are outlawed,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 15 in body, 1 in comments.)

…papers inside the train as it slowly passes by the station. Images from the movie are copyright 20th Century Fox. To see another scene from the movie where the station stands in for yet another town, go here… Silver Streak movie then and now – paper burning scene. To see… (Search hits: 1 in title, 14 in body, 1 in comments.)

…High. It was located in another small town called Barons Alberta approximately a hundred kilometres away from here. We did a report on it and there is a link to it below. There were additional scenes from the movie shot in town, however the locations have changed so much in… (Search hits: 0 in title, 15 in body, 0 in comments.)

…That’s how we like it. Let’s look at the three LoF movie scenes we’ve chosen to explore this trip. The location, by the way, is along the Bow River just east of Seebe Alberta. The first screen image from the movie shows a river at sunrise. It’s a transition scene,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 17 in comments.)

…Images from the movie are copyright 20th Century Fox. This station also plays a role in the 1983 movie Superman 3 and while shooting these Silver Streak themed series, we also did some for that movie… Superman 3 then and now – Smallville. In the same movie, this station also… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 2 in comments.)

…is from the movie and not really that town. It’s all the way north in Alberta. Have fun on your adventure. Haider I would love to go and see all these locations. This movie changed my life! Chris Doering Seeing the locations elevates the movie in such a special way…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 13 in body, 7 in comments.)

…native girl and her tribe and a government official. Or something like that. Watch the movie if you need to know more about the storyline. Admittedly, I didn’t pay enough attention to describe it here. Watching the film I…often…found…my…mind…waaaan…dering. The locations however kept me interested… Where the filming took place… (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 2 in comments.)

…and now shots taken in Calgary, follow these links… Silver Streak movie then and now – boarded up train station. Silver Streak movie then and now – cop chase Silver Streak movie then and now – small town station. If you wish more information on this place, by all means… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 0 in comments.)

…vehicles can be seen in the movie too. Images from the movie are copyright Focus Features. To see some other Brokeback Mountain then and now shots we’ve done, click the links below… Brokeback Mountain then and now – getting married and drive in movie. Brokeback Mountain then and now –… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 11 in comments.)

…shape. They’ll need some work soon. In the movie, it aptly portrays a grocery store. I wonder if those awnings were movie props or originals from the old days? In the one photo Natty and her pooch are seen walking into the scene. Interestingly, we caught a couple people close… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 6 in comments.)

…the movie are copyright 20th Century Fox. To see some other Silver Streak then and now series we’ve done, click each of the links below… Silver Streak movie then and now – paper burning scene. Silver Streak movie then and now – bridge jump. Silver Streak movie then and now… (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 3 in comments.)

…representation of what country life was like so many years ago. The only real change since the movie is the windmill which is no longer in place today. Blocked by trees in our picture but clearly visible in the movie shot, is the former Shonts Alberta grain elevator. It’s been… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Bonnybrook train bridge. To see other Silver Streak then and now shots taken in Calgary, check out the links below… Silver Streak movie then and now – boarded up train station. Silver Streak movie then and now – bridge jump. Silver Streak movie then and now – small town station…. (Search hits: 1 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…next chronological scene in the movie, go here… Brokeback Mountain then and now – Riverton Wy bar. To see some other movie then and now posts, follow these links… Superman 3 then and now – opening scenes. Silver Streak movie then and now – walking the tracks. Then and now,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

…movie are copyright 20th Century Fox. To see other Silver Streak then and now reports we’ve done, follow these links… Silver Streak movie then and now – walking the tracks. Silver Streak movie then and now – paper burning scene. Silver Streak movie then and now – small town station…. (Search hits: 1 in title, 10 in body, 5 in comments.)

…time we find the angle used. Wow, not much has changed in the thirty years since the movie was shot. That’s pretty cool! Fantastic, we found both locations needed and quite easily in fact. Be sure to comment on this post (below pictures). Stay tuned for more movie then and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

We’ve taken two fairly random screen captures from the 1985 movie Journey of Natty Gann, ones we know were shot in an area we’re very familiar with and frequent, and then track down the locations seen to record how they look today. You might say this is a tall order… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 3 in comments.)

…the province, namely Blackie, Calgary and Crossfield and perhaps others, also doubled as that town. Many scenes shot in many towns were in fact, in the movie, supposedly all Riverton. The movie dates from 2005 with the scenes being shot the year before. We find these locations without visiting any… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 1 in comments.)

…many hours looking for an obscure movie location? With that comes a raucous “yes!” but we’re a bit weird that way. Where as most locations from this movie are common knowledge, this one appears undocumented, so we knew much work lay ahead. That it was part of a minor byline… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 4 in comments.)

In this, our latest Superman 3 then and now series of photos, we look at some of the downtown Calgary locations that were seen in the opening minutes of that movie. The setting is Metropolis, but in fact Calgary Alberta was used as a backdrop for that fictional city in… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 1 in comments.)

…movie shot, after all I had to do an almost full out zoom on my camera (something like 33-35x or around 800mm equivalent) and I am not sure if such a thing on a movie camera was or is even doable or practical. While lining up my shots from the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 5 in comments.)

…far from Beiseker Alberta, is and always has been gravel. The image from the movie is copyright Focus Features. To see some other movie then and now posts, follow these links… Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge – then and now. Superman 3 then and now – opening scenes. Silver Streak movie… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

…for Riverton in various scenes. In the movie what is supposedly a block or two distance can actually be hundred of kilometres apart. Having one town stand in for another is nothing new in the movies. Brokeback Mountain was filmed in 2004 and released the following year to critical acclaim…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

…scenes from the 1970s-1980s movie franchise, visit the locations where they were shot and capture photos that in composition match up as close as possible to what was seen on the silver screen. We’ll look at what’s changed, what hasn’t, have fun doing it, then talk about it briefly here… (Search hits: 0 in title, 8 in body, 9 in comments.)

…and in comparing them to that state, I think our province did a good job of filling in for it. Images from the movie are copyright Warner Brothers. To see the Kent farmhouse seen in the movie, follow this link… Superman 1978 Kent farmhouse – then and now. To see… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 7 in comments.)