'Trouble with the Curve' - Filmed Partly in Northeast Georgia - Gets Mixed Reviews

Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake join Clint Eastwood and John Goodman in this baseball-centered movie shot (partially) in Athens, Ga.

There's one star in "Trouble with the Curve" that won't get top billing in the movie's promotion: downtown Athens. People from Athens and across north Georgia will easily recognize familiar places, streets and even faces from the Classic City as they watch Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman and other movie stars on screen. "Trouble with the Curve" tells the story of an aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout, Gus Lobel  (Clint Eastwood), who's losing his eyesight and is almost at the end of his career. His friend and supervisor Pete (John Goodman) suggests that Gus' estranged daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), a driven attorney in Atlanta, accompany Gus as he travels across North Carolina to look at a potential big leaguer. Along the way, they…

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Now Playing on the Big Screen in Barrow

Opening in Theaters This Weekend: 'Dredd,' 'End of Watch' and 'House at the End of the Street'

Which one of these films do you most want to see?

Several new movies open in theaters this weekend, including Gateway Cinemas 12 in Bethlehem. Click the links below for more information about these new releases and watch the trailers for a preview.  "Dredd" — A remake of the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film "Judge Dredd," the plot takes place in in a violent, futuristic waste land police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner. A cop teams up with a trainee to take down a gang that deals a reality-altering drug. The movie stars Karl Urban as Judge Dredd. Showing at 4:45 and 9:45 and in 3D at 1:00 and 7:30 today, Friday, Sept. 21, through Sunday, Sept. 23.   "End of Watch" — Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña portray two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a …

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Catch a Glimpse of Barrow County in the Film 'Trouble with the Curve'

Actor-musician Justin Timberlake was in Barrow on March 12 shooting a scene for the film, which opens this weekend.

Scenes shot in Barrow County are set to appear in the film "Trouble with the Curve" opening in theaters this weekend, including Gateway Cinemas 12 in Bethlehem.  Justin Timberlake was in Barrow in mid-March shooting a scene for the film on Covered Bridge Road off Ga. Highway 211 near the Barrow-Jackson county line.  According to IMDb and CBS News, the film focuses on Eastwood as an ailing Atlanta Braves baseball scout in his twilight years who takes his daughter, played by Amy Adams, along for one last recruiting trip. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith talked golf with Timberlake on the set back in March. Smith said the scene that was filmed on Covered Bridge Road off Ga. Highway 211 near the Barrow-Jackson county line features Timberlake …

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Catch a Brief Glimpse of Barrow County in Trailer for Film 'Trouble with the Curve'

Actor-musician Justin Timberlake was in Barrow on March 12 shooting a scene for the film, which is set to open in theaters in September.

It's a quick shot of Justin Timberlake walking around a car off Covered Bridge Road in Barrow County and it's 1 minute and 18 seconds into the trailer for the Clint Eastwood film "Trouble with the Curve."  According to IMDb and CBS News, the film focuses on Eastwood as an ailing Atlanta Braves baseball scout in his twilight years who takes his daughter, played by Amy Adams, along for one last recruiting trip. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith talked golf with Timberlake on the set back in March. Smith said the scene that was filmed on Covered Bridge Road off Ga. Highway 211 near the Barrow-Jackson county line features Timberlake driving down a country road, where he sees a group of kids playing baseball in a field. An aspiring radio …

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Barrow County Sheriff Talks Golf with Justin Timberlake on Set of Movie

Timberlake was in the area filming a scene for the movie "Trouble with the Curve".

After Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith shook hands with actor-musician Justin Timberlake on the set of his latest film project, the two talked a little about golf. Timberlake was in Barrow filming a scene for the movie Trouble with the Curve, which also stars Clint Eastwood. According to IMDb, the film focuses on Eastwood as an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years who takes his daughter, played by Amy Adams, along for one last recruiting trip. "I shook his hand and met him and talked to him for a while," Smith said of Timberlake. "I talked to him about golf, believe it or not.” The sheriff said he asked the star, an avid golfer, how long he was going to be in Georgia — about six weeks, Timberlake told him — and whether he brought …

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