The current "third" seems to be the New York State Capital District (Albany, Schenectady and Troy). "Ironweed" logically started it off a few years ago, and more recently "Scent Of a Woman" and "The Age Of Innocence" have been filmed there. According to reports, filmmakers like the easy access to all sort of period settings and the combination of rural, suburban, and urban settings. That's where I bet the action is. Now, the problem-We have all that to an even greater degree here in Buffalo, and nobody's taking advantage of it-least of all the local governments, who have talked about creating a film commission like the Capital District's but haven't gotten together yet. (Producers reading this please take note-a) we are within an hour's drive of one of your favorite North American cities, Toronto, and b) maybe if someone approaches the area, they'll realize what we've got to offer (I think our local governments are suffering Buffalo's cultural cringe-they think nobody will take them seriously, so if someone comes to us, they'll see that it *can* happen). Also c) it does not, contrary to popular belief, snow here all year. Syracuse, in fact, gets more snow each year than we do.) "The Natural" need not have been an aberration. Dan Case [log in to unmask]