Bear With Me Here

Here in San Antonio we are known for a lot of things. The city has over 3 million people and has the odd capability to ingest surrounding cities into it's ever expanding borders. Alas poor Converse, Helotes, Alamo Heights, Live Oak, and Schertz, I knew them well. I mean we got a lot of stuff here. There is basic training for the Air Force, the Alamo, an awesome neighbor to the north in Austin, and the River Walk.

A near perfect recreation of the Chocolate River from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

But one thing we don't have here is a very good film industry. Why? Maybe because San Antonio is conservative. I mean Austin has a great film industry going for it mainly because it's weird. I can't say that San Antonio is entirely devoid of though. There have been films here it's just too bad that many of them are bad. Here is a list of some of the films San Antonio has been a part of:

• Spy Kids
• Spy Kids 2
• Blank Check
• Cloak & Dagger
• Serial Rabbit 3: Splitting Hares
• Pee Wee's Big Adventure
• The Newton Boys

Now that is not every movies filmed in San Antonio but as you can see this list is pretty pathetic aside from Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Serial Rabbit. San Antonio's stock in the film industry is so low that even the 2004 film about The Alamo with Billy Bob Thorton wasn't made here! Fortunately we are making forward progress. Thanks to the Austin based Alamo Drafthouse offering Fantastic Fest and Horrific Film Fest the city is at least gaining a pulse in an industry that has been dominated by the west for too long.

San Antonio has the potential to be the Midwest's Los Angeles. Right now that honor would go to Austin but San Antonio has the means to take the title. The economy, cost of living,  and stability of this city alone would allow it to thrive. Now I leave you with the mighty sun bear quoting one of his favorite movies. G'day.