Hollywood to Dallas

Dallas takes the spotlight as No. 2 filming location in Texas

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What do the moviesRobocop, Boys Don't Cry, and Any Given Sunday have in common? They were all filmed mostly, or partially, right here in Dallas.

According to GoCompare.com, Dallas is the second most-filmed city in the Lone Star State, with 1,537 movie and TV productions. Four other DFW spots appear in the top 10, including Fort Worth, home to Walker, Texas Ranger, at No. 5.

Austin is the most filmed city in Texas, with 2,257 movie and TV productions. Those productions range from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original and the remake) to Miss Congeniality and virtually anything star filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklater have shot.

Houston is third, and it also boasts the most-filmed location in the state: Johnson Space Center. It's been used for everything from Apollo 13 and Armageddon to Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon and the Clint Eastwood movie Space Cowboys.

The site compiled the list from the "filming locations" section of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Overall, Texas is the third most-filmed state — 8,164 total productions. Here is the list of most-filmed (movies and TV productions) cities in Texas:

Austin: 2,257 (Miss Congeniality, Boyhood, Texas Chainsaw Massacre,True Grit)
Dallas: 1,537 (Robocop, Boys Don't Cry, Any Given Sunday)
Houston: 1,279 (Apollo 13, Armageddon, Urban Cowboy)
San Antonio: 564 (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Miss Congeniality, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure)
Fort Worth: 331 (Logan's Run;Necessary Roughness; Walker, Texas Ranger)
Arlington: 179 (The Rookie, Prison Break, Entourage)
El Paso: 177 (The Counselor, The Day After Tomorrow, Man of Fire)
Denton: 137 (Necessary Roughness, Armageddon, Bonnie and Clyde)
Corpus Christi: 97 (Pearl Harbor, Selena, The Mentalist)
Plano: 85 (Dallas, Wishbone)

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Chicken News

New concept crossing hot chicken and wing joint pops up in Plano

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It's famous, it's fried, it's chicken, it's Sammy's.

In the Russian dolls version of fried chicken restaurants, there's a new fried chicken concept that's popping-up inside another fried chicken concept: Called Sammy's Famous Chicken, it's opening inside Hot Chicks Chicken, the Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant at 1885 Dallas Pkwy. in Plano.

It'll open on June 9 with a menu of tenders, sliders, wings, and rice bowls. Its point of distinction, the thing that makes it a standout in the hot-fried-chicken realm, is that it has 25 flavor options and 10 dipping sauces, similar to a wing joint.

This differentiates it from most Nashville-style hot chicken places, including its host Hot Chicks, that generally feature four heat levels. So it's like a combination of a hot chicken concept and a wing joint.

Founder Sam Sameni says that the menu takes its inspiration from global flavors: Mexican elote, Indian tikkia masala, Israeli shawarma, Chinese orange chicken, and Japanese wasabi.

They also do classics like original Buffalo, lemon pepper, and hot honey. And they'll rotate in limited-time flavors such as Italian pizza and Argentinian chimichurri.

Dipping sauces are unique with options such as Dr Pepper BBQ and Buffalo Ranch.

Sameni is a chicken fanatic who's been developing these flavors and sauces since 1997. The partnership with Hot Chicks Chicken Plano provides an opportunity for him to expand Sammy's Famous Chicken to a wider audience.

And here's a treat: On opening day, anyone who gives the cashier a high-five gets six free wings.

"We are excited to bring Sammy's Famous Chicken to Plano and offer our unique chicken creations to the local community," Sameni says.

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