‘Shutter Island’ on top

‘Shutter Island’ on top

Associated Press February 22, 2010 Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s voyage to “Shutter Island’’ has landed them at No. 1 at the weekend box office. Their creepy locally-shot crime thriller set at a remote insane asylum opened with $40.2 million, according to...
Editorial: Tax credit for films should be preserved

Editorial: Tax credit for films should be preserved

Newburyport Daily News February 22, 2010 Hollywood doesn’t qualify as a golden goose for the Massachusetts economy — yet. But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Boston confirms what North Shore residents have been noticing in recent years: The...
DeLeo: Film industry tax credit sensible for tough times

DeLeo: Film industry tax credit sensible for tough times

By Thor Jourgensen The Daily Item of Lynn February 22, 2010 LYNN – It’s nice to spot Leonardo DiCaprio in Nahant or Bruce Willis in Lynn, but Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo said business is the biggest reason to bring Hollywood to the Bay State. His...