Plymouth goes Hollywood

Plymouth goes Hollywood

ASSOCIATED PRESS November 28, 2008 PLYMOUTH, Mass. — In this place known as America’s hometown, schoolchildren and tourists flock to see Plymouth Rock, a replica of the Mayflower and the place where the Pilgrims and Mashpee Wampanoags Indians shared the...
Hollywood East goes to MIT

Hollywood East goes to MIT

By Thomas Grillo Boston Herald November 19, 2008 MIT is going Hollywood. The school’s Media Laboratory has launched the Center for Future Storytelling with a 7-year, $25-million commitment from Plymouth Rock Studios, better known as “Hollywood East” in Plymouth. “The...
Saving the Story (the Film Version)

Saving the Story (the Film Version)

By MICHAEL CIEPLY New York Times November 18, 2008 LOS ANGELES — The movie world has been fretting for years about the collapse of stardom. Now there are growing fears that another chunk of film architecture is looking wobbly: the story. In league with a handful of...
Southie gets a stand-in

Southie gets a stand-in

Filmmakers turn to East Boston for hardscrabble look they seek By Stephanie Ebbert Boston Globe November 15, 2008 For the latest mob drama set in South Boston, billed as an “Irish Sopranos,” producers of a SpikeTV pilot program knew exactly the look they...