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...
Good vibes of ‘Woodstock’

Good vibes of ‘Woodstock’

Editorial Berkshire Eagle November 11, 2008 “Taking Woodstock,” the Ang Lee motion picture that was filmed in New Lebanon, New York for three months this late summer and early fall, is gone, leaving behind good vibes and more tangible benefits. The film...
Southie gets a stand-in

Buzz from Hollywood

NAMES by Mark Shanahan & Paysha Rhone Boston Globe November 10, 2008 Mass. Film Bureau boss Nick Paleologos didn’t make the scene, but the Bay State was still a topic of considerable conversation at the American Film Market in Santa Monica. Budgets being...
Projected Benefits

Projected Benefits

Massachusetts tries to lure the film industry east– but will tax incentives pay off? By BERYL C.D. LIPTON Harvard Crimson November 6, 2008 For decades, Hollywood has been the Mecca of the American film industry, while Boston has remained a city with more drizzle...