Boston cop patrols a star-studded beat

Boston cop patrols a star-studded beat

By Maria Cramer Boston Globe, November 27, 2007 Christopher Walken strode into the Grecian Yearning in Allston yesterday morning, toting a cup of hot tea. Less than five minutes later, Morgan Freeman stepped out of a chauffeur-driven Mercedes and entered the small...

WBUR: Let’s go to the movies! – Nov 07

WBUR’s David Boeri takes a look behind the scenes at THE LONELY MAIDEN, one of several movies shooting in Boston because of the new Film Tax Credit law. RADIO BOSTON, November 19, 2007
Small businesses benefiting from movie-struck Hub

Small businesses benefiting from movie-struck Hub

Trish Seeney’s income nearly tripled over the past two years, letting the freelance makeup artist afford a home in the Boston suburbs for the first time in her 15-year career. The reason? More movie-making in Massachusetts. A revision of the state’s film...
Film Union membership up in Mass., Incentives drive jump

Film Union membership up in Mass., Incentives drive jump

Calls of “Lights, camera, action!” are boosting the membership of the Woburn-based union local that represents behind-the-camera motion picture crew members. Local 481 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and...