by admin | Mar 25, 2010 | Article
by Jon Chesto WickedLocal.com March 25, 2010 It looks like Gov. Deval Patrick’s plan to cap the state’s film industry tax credits ended up dead on arrival at the Legislature. After extensive debate on Wednesday, only 15 members of the House of Representatives voted...
by admin | Mar 25, 2010 | Article
Golf course is open, will share space By Christine Legere Boston Globe March 25, 2010 The company that wants to turn Plymouth’s picturesque Waverly Oaks Golf Club into a mega film production studio has made an arrangement with the club owner to allow golf and...
by admin | Mar 24, 2010 | Article
By Associated Press March 24, 2010 The Massachusetts House has successfully batted back proposed caps on the state’s film tax credit program. During a sometimes impassioned debate on the House floor on Wednesday, lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have limited...
by admin | Mar 24, 2010 | Article
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MARCH 24, 2010 The film industry easily survived a challenge in the House Wednesday to tax breaks that opponents say are giveaways but which supporters claim are necessary inducements for industry jobs in Massachusetts. Efforts to pass a pair...
by admin | Mar 23, 2010 | Article
By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe March 23, 2010 It’s pilot week in Boston and beyond. Yesterday, the crew of “Boston’s Finest’’ filmed scenes for its pilot at the South End Buttery. The detective show will star Katee Sackhoff of “Battlestar...
by admin | Mar 21, 2010 | Article
By Jessica Fargen Boston Herald March 21, 2010 Talent companies out to bilk wannabe kid stars are following Hollywood to the Bay State, according to industry watchdogs who warn of a dark side to the local film boom. “The unscrupulous businesses look at Massachusetts...
