Plymouth studio to tee off slowly

Plymouth studio to tee off slowly

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...
State House rejects caps on film tax breaks

State House rejects caps on film tax breaks

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...
HOUSE PROTECTS FILM INDUSTRY TAX BREAKS

HOUSE PROTECTS FILM INDUSTRY TAX BREAKS

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...
Plymouth studio to tee off slowly

Pilots ready for takeoff

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...
Kids beware: Dark side of Hollywood dreams

Kids beware: Dark side of Hollywood dreams

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...
OP-ED: Investing in film credit worth it in the long run

OP-ED: Investing in film credit worth it in the long run

GUEST OPINION: By Joseph Maiella March 16, 2010 Representative D’Amico seems to take a dim view of tax credits for any purpose and is not likely to be convinced by cost/benefit numbers—no matter how positive. Nevertheless, between 2006 and 2009—as reported by the...