Editorial: Tax Credits For Hollywood

Editorial: Tax Credits For Hollywood

by | Mar 4, 2010 | Article

WCVB-TV Editorial Bill Fine, WCVB-TV President And General Manager March 4, 2010 BOSTON — It’s Oscar weekend, and all eyes will be on the red carpet Sunday night. But here in Massachusetts, Hollywood East is in the spotlight. In the last four years, 38...
Essex official testifies to keep state film credits

Essex official testifies to keep state film credits

by | Mar 4, 2010 | Article

by Jonathan L’Ecuyer Gloucester Times March 4, 2010 BOSTON — They came to the Statehouse not to shoot a movie, but to try to save tax credits in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC) and hundreds of representatives from film-related...
The Massachusetts film industry finds its voice

The Massachusetts film industry finds its voice

by | Mar 4, 2010 | Article

Gov. Deval Patrick is not apologetic about curbing film industry tax credits by Jon Chesto WickedLocal.com March 4, 2010 Gov. Deval Patrick is not about to apologize for wanting to cap the state’s payout to the film industry at $50 million a year in tax credits – a...
Tom Hanks brings ‘The Pacific’ to Boston shores

Tom Hanks brings ‘The Pacific’ to Boston shores

by | Mar 4, 2010 | Article

By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Boston Herald (Photos by Lisa Hornak) March 4, 2010 ‘The Pacific’ producer Tom Hanks meets up with fellow history buff Gov. Deval Patrick at a screening of the first episode of the HBO miniseries at the John F. Kennedy Library. Hollywood...