Tom Cruise thanks Hub for royal treatment

Tom Cruise thanks Hub for royal treatment

By Inside Track Boston Herald November 21, 2009 Photo by Mark Garfinkel Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, left, prepare for a ‘Knight & Day’ shoot in the South End in September. Yesterday Cruise thanked the ‘people of Boston’ and the local crew on his Web site....
Melrose staffers shine at cutting-edge TV production biz

Melrose staffers shine at cutting-edge TV production biz

By Auditi Guha WickedLocal.com November 19, 2009 Wicked Local photo by Zara Tzanev Melrose resident and Powderhouse Productions President Tug Yourgrau (seated) and CEO Joel Olicker are shown in their offices at Powderhouse Productions in Somerville in this photo taken...
Weymouth’s SouthField project still stuck on the runway

Weymouth’s SouthField project still stuck on the runway

By JACK ENCARNACAO The Patriot Ledger Novenber 14, 16, 17, 2009 SATURDAY: First in a three-day series Redevelopment of the former South Weymouth air base remains grounded, for reasons ranging from the cost of the land to a heavy reliance on the bond market. WEYMOUTH —...
A grand studio dream runs headlong into reality

A grand studio dream runs headlong into reality

For Plymouth Rock team, money woes, questions crowding out hopes Boston Sunday Globe November 15, 2009 This story was reported and written by the Globe Spotlight Team, reporters Scott Allen and Marcella Bombardieri and editor Thomas Farragher. David P. Kirkpatrick...
Tom Cruise thanks Hub for royal treatment

Editorial: Find a new script

Boston Herald Editorial Staff November 14, 2009 It’s a pity the developers of a major film soundstage project planned for Plymouth have lost their financing, just as the commonwealth’s profile as a go-to state for movie productions is on the rise. But neither the...
Ads reap tax credit benefits, too

Ads reap tax credit benefits, too

METRO – Boston November 12, 2009 Ben Affleck’s new movie isn’t the only production to choose Boston for shooting. Now, some of America’s biggest brands are choosing Boston and Massachusetts to shoot national ad campaigns. With the Bay State offering a generous 25% tax...