Flickfest heralds Harold Ramis’ genius

Flickfest heralds Harold Ramis’ genius

Boston Herald By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa June 18, 2009 Big screen funnymen Ben Stiller, Harold Ramis, Peter Farrelly and Paul Giamatti are bound for the 14th annual Nantucket Film Festival, which kicks off tonight at the ’Sconset Casino. The four-day flickfest will...
Bullock on Rockport

Bullock on Rockport

by Mark Shanahan Boston Globe June 17, 2009 Sandra Bullock is good for tourism. The actress gave a national TV shout-out this morning to Rockport, which is where she filmed her new movie “The Proposal” with Ryan Reynolds. During her appearance on...
Finding FAME

Finding FAME

By Kathryn Koch WickedLocal.com June 16, 2009 PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce wants to help the South Shore gain fame as a film-friendly region for the production of movies, documentaries, commercials and other forms of entertainment. The...
Bullock on Rockport

A movie boom’s special effect

The rise of Mass. filmmaking means opportunities for local creative teams – like bringing Alaska home By Mark Feeney Boston Globe Staff June 12, 2009 Brickyard VFX, co-owned by Geoff McAuliffe (left) and Dave Waller, handled the effects work on ”The...
Bullock on Rockport

Plymouth studios won’t get $50m in state bond funds

By Christine Legere Boston Globe June 11, 2009 PLYMOUTH – Plymouth Rock Studios will not get an expected $50 million in state bond money to build the access road to its multimillion-dollar movie studio. A state spokeswoman said the company’s application...