Op-Ed: The show must go on

Op-Ed: The show must go on

By John Keenan and Brian Wallace Saturday, March 21, 2009 Boston Herald, Op-Ed With a multibillion dollar budget deficit looming and unemployment at 7.8 percent and rising, Massachusetts is desperately seeking growth industries. Fortunately, we have one in our own...
Costner, Jones are ‘Company Men’

Costner, Jones are ‘Company Men’

Actors join independent drama starring Affleck VARIETY March 19, 2009 By MICHAEL FLEMING Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones are set to star in “The Company Men,” an independently financed drama about the impact that a corporate downsizing has on both its...
Costner, Jones are ‘Company Men’

TV biz flees California

Pilots flying outbound despite tax plan VARIETY March 16, 2009 By CYNTHIA LITTLETON Pilot season is all over the map this year as the majors squeeze budgets and chase production incentive coin throughout the country and up north in Toronto and Vancouver. Of the 39...
Hollywood shoot to bring $150,000-plus to Essex

Hollywood shoot to bring $150,000-plus to Essex

By Robert Cann
 Gloucester Daily Times March 10, 2009 ESSEX — Adam Sandler’s comedies are known for producing grins. His next movie, to be filmed this summer in Essex, has already brought smiles to the faces of residents. “It’s the most exciting...
In Downturn, Americans Flock to the Movies

In Downturn, Americans Flock to the Movies

By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES New York Times March 1, 2009 LOS ANGELES — Hollywood could get used to this recession thing. While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startled by a box-office surge that has little...