Plymouth Rock Studios’ future hinges on zoning change

Plymouth Rock Studios’ future hinges on zoning change

By Tamara Race The Patriot Ledger Aug 16, 2008 PLYMOUTH — The site has changed, but the mission has not. Plymouth Rock Studios intends to build a major movie and television production studio in Massachusetts. The company’s preferred site is the Waverly Oaks golf...
Trio Join Gibson and De Niro in DARKNESS

Trio Join Gibson and De Niro in DARKNESS

By Jarrod Sarafin Hollywood Reporter August 15, 2008 Leading stars Mel Gibson and Robert De Niro have some new cast members to welcome on board in their upcoming thriller Edge of Darkness. Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead) and Bojana...
Newburyport’s River Merrimac Bar and Grille goes Hollywood

Newburyport’s River Merrimac Bar and Grille goes Hollywood

By Bill O’Connor Georgetown Record Aug 15, 2008 NEWBURYPORT – If you haven’t checked out The River Merrimac Bar and Grille yet, then you’re first look at the new restaurant on Water Street in Newburyport could be coming via a cineplex near you. Tuesday night the...
Get in on the action

Get in on the action

By Erin Trahan Boston Globe August 11, 2008 Admit it: You’re a little obsessed. And a little proud. Your backyard is suddenly the setting for multiplex movies like “21” and Oscar winners like “The Departed.” Matthew McConaughey, Kate...
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The next act: a film studio for Stoneham?

By Bella Travaglini Boston Globe August 10, 2008 A Hollywood-type movie studio in Stoneham? It’s possible, says Gary DeCicco, a Nahant-based developer who says he wants to buy the dormant Boston Regional Medical Center in Stoneham and convert the 40-plus-acre...
Developer wants to build South Boston soundstage

Developer wants to build South Boston soundstage

By Scott Van Voorhis Boston Herald August 7, 2008 Welcome to Southie-wood. Developer Tim Pappas is floating plans to build an L.A.-style movie production complex on a vacant lot he owns at the corner of West First and E streets, according to state Rep. Brian Wallace...