The final cut: DiCaprio decamps after filming wraps

The final cut: DiCaprio decamps after filming wraps

By Christopher Haraden The Hull Times June 26, 2008 As quickly as this past week’s unsettled weather swept through Hull, so too did film crews from director Martin Scorsese’s latest project, an adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel set on a Boston Harbor island....
Boston called ‘the new Toronto of the film industry’

Boston called ‘the new Toronto of the film industry’

By David Liscio The Lynn Daily Item June 21, 2008 LYNN – Massachusetts is fast assuming a new image as a place where Hollywood-style motion pictures are made, but it could be simply a trend as filmmakers frequently change locations, benefit from tax codes or...
Scorsese shooting film in area

Scorsese shooting film in area

By Keith Ferguson Walpole Times and Daily News Transcript Jun 20, 2008 Walpole–Hollywood has invaded Walpole’s neighbors over the last few months as Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese begins to wrap up shooting for his new movie “Ashecliffe.” Simple...
Actors’ strike could hurt Mass. movie biz

Actors’ strike could hurt Mass. movie biz

Donna Goodison Boston Herald June 20, 2008 After escaping fallout from the three-month writers’ strike that ended in February, Massachusetts’ growing motion picture economy faces another potential setback in a looming strike by the Screen Actors Guild. Local industry...
Lynn’s true grit used as backdrop to reel violence

Lynn’s true grit used as backdrop to reel violence

By Maddie Hanna Boston Globe June 19, 2008 It was a case of art imitating the worst of local life. A motorcycle tore down Munroe Street in Lynn yesterday, leading two police cars on a dizzying chase. Lights flashed, brakes squealed, and onlookers screamed as the bike...
Next on Mass. filmmaking checklist: Soundstage

Next on Mass. filmmaking checklist: Soundstage

Associated Press Steve LeBlanc Wednesday, June 18, 2008 BOSTON — When Steve Martin was in Boston shooting the Pink Panther, he’d routinely jump in a car for a short trip from his downtown hotel to an old warehouse in nearby Chelsea. In a state long on historic...