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...
Boston Movie Mania Boosts Retail

Boston Movie Mania Boosts Retail

By Katherine Bowers Women’s Wear Daily June 18, 2008 BOSTON — Actress Jayma Mays filmed mall hostage scenes here for two months before discovering Louis Boston, the upscale specialty retailer on Newbury Street. “I never knew what was in here,”...
Film tax break helps Massachusetts go Hollywood

Film tax break helps Massachusetts go Hollywood

The Springfield Republican June 12, 2008 By MICHAEL McAULIFFE Massachusetts has made moviemakers offers they couldn’t refuse. 

In the past two years, one major motion picture after another has been shot in the Bay State – seven films have wrapped up...
Great race heats up for Mass. movie Hub

Great race heats up for Mass. movie Hub

By Scott Van Voorhis Boston Herald June 4, 2008 Boston is now in the running to become the headquarters of Hollywood East. A local developer who owns land on South Boston’s waterfront is drawing up plans for a movie production complex, state Rep. Brian Wallace...
Bruce Willis to film action scene in Hopedale

Bruce Willis to film action scene in Hopedale

By Aaron Wasserman Milford Daily News June 3, 2008 HOPEDALE —If anyone can bring high-wire action to the Draper mill complex, it’s probably actor Bruce Willis. Scenes for Willis’ new movie, “The Surrogates,” a sci-fi thriller, will be filmed at...