New England Keeps Them Coming Back

By: Valentina I. Valentini P3 Update Magazine AUGUST 2012 New England offers a plethora of backdrops for productions looking to shoot in the northeast. And with a tempting bevy of additional perks, like tax credits of up to 25 percent in Massachusetts and Rhode Island...

Hingham has eye on Hollywood

By Carol Britton Meyer Wicked Local Hingham August 9, 2012 HINGHAM — There are both pros and cons should Hingham decide to seek recognition as a “film-friendly” community. Selectmen Chairman Laura Burns has been seeking input about the viability of taking steps to...

In Wahlberg movie ‘Ted,’ a fake bear and a real Boston

Editorial Boston Globe July 18, 2012 “Ted,” the hit movie from “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, is not for the faint of heart — anyone who cringes at foul language or un-p.c. humor would best stay away. But for filmgoers looking for an authentic Boston...

Massachusetts’ film tax credits lure productions

By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Worcester Telegram & Gazette July 15, 2012 When Tom Cruise first appears in the film “Knight and Day,” the sunny terminal of Worcester Regional Airport is on full display. According to the plot of the explosion-filled spy flick, Mr....

Hollywood’s in town

Small communities get a financial boost from films By Dan Adams Boston Globe July 7, 2012 When the state started doling out tax breaks to attract big-name films in 2006, it seemed natural that Boston would take a star turn in the flurry of movies that followed,...