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William Faulkner called Mark Twain “the father of American literature” and Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is considered one of the greatest American novels ever written. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Hannibal (which is portrayed by the fictional town of St. Petersburg in Twain’s stories)...
A war of words between the Los Angeles Times’ Michael Hiltzik, the LAEDC and the MPAA has erupted over Hiltzik’s recent editorial attacking the LAEDC’s recent report about the California film incentive. In short, Hiltzik is of the opinion that because of the mere fact the MPAA paid for the report, that fact alone...
There is a general consensus that producers, studios and filmmakers who take advantage of generous film incentives are not to blame for runaway production, but rather the underlying incentive. Filmmaking is a highly competitive business and the stakes are huge. Most films lose money, and one big-budget flop can sink a studio. If a...
It’s about time. And the timing could not be better. As state film incentives across the nation begin to recede and California’s own incenitve shows more proof that filmmakers prefer to stay in California to take advantage of its overwhelming talent base and infrastructure if they have the chance comes this unveiling today….”Film Works...
There was a significant report released last week by FilmL.A. First, I want to say a few things about FilmL.A. As far as I am concerned, they are the gold standard for how industry-community relations should be handled. The film production reports produced by FilmL.A. are an exquisite source of information, the accuracy of...
Bob Poole’s June 29 article in the Los Angeles Times caught my attention. Framed as an nostalgic issue of the Hollywood “landmark” being demolished in favor of development company behind movie studios in New Mexico and elswhere and, therefore, partly responsible for runaway production, the owners of the stand seem to have an emotionallly...
Rather than making the previous entry on this issue even longer, I elected to put my most recent exchange with Mr. Hiltzik in a shorter post. If you have not read the earlier post and exchange, please do so as this is a continuation thereof. This has proven to be a wonderful exchange and...
This is the best quote I have seen from a producer in recent weeks…”We would never misrepresent California cows by shooting them elsewhere.” Perhaps California’s new incentive should have covered commercials? Hats off to Richard Verrier of the Los Angeles Times for reporting this story, which represents much of what is wrong with production...
According to The Los Angeles Times, Disney is about to buils a new “56-acre production facility in norther Los Angeles County”. The head of FilmLA, Paul Audley, told the paper that California’s new film incentive program “must have factored into the decision”. The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it would build a 56-acre...
A recent (October 20th) Los Angeles Times article reported on the status of California’s new production incentives. Click HERE to link to a copy of the article including a chart of recent procuction activity. The text of the article follows: On Location: Nipping at the heels of runaway production When it comes to local...
Variety.com – H'w'd and D.C.