Miami Sets the Stage for a Production Boom
The Florida film industry was extremely disappointed with the reelection of Governor Rick Scott. Last summer, he defunded the Florida Film incentives program, despite a recent study by the Motion Picture Association of America which concluded that the program supported 87,870 jobs, $2.3 billion in wages, and $7.2 billion in economic spending across the state. Even […]
Scandal!
WWOPD? ABC’s hit drama is not actually filmed in DC! Looking for Olivia Pope & Associates? You’d need to head to Broadway and 6th in Downtown LA to find that office. You won’t find any of the other top DC-set shows there either. HBO’s Emmy-winning House of Cards is filmed in Baltimore. Showtime’s Homeland: North […]
The Boys Are Back in Town
Vince, E, Turtle, and Johnny Drama partied for the cameras in Miami earlier this year during an Entourage shoot aboard the megayacht Usher in Miami.
Basel is an Action Sport
Miami has its own set of seasons, and the social season kicks off with Art Basel. It was a crazy week, for sure. By the end of it we could barely drag ourselves to brunch. We kicked off the week with cocktails at The Tipi Project at the Mondrian’s Sunset Lounge. With the always amazing […]
On Location: Atlanta
To date in 2014, Atlanta has seen an estimated $5.1 billion in economic impact from film and television production- and Georgia is paying attention. Georgia already provides the largest tax incentives in the nation. Companies that spend at least half a million on production or post-production receive a 20 percent tax credit, and an additional 10 […]
Madea Gets A Sweet Inside Deal
Tyler Perry’s ambitious plans to redevelop the now-closed US Army base at Ft. McPherson has much of the community up in arms. Rightly so, as the base serves the Veteran community with medical care benefit programs, and homeless services- and the plans for the last 3 years have been to finally open up the base […]
Doing Time in the ATL
Gourmet lunch at Ecco, then window shopping at Ferragamo, Coach, and Donna Karan. Sneak in a quick manicure before drinks at a hip urban lounge to round out my afternoon. Hanging out in Midtown? Not quite. I’m in the International terminal at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport (humorously dubbed Hartsfield Latoya Jackson Airport by a friend […]
Poliwood
In his book Citizen Hollywood, Timothy Stanley explores the long standing relationship between Hollywood and Washington. He opines that Hollywood “Created the template of Obama’s presidency with The West Wing. The symbiotic relationship between the modern Democrats and Sorkin’s political TV show is extraordinary.” Having spent the last year in Washington, I can attest that […]
Cold in July: On Location in The Hudson River Valley
Don Johnson is back; in a good way… In recent years he’s cultivated a new identity as a respected character actor, with roles for Robert Rodriguez in Machete, Danny McBride in HBO’s Eastbound & Down, Quentin Tarantino’s fabulous Big Daddy in Django Unchained, and his recent success as Jim Bob in Jim Mickle’s pulp thriller, Cold in July. The […]
Hudson River Valley Guide: DRINK
When it comes to New York beers, Brooklyn and Manhattan often get the spotlight. But those urban areas don’t always have spaces large enough for experimentation and expanded beer offerings, not to mention brewery tours and brewpubs. In the Hudson Valley, brewers have have created award winning beers and built idyllic spots to enjoy them […]