1988 film directed by Ron Shelton
Introduction “Bull Durham,” “Last of the Mohicans,” “Dirty Dancing,” and most other beloved North Carolina films were produced without film production grants or incentives. In fact, they were made years…
I used to break down articles' listing of "North Carolina films" with whether they received incentives. Almost all of the films listed would be before incentives. What about WRAL's new…
Years ago I wrote about how "They probably expect you don’t know we didn’t have film incentives until 2005." That's still a problem, as illustrated by a recent WRAL piece…
The headline is an outright lie. Then, the flimsy rationale for the lying headline is highly misleading. And it just doesn't get any better from there.
In 2009, only 6 U.S. states didn’t have tax credits for film production. They had gotten into what The Economist called “a stupid trend,” “silly,” and a “beggar-thy-neighbor trade war.” The…
The House Committee Draft Budget today includes this gem: Film and Entertainment Grant Fund Provides funds to the Film and Entertainment Grant Fund established in G.S. 143B-437.02A, to encourage the…
You can almost count upon op-eds and editorials written in favor of keeping North Carolina’s film incentives to cite popular, well-known North Carolina productions such as “Bull Durham” (1988), “Dirty…
They just won’t go away! According to the News & Observer, “Production companies can now apply for NC film grants.” Just wonderful. These grants are a replacement for North Carolina’s…
You can almost count upon op-eds and editorials written in favor of keeping North Carolina’s film incentives to cite popular, well-known North Carolina productions such as “Bull Durham” (1988), “Dirty…
First off, WUNC’s poll has nothing to do with film incentives that I can tell. I just find it interesting that 14 of the 17 “North Carolina movies” WUNC identified…
View in your browser. The legislature has adjourned, but it’s not too soon for film production companies to start making noise about the possible expiration of the tax credits for…
Lefty Hollyweird types always threaten to leave the country is their guy isn’t elected. Now Susan Sarandon, who was always referred to by an editor friend of mine as “that…