Art Biz: State Rep doesn’t like tax cuts for filming movies
December 9th, 2008 - by Dan Pohlig
via Philebrity:
At the heart of this achievement in the last year, of course, are the prodigious tax breaks GPFO has lined up for producers: A 25 percent tax credit to films that spend at least 60 percent of their budget in the state. But state Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) wants the cuts repealed immediately.
According the [...]
Movie recommendations for the weekend
September 25th, 2008 - by Dan Pohlig
If the fact that WHYY is hosting a screening of The Lucky Ones isn’t enough of a reason for you to ignore its less than stellar ratings, perhaps I can give you another option.
Based on Chuck Palahniuk’s (Fight Club, Invisible Monsters) novel, Choke looks like it could recall some of the dark exploration of the [...]
Camden’s “Poet of Poverty” talks to WHYY
June 27th, 2008 - by Dan Pohlig
WHYY’s Susan Phillips jumped over to the arts and culture side of the news operation for the day and did a great interview of Father Michael Doyle - Camden’s “Poet of Poverty” - whose poetry provides the narration for a new documentary about one of New Jersey’s most challenged cities.
The piece opens with perhaps the [...]

