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- Fired Iowa movie head said others to blame too - Globe Gazette
- Two years after tax law, Michigan’s making movies - The Oakland Press
- Blockbuster reaches more favorable terms with movie studios; shares jump - San Francisco Examiner
- Soap Box Derby movie begins filming in Akron - Canton Repository
Fired Iowa movie head said others to blame too - Globe Gazette Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:42 AM PDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former head of the Iowa film office doesn't deny making mistakes at the job, but he does say in his first interview since he was fired from the post that others are to blame, too. In an interview published Wednesday in The Des Moines Register, Tom Wheeler said legislators, revenue officials and others should share the responsibility. The film office has been beset with claims of mismanagement and is the focus of a state investigation. Wheeler faces a misdemeanor misconduct charge and other employees also were fired. Wheeler said much of the questioned activity stemmed from a broad tax-credits law. He also said two years of his e-mails will prove he was told by the Iowa Department of Revenue to approve unusual expenses as tax breaks. Posted in Local, Iowa on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:44 am | Tags: Tom Wheeler, Iowa Film Office Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Two years after tax law, Michigan’s making movies - The Oakland Press Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:57 PM PDT LANSING (AP) — Michigan's bid to become a star in the movie business is drawing mixed reviews. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Blockbuster reaches more favorable terms with movie studios; shares jump - San Francisco Examiner Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:36 AM PDT DALLAS — Blockbuster Inc. has reached new terms with Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Corp.'s movie studios that will give the struggling DVD rental company quicker access to new films and better financial terms. The deal sent Blockbuster shares soaring ahead of regular trading Wednesday, though its stock is still well below the $1 mark. It rose 6.9 cents, or 27 percent, to 32 cents. The move comes as Blockbuster tries to convince its creditors to re-negotiate the terms of its debt in order to avoid a bankruptcy filing. The company said late Tuesday that Twentieth Century Fox, owned by News Corp., and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will deliver new films for its traditional stores and by-mail service on the same day they are released for sale at retail outlets. It already has a similar deal with Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Home Video. Blockbuster is also getting "enhanced payment terms" — presumably cheaper prices on new films — from the studios in return for a first lien on the assets of Blockbuster Canada, meaning the studios will have first priority on those assets in case of a Chapter 11 filing. Blockbuster has been struggling with competition from Netflix Inc., which has pioneered delivering films by mail and over the Internet, and Redbox, with its $1-per-night rental kiosks. It also announced Tuesday that it has a plan to cut operating costs by $200 million this year, though the company did not say how it will meet that goal. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Soap Box Derby movie begins filming in Akron - Canton Repository Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:24 AM PDT The debt-ridden All-American Soap Box Derby got some help from Hollywood on Wednesday, when former "L.A. Law" star Corbin Bernsen started shooting a derby-theme movie project. Bernsen, who adopted the derby when he read about its money problems, wrote the movie's script, is directing it and will star in it. The movie began filming at the hillside starting line of the gravity-powered race. In the initial frames, Ralph Waite of "The Waltons" gives pointers to "Marley & Me" star Nathan Gamble, who plays an 11-year-old in need of some direction. Bernsen conceived the idea to help the derby, which has gone two years without a corporate sponsor. The race will get a cut, with Bernsen handing over a $50,000 check to the derby organization. Gamble seemed impressed with the early pace. "The easiest film ever," the 12-year-old said, agreeing that his age gave him an edge on how to play an 11-year-old. The 81-year-old Waite said playing the older, wiser adult figure fit his career. "I've played fathers most of the time," he said. "It has that paternal quality to it that I always enjoy. I guess I have that quality in me. It's fun, it's fun to work with kids." Bernsen said Waite's work in "The Waltons" dovetails nicely with Waite's role in the derby film. Despite the Depression-era hardships portrayed in the TV show, "There was always this feeling that there was hope and that's the human spirit," Bernsen said. "That's what Ralph represents, that's what I want this movie to represent," Bernsen said. "There's always hope, there's always hope." Bernsen predicted people would connect with the movie's message. "People want this kind of entertainment, people want this kind of uplifting message, people want to go back to their roots, they want tradition and they want history," he said. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic got a bit role in the first day of filming, saying, "Action," on Bernsen's prompt. To make sure news photographers got it, Bernsen let the mayor reprise the moment a second time. "How was that? He was good," Bernsen said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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