“I wouldn’t change a thing about it … it really is a case of if you build it, they will come.” Russ Nissen, director of film incentives at Ease Entertainment Services, said the state’s only domestic rival when it comes to incentives is Georgia, which offers a nearly identical suite of inducements. Georgia has more soundstages, he claimed, but Louisiana throws in additional incentives for hiring residents and makes it easier for producers to transfer credits. Also read: L.A. Mayor Eric Nissen on Film Tax Incentive: Let’s Lift the Cap “Economically it’s a good place to shoot,” Nissen told TheWrap.
Source: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-keeps-hollywood-south-nickname-surviving-assault-politicians-020503909.html
It’s not the Katy Perry/Justin Bieber/Britney Spears doc. It’s not Some Kind of Monster.” With their Monster documentary, there was a dramatic arc “Fortunately for the audience and unfortunately for us,” Ulrich quips. “The movie worked so much especially for a film audience. There were some people in the music world who were a little taken aback by the transparency of that film.” Through the Never needed to have that narrative from the start, and if they could put that into a music film, it would be something special.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/29/metallica-through-the-never-movie/2579381/
At the Hollywood Bowl, an unhealthy glow
Jennifer Lawrence Money money money MONEY! Hollywood’s hottest actresses work long grueling hours on set then spend most of their free time promoting films and staying in tip-top shape that’s why the most super successful starlets are compensated so generously for their work! Forbes published a list of the industry’s top grossers , and you will be SHOCKED by the names they left off! Natalie Portman , Anne Hathaway , and Emma Watson are all obvious A-listers, but only one of those lovely ladies made the money list!!!
Source: http://perezhilton.com/2013-07-29-gallery-highest-paid-hollywood-actresses
What is missed in these discussions, though, is that a young pianist’s short skirt would not have seemed nearly so risque had it not been for camera close-ups framing her bare legs on giant screens as she played Rachmaninoff. On Thursday I started at the top of the Bowl in the $1 seats. This is, as it’s always been, one of the most splendid vistas in Los Angeles. The sun set, the sky was filled with puffy cumulus clouds.
Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-hollywood-bowl-notebook-20130727,0,2838572.story