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On Location: Commercial producers revved up over GM's pay-later policies by Company Town

General Motors may be slowly motoring back to life, but its new, stripped-down approach to business has rankled some of its vendors in Hollywood. Although it is showing some signs of recovery, local commercial production has been in the doldrums...

Woodland Hills connects with Facebook movie by Company Town

Woodland Hills is about to network with Hollywood's version of "Facebook." "The Social Network," a Sony Pictures film about the people who created the social networking giant, has pulled a permit to begin shooting in Woodland Hills...
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Hotels seek the Hollywood limelight by Company Town

Now you can shoot your movie and hold the junket for it at the same place. The historic Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena (formerly the Ritz-Carlton) has long had a connection to Hollywood. The landmark 380-room hotel built in 1907...
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FX's "Lawman" shoots locally by Company Town

The new FX TV show "Lawman," about a U.S. marshal, is set in Kentucky. But the series, produced by Sony Pictures Television, will begin shooting on Wednesday -- thousands of miles away from the Bluegrass State. The drama, which stars...
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On Location: Nipping at the heels of runaway production by Company Town

When it comes to local production, L.A. may not have much to bark about these days, but it can at least count "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2" among the few movies shooting locally. A direct-to-DVD sequel to the hit Walt Disney...
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House Ear Institute welcomes 'Three Rivers' TV drama by Company Town

On the second floor of a medical office building at the corner of 3rd and Alvarado streets, dozens of crew members and extras prepare to shoot a Thanksgiving dinner scene for the seventh episode of the CBS drama "Three Rivers."...
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Commercial shoots rebound in LA by Company Town

Here's a commercial break to be happy about. Commercial filming on the streets of LA is on the upswing, which hopefully might mean there is a thaw in the nationwide economy as advertisers show more willingness to spend money. On-location...
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L.A. schools are learning the Hollywood game by Company Town

L.A. schools are getting an education in Hollywood: It pays to be film-friendly. Half a dozen films and TV series filmed in the Los Angeles Unified School District this summer, contributing nearly $1 million in revenue to the district. That's...
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L.A. not forgotten in new Bruckheimer series by Company Town

On Wednesday, Christian Slater and other stars of the new crime drama "The Forgotten" will converge on a parking lot in Echo Park that will actually stand in for a municipal tow lot in Chicago (see accompanying chart). The latest...
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Natale a Beverly Hills by Company Town

Chances are, most Angelenos will never get to see "Christmas in Beverly Hills." Unless, of course, they happen to be vacationing in Italy, where the movie figures to draw plenty of fans when it opens in December. The romantic comedy,...
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'The Green Hornet' does battle in LA by Company Town

Crime may be down in Los Angeles, but who says the city doesn't need a masked crime fighter to keep the bad guys at bay? Columbia Pictures has begun shooting "The Green Hornet" in L.A., giving a much-needed boost to...
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L.A. to host Ray Romano's new TV series by Company Town

Everybody loves Raymond, especially when he shoots in Los Angeles. Ray Romano, star of that long-running CBS comedy, is returning to TV in a new TNT drama, "Men of a Certain Age," which will be filming in Granada Hills in...
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On location filming down 43% in Los Angeles by Company Town

It was another bleak week for film production. Production days for on-location filming dropped 43% last week compared to the same time a year ago, with the biggest falloff occurring in feature films. See the latest figures and a sampling...
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On Location: Film down 42% in Los Angeles last week by Company Town

Are they shooting a TV episode on your block? Has a location scout asked to use your house to film a TV commercial? Has a police car chase scene for next summer's action thriller tied up your commute home? Dealing...
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