It's no day in paradise for Hollywood's self-described "Tropical Back Lot." Confronting a fiscal crisis, Hawaii is laying off its film commissioner and two of her key staffers in the Hawaii Film Office in a bid to save the state...
Is Los Angeles finally trying to become a film friendly city? Don't hold your breath. But the city council this morning unanimously approved a series of modest recommendations aimed at slowing the disturbing migration rate of TV and film production...
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...
Los Angeles rarely gets to play itself. But the city -- which often stands in for New York or some nondescript metropolis -- is getting the Hollywood treatment from the indie hit from "(500) Days of Summer." The offbeat romantic...
Pasadena residents might glimpse the future this Friday. That's when the new ABC TV series "FlashForward" begins filming in the area, according to a sampling of upcoming shoots from FilmL.A, which coordinates film permits for the Los Angeles region. The...
California may be teetering on financial collapse and about to pay its bills with IOUs, but that doesn't appear to be discouraging filmmakers and producers from seeking film tax credits from the state. The California Film Commission said it received...
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...
Not filmed in Michigan Tomorrow, Company Town will debut "On Location," a chart tracking film and television production activity in and around Los Angeles. The chart, which will appear in print and online, gives a sampling of upcoming films, TV...