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Director's Cut
The Bell Curve
Will more tax breaks for moviemakers bring Hollywood to Philly?
The overheated homeless men and coffee-breaking cubicle jockeys who typically populate Love Park weekday mid-mornings were joined last Thursday by a crowd that was slickly dressed, hyper-chatty and uncharacteristically cool. These were Movie People.
The Bell CurveCity Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks in Philadelphia, we make jokes.
Pork Bellies
Local U.S. reps and senators face scrutiny about their pet projects.
One thing we at City Paper realized during the mayoral campaign was that we really didn't know just what Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah and the rest of the Philly area's Capitol contingent were up to once they rode the Metroliner south. That had to change. And change it does today with the debut of "Philly on the Potomac."
Boards of Contention
Why would Ocean City befoul nature?
it wasn't until a Skee-Ball spun out of my Mack and Manco slice-stained fingers and into the 4,000-point hole, that the major revelation materialized: Boardwalks may be the best damn things in the world. They're transcendent tourist attractions offering something good for everybody. Which explains why what's been going on in Ocean City these days is so troubling.
Indie Incentives
Behind the scenes to pass two new bills to entice filmmakers.
House Bill 1529 and Senate Bill 1007, also introduced by Sturla and Ferlo, would benefit independent films with budgets of less than $2 million. They would increase grants to those folks from $10 million to $15 million. Last year, the grant money was gone within three weeks.
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