Film director Rob Reiner and other Hollywood notables have railed against North Carolina, threatened not to work in the state again, and raised the possibility of economic boycotts because of House Bill 2, the so-called bathroom bill
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 @ 12:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposal to try to lure the film industry to make movies, TV shows, and commercials in North Carolina by returning to an abandoned tax incentives program is meeting resistance
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Arts of the Pamlico adds auditions, film festivals, and much more to the 2017 Calls for Art!
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 12:19 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Bring your blankets and brooms for this magical, open-air movie!
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: Russell Allen
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There is a lot of cinematography lately that has Americans eagerly dishing out their hard earned cash just to be entertained for 120 minutes.
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 10:17 am
By: Rod Eccles
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Crony capitalism is a term that we have been hearing a lot lately. The term has come into use to distinguish the kind of economic system we, in large part, have in this country with true free market capitalism. In the former there is a cozy relationship between business, particularly big business...
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With election day less than a week away, the State Board of Elections is reminding journalists and the public of guidelines for filming at polling locations.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 3:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have always enjoyed film reviews ... well some of them. Obviously our readers do too.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 @ 2:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An East Carolina University student-made film about the mysterious Lost Colony is the first of several ECU productions expected to debut on UNC-TV.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2016 @ 1:35 am
By: ECU News Services
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An East Carolina University student-made film about the mysterious Lost Colony is the first of several ECU productions expected to debut on UNC-TV.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 5:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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This year's legislative session turned out to be an ideological struggle, not between Republicans and Democrats but between two factions within the Republican Party. This tension goes to the heart of one's belief in free markets as the most moral and efficient way to organize economic activity...
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The FY 2015-16 North Carolina state budget has finally been finalized. Was it worth the wait? Rather than wading through 400 pages of text, you can read here about the ten most interesting and important aspects of the budget in this article.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This series, entitled "Cut This, Go Home," includes several budget items that should no longer receive taxpayer funding because they fall well outside the legitimate, core functions of government.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 11:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I have always enjoyed film reviews ... well some of them. Obviously our readers do too.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 1:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I worked on this with some friends I met when I was billeted in Savannah, while I was stationed at Tybee Island, USCG station. The producers of this film short were students at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 9:50 pm
By: Stanhope Deatherage
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The glitz and glamour of movie and television production in North Carolina apparently is just too tempting for several North Carolina legislators to pass up. Unfortunately, they are willing to use your tax dollars to bribe more Hollywood big shots to come to the Tar Heel State.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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I have always enjoyed film reviews ... well some of them. Obviously our readers do too.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 8:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Acclaimed octogenarian film director /actor Clint Eastwood, and rising film star Bradley Cooper, who producer of American Sniper may just have a monetary, and critically acclaimed hit on their hands with the Chris Kyle biopic that each are so powerfully responsible for.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The editors of The Fayetteville Observer are interested in the film industry and with storytelling in general. An example of the latter came to my attention recently.
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Filmmaker Steve Channing's excellent "A Generation of Change" on UNC-TV, was a stark reminder of post-war North Carolina, a state wracked by poverty, poor health and uneducated citizens.
Published: Saturday, January 17th, 2015 @ 6:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's film tax incentives program has changed significantly. Formerly a refundable tax credit of 25 percent of qualifying production expenses capped at $20 million per production, the program now is a $10 million grant program.
Published: Sunday, January 11th, 2015 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory and others are advocating the restoration of the historic preservation tax credit.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 8:45 am
By: Tom Campbell
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I have always enjoyed film reviews ... well some of them. Obviously our readers do too.
Published: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 @ 6:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now, it appears WCNC in Charlotte has found one more questionable scenario involving Tillis, some wealthy donors, their real estate deals, and the proposed I-77 toll lane project enthusiastically backed by Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Filmmaker Andrew Rossi is fascinated by creative destruction—a concept that sheds light on how new and innovative technology can disrupt and even topple an entire industry (e.g., Ford's Model T vs. horse-and-buggy manufacturers).
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 7:57 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The question of whether government ought to subsidize historic preservation or Hollywood filmmaking is distinguishable from the question of how government ought to go about delivering those subsidies.
Published: Friday, August 8th, 2014 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the recently-completed GOP primary for US Senate, speaker Thom Tillis told a fundraiser crowd in Wilmington he favored the retention of state incentives for studios shooting movies and TV shows in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Wilmington-area legislators and movie industry types are pretty mad. It looks like incentives for the film industry are not going to survive the state House. These folks REALLY thought they were going to keep getting these goodies. And for good reason.
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 @ 11:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The small businesses already would be qualified for the 39 percent tax credit, spread out over seven years, on their investments.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 12:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Efforts by the state's film industry to continue getting incentives from North Carolina taxpayers were revived Thursday when a Senate committee - and later the entire Senate - approved a new plan awarding grants to filmmakers.
Published: Monday, June 9th, 2014 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lobbyists for North Carolina's motion-picture industry, in an attempt to preserve an expiring taxpayer subsidy for film production in the state, are circulating two "talking points" documents to lawmakers attacking the credibility of those who have questioned the figures.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 9:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How serious are our state leaders about economic growth and long-term recovery? Are they committed to broadening the base of taxpayers so that everyone pays something and nearly everyone pays less? Will they stand strong to continue the reforms that are turning the state around?
Published: Saturday, May 31st, 2014 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do you think your taxes are too high? Would like a tax break? Well, some NC legislators are happy to give you a big tax break – if you are a big Hollywood film studio.
Published: Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 @ 2:08 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The state legislature is back in session this week. The consensus around the state capital is that this year's "short session" will live up to its name. But just because legislators won't be in town for very long doesn't mean they shouldn't address some important issues.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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