Film folks fight Conn. tax cap

Members of the Connecticut Production Coalition testified in front of a state finance committee Feb. 23 to argue that capping a tax break for industry would drive film, television and multimedia companies out of the state. Here’s a copy of the Coalition’s newsletter which made the rounds a day after the appearance in Hartford: Thanks […]

Rabbit Tales Films in Tarrywile Park

Aside from my dear old mom, Susanna Raeven (above) is the toughest lady with red-hair I’ve ever seen. Raeven was in Tarrywile Park last week crawling in the dirt, having repeated buckets of cold water dumped on her and enduring the “Spiritual Slip n’ Slide,” whatever that is. Her assailant? Kirsten Russell, the writer and director […]

Pippa Lee on Main Street today

The cast and crew of “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” will be shooting on Main Street at the Martha apartments next to the Palace Theater. The movie, a dramedy according to the entertainment press, has been filming in the area for weeks and star sightings of Keanu Reeves, Robin Wright Penn and Alan Arkin […]