Record Filming in Massachusetts

Hollywood in the hub is giving Boston that loving feeling.

According to a recent Yahoo article, movie making in Massachusetts is up over 150% from 2006 according to Nicholas Paleologos, executive director of the Massachusetts Film Office. Filmmakers have spent approximately $125 million in Massachusetts filming nine major productions including The Woman, Pink Panther 2 and The Lonely Maiden.

And pending resolution of the writer's strike, 2009 looks to be just as promising highlighted by a new Martin Scorsese/Leonardo DiCaprio crime drama Shutter Island. Filming is due to begin in the spring of 2008.

Read the full Yahoo Article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071221/film_nm/massachusetts_dc