California Tries Offering Hollywood New Perks to Make Up for Catch in $750 Million Incentive Program

After failing to secure an exemption for the entertainment industry, stakeholders have made a last-minute proposal to mitigate the impact of California‘s new business tax credit regulations on Hollywood. State Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur and Senator Ben Allen on Friday introduced AB/SB 186, which if passed would exempt indie projects from the state‘s new business…

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‘Harlan County, USA’ Director Barbara Kopple Isn’t Done With Labor Just Yet

‘Harlan County, USA’ Director Barbara Kopple Isn’t Done With Labor Just Yet

When documentarian Barbara Kopple directs a film about the labor movement, she tends to go big. With 1976’s Harlan County, USA, she documented the dramatic 13-month strike waged by Kentucky coal miners against the Eastover Mining Company, filming armed standoffs and violent altercations between workers and management. In 1990’s American Dream Kopple tackled the failed…

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