Arts Roundup: Freezing Rain for Us, Blizzaster for Everyone Else Edition
At least that's what people in Chicago are calling the transnational snowstorm currently wreaking havoc across two dozen states, Kriston Capps noted last night, proving that there are in fact more...
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Second Run: Why Local Filmmakers Are Miffed by Crystal Palmer’s Return to the...
Crystal Palmer is a difficult woman to reach—it’s “pilot season,” after all. As the director of the District’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Development, she’s been booked solid all month:...
View ArticleFilm Office and SnagFilms Announce Contest
Among other developments at his two-hour press conference this morning, Mayor Vince Gray announced a filmmaking contest sponsored by the District's Office of Motion Picture and Television Development...
View ArticleGray Budget Suggests Taxing D.C. Theaters
Buried on page 86 of Mayor Vincent Gray's proposed budget, released today, is a suggestion that "live theater" be subject to a sales tax. According the budget's revenue projections, the mayor...
View ArticleClose Listen: Big Wax (and Ron Moten) on Vince Gray’s “Power”
As expected, MC Big Wax is quite displeased with the first three months of Vincent Gray's mayoralty. The Lincoln Heights rapper, whose last-minute YouTube salvo "Don't Leave Us Fenty" last August...
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Celebrating Raheem DeVaughn Day? You’d Better Have Stamina.
We all know how to celebrate Cinco de Mayo: You eat your weight in Mexican food and drink cases of Corona until you can't see straight. But how would you celebrate "Raheem DeVaughn Day," the newfound...
View ArticleArts Organizations Tell D.C. Council to Drop Ticket Tax
More than a dozen representatives of theater and other artistic organizations attended today's D.C. Council hearing on Mayor Vincent Gray's budget for the 2012 fiscal year to oppose the proposed...
View ArticleGray’s Hollywood Junket Lands Grisham Series
Looks like Mayor Vincent Gray's trip to Hollywood in July is paying off. The Office of Motion Picture and Television Development announced yesterday that the cast and crew of The Firm, a serial...
View ArticleGray Proposes Popcorn Tax Along With Major Overhaul to Film Incentive Program
Earlier this afternoon the Washington Business Journal reported that Mayor Vincent Gray is proposing a new vehicle to help finance the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development's longterm...
View ArticleArts Roundup: The Mayor Does Austin Edition
Mayor Vincent Gray goes to SXSW... [Post] ...and DCist has some ideas for his itinerary. [DCist] Pitchfork hands Deathfix's debut a respectable 6.4 rating. [Pitchfork] Signature Theatre cans Crimes of...
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