It shines here most of the time, and there are certain places, certain times of year that take your breath away with sheer beauty. Pity that with generations of talent based here so much production is going elsewhere. The migration has to do with tax incentives in some places, and preposterous salaries in others. I have a friend very far away at the moment, where the average film worker makes $40 a day—and that’s considered generous. I could tell you […]

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