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Mystic Pizza Wasn’t the Only Movie Made in Connecticut

Mystic Pizza Wasn’t the Only Movie Made in Connecticut In 2006, Connecticut enacted a 30% tax credit for essentially all forms of media production, including television shows, video games and films. Ever since, the state has been a growing hub for movie making talent. In 2010, MovieMaker magazine ranked Stamford the sixth best place...

When Dinosaurs Walked the State

When Dinosaurs Walked the State The fourth installment of the Jurassic Park film franchise has been in pre-production purgatory since 2002. It could be a while until audiences are reacquainted with Jeff Goldblum’s anxious one –liners partnered with the screech of velociraptors. But back in the olden days (when everything...

Make Do And Mend Come Home for the Holidays

Make Do And Mend Come Home for the Holidays Make Do And Mend might currently reside in Boston, but they actually formed a little further south, in West Hartford. These guys have been making serious commotion in the post-hardcore scene since their 2006 debut, because their sound bears the grit that only bands from...