For his first film since winning the Oscar for 2018’s “Green Book,” Peter Farrelly again ventured into new regions of the country. The 40-day shoot of “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” set between fall 1967 and spring 1968, was split between Thailand and northern New Jersey.
Thailand filled in for Vietnam; bars, churches and other locations in Newark, Paterson, Jersey City and North Bergen were convincing doubles for New York City of the era.
The entire film was to be shot in New Zealand until Covid-19 scuttled those plans. Farrelly heeded the advice of his friend, Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard, who told him “if you’re going to shoot in New York, go to New Jersey. It’s cheaper and you got all the same stuff.”
On top of that, he was able to work in the home state of his producer Andrew Muscato, a documentarian making his narrative feature debut.
Thailand filled in for Vietnam; bars, churches and other locations in Newark, Paterson, Jersey City and North Bergen were convincing doubles for New York City of the era.
The entire film was to be shot in New Zealand until Covid-19 scuttled those plans. Farrelly heeded the advice of his friend, Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard, who told him “if you’re going to shoot in New York, go to New Jersey. It’s cheaper and you got all the same stuff.”
On top of that, he was able to work in the home state of his producer Andrew Muscato, a documentarian making his narrative feature debut.
- 12/8/2021
- by Phil Gallo
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Independent film and television production company Phiphen Pictures will open Phiphen Studios, a 10,000-square-foot boutique post-production and office space, in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in 2022.
The project is led by Phiphen Pictures founder Molly Conners to support and grow New Jersey’s film community following the reinstatement of its film and television tax credit, which runs through 2028. It’s a new construction and could eventually expand, including adding sound stages.
Producer Jane Oster Sinisi is CEO of the complex, which will house post-production and office space, a 25-seat 4K theater, executive suites, a conference room, kitchens and an outdoor common area. Edit rooms will be adaptable to DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere and Avid Media Composer. The audio department will have two mix rooms outfitted for 5.1 mixing and voice recording and offer full-service sound design, editorial services and mixing including Adr and Vo. Other services will range from online...
The project is led by Phiphen Pictures founder Molly Conners to support and grow New Jersey’s film community following the reinstatement of its film and television tax credit, which runs through 2028. It’s a new construction and could eventually expand, including adding sound stages.
Producer Jane Oster Sinisi is CEO of the complex, which will house post-production and office space, a 25-seat 4K theater, executive suites, a conference room, kitchens and an outdoor common area. Edit rooms will be adaptable to DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere and Avid Media Composer. The audio department will have two mix rooms outfitted for 5.1 mixing and voice recording and offer full-service sound design, editorial services and mixing including Adr and Vo. Other services will range from online...
- 10/20/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Three purpose-built soundstages have opened doors at a complex in New Jersey, where a recent film and TV production surge joins a long-standing boom across the Hudson River in New York City and state. Cinelease Studios, Caven Point, located in Jersey City, offers 112,400 square feet across three soundstages that are 40 feet high to the grid and 50 feet to the ceiling.
The studio (named for its Caven Point Road location) is accessible via New York area public transit lines and is within labor union drive-to-work zones, meaning employers don’t shoulder worker transportation costs. “It’s a stone’s throw from lower Manhattan,” says Gannon Murphy, general manager of Cinelease Studios, which manages 14 soundstages in four states. The nearby Cinelease Studios Brooklyn is home to the second seasons of Apple TV Plus series “Dickinson” and Netflix series “Russian Doll.”
In 2017, New Jersey counted $67 million in in-state film and TV production revenue,...
The studio (named for its Caven Point Road location) is accessible via New York area public transit lines and is within labor union drive-to-work zones, meaning employers don’t shoulder worker transportation costs. “It’s a stone’s throw from lower Manhattan,” says Gannon Murphy, general manager of Cinelease Studios, which manages 14 soundstages in four states. The nearby Cinelease Studios Brooklyn is home to the second seasons of Apple TV Plus series “Dickinson” and Netflix series “Russian Doll.”
In 2017, New Jersey counted $67 million in in-state film and TV production revenue,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Robert Marich
- Variety Film + TV
There’s plenty of production to go around. That was the message sent Tuesday by the film commissioners of New York City and New Jersey during a conversation held as part of the annual Crain’s Entertainment Summit.
Julie Menin, commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s office of Media and Entertainment, and Steven Gorelick, executive director New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, made it clear that New York and New Jersey are not feverishly competing to lure projects to one side of the Hudson River or the other. The conversation, moderated by Addie Morfoot, a contributor to Crain’s and Variety, also touched on the booming demand for stage space and location filming sites and the need to develop diversity initiatives to bring more women and persons of color into the entertainment business.
“There’s so much business to go around,” Menin said. “Our stages are very,...
Julie Menin, commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s office of Media and Entertainment, and Steven Gorelick, executive director New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, made it clear that New York and New Jersey are not feverishly competing to lure projects to one side of the Hudson River or the other. The conversation, moderated by Addie Morfoot, a contributor to Crain’s and Variety, also touched on the booming demand for stage space and location filming sites and the need to develop diversity initiatives to bring more women and persons of color into the entertainment business.
“There’s so much business to go around,” Menin said. “Our stages are very,...
- 10/9/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, New Jersey brings back its production incentives, TaTaTu is backing the feature film “Waiting for the Barbarians” and Sony has moved the opening of Tom Hanks’ “Greyhound.”
Release Date
Sony Pictures has changed the release date of Tom Hanks war drama “Greyhound” from Feb. 8 to March 22.
It’s the second change of date for “Greyhound,” which was originally set for an April 5 opening. “Greyhound,” which stars Hanks, is based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd.” Aaron Schneider is directing from Hanks’ script.
The film is being produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian, and David Coatsworth serve as executive eroducers. FilmNation sold worldwide rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa), which is financing in association with Bron Creative, Sycamore Pictures, and Zhengfu Pictures.
“Greyhound” is set in the early days of World...
Release Date
Sony Pictures has changed the release date of Tom Hanks war drama “Greyhound” from Feb. 8 to March 22.
It’s the second change of date for “Greyhound,” which was originally set for an April 5 opening. “Greyhound,” which stars Hanks, is based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd.” Aaron Schneider is directing from Hanks’ script.
The film is being produced by Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks. FilmNation Entertainment’s Aaron Ryder, Playtone’s Steven Shareshian, and David Coatsworth serve as executive eroducers. FilmNation sold worldwide rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa), which is financing in association with Bron Creative, Sycamore Pictures, and Zhengfu Pictures.
“Greyhound” is set in the early days of World...
- 7/4/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
MPAA chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin praised New Jersey’s passage last month of aggressive new film and TV production incentives, saying the new rules have unlocked interest from a range of major producers.
In a statement today, Rivkin saluted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for signing the new law creating a tax credit of up to 35% of qualified expenses related to film and TV production. Up to $75 million has been allocated in the state budget for the next five years to support the program.
Proponents of the plan say it will vault the Garden State back into the front ranks of production states after seven years without incentives in place. The result of the pullback was a long stretch when even quintessentially Jersey stories had to...
In a statement today, Rivkin saluted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for signing the new law creating a tax credit of up to 35% of qualified expenses related to film and TV production. Up to $75 million has been allocated in the state budget for the next five years to support the program.
Proponents of the plan say it will vault the Garden State back into the front ranks of production states after seven years without incentives in place. The result of the pullback was a long stretch when even quintessentially Jersey stories had to...
- 7/3/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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