Since SCAD unexpectedly assumed control of the day-to-day programming and operations of the Lucas Theatre a few months back, there has been a notable and impressive uptick in the frequency and variety of cinematic presentations on the giant screen.

Through Senoia Enterprises, Tigchelaar and Brian Jagt have spent the past decade developing downtown Senoia, which has become a “Walking Dead” tourist town and was home to the fictional Woodbury seasons three and four.

One of the greatest needs to facilitate additional work in Rome is the development of a sound stage. “It needs to be a giant clear span building that is completely sound-proof and air conditioned.” Ingram said.

Netflix is creating a version of “The Haunting of Hill House,” which a modern re-imagining of the classic 1959 horror book. Carla Gugino (“Wayward Pines,” “Spy Kids”) and Michiel Huisman (“Game of Thrones,” “Orphan Black”) star in the 10-episode straight-to-series.

“Our contention is this tax credit, which again is about $420 million per year, could be a lot smaller and still attract almost all the same business.” – says John Kaehny, executive director at Reinvent Albany.

The album is available for pre-order now, in vinyl and CD formats, at greggallman.com, in various package combinations that include live picture discs, T-shirts, posters and other tie-in items.

Word of the theft spread rapidly via social media, and several musician friends of the club – including Jason Isbell, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills and David Lowery of Cracker – offered thousands of dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s).

This should be an informative and lively panel discussion about how local businesses can benefit from the production boom, and what we can do to create a sustainable creative infrastructure independent of tax credits.

Sony execs were all smiles after their abysmally reviewed Emoji movie ended its US debut with $25.6 million. They made the film, which is about a gaggle of emoticons living in a digital city in a boy’s cell phone, for just $50 million.

Scott Hunter, a veteran stuntman and actor who’s running on the Voice of Atlanta slate, is seeking to unseat Reitz. “Our incumbent president, Ric Reitz, owns a company that sells tax credits to productions.”