Machete (the film)
07 Jun '10 18:34http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703340904575284701121303026.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_lifeStyle
* JUNE 7, 2010
Texas Big-Screen Uproar
Possible State Subsidy for Film About Vengeful Illegal Immigrant Stirs Outrage
BY STEPHANIE SIMON
Texans are bombarding the governor's office with calls and letters to try to stop tax dollars from subsidizing a satirical film about a vengeful illegal immigrant.
The coming film, a bloody action movie with a star-studded cast titled "Machete," could be eligible for more than $1.5 million of taxpayer subsidies under a program designed to encourage directors to shoot in Texas.
The state Film Commission may deny subsidies to any production that includes "inappropriate content or content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion." But the commission—eager to woo as many movie, advertising and video-game shoots as possible—has ...
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* JUNE 7, 2010
Texas Big-Screen Uproar
Possible State Subsidy for Film About Vengeful Illegal Immigrant Stirs Outrage
BY STEPHANIE SIMON
Texans are bombarding the governor's office with calls and letters to try to stop tax dollars from subsidizing a satirical film about a vengeful illegal immigrant.
The coming film, a bloody action movie with a star-studded cast titled "Machete," could be eligible for more than $1.5 million of taxpayer subsidies under a program designed to encourage directors to shoot in Texas.
The state Film Commission may deny subsidies to any production that includes "inappropriate content or content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion." But the commission—eager to woo as many movie, advertising and video-game shoots as possible—has ...
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