Districts cash in on campus filming to fund schools
Los Angeles area districts from Lawndale to Glendale seek daily fees by renting campuses to film crews and events to save teachers jobs and upgrade facilities. FilmLA reports rising inquiries as districts publicize locations and compete for productions, with LA Unified earning about 1.5 million so far this year.
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Glendale
Scott Graham
Los Angeles Unified School District
Filmla
Los Angeles
Hollywood
el Segundo High School
Will Smith
Bel-Air
Torrance High School
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Medium
West LA
University High School
Valen
el Segundo High
Jim Garza
California
University High
Drillbit Taylor
Owen Wilson
Torrance High
Mitchell Tabaldo
Garza
Hollywood High School
Disney
Graham
LA Unified
Despicable Me Leads Box Office With 60.1 Million Debut
The Universal animated feature tops the weekend chart with an estimated 60.1 million in U S and Canadian theaters. Twilight Eclipse follows at 33.35 million and Predators opens with 25.3 million as Despicable Me charms both kids and adults with its minion characters.
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Los Angeles
Universal Pictures
Steve Carell
Gru
Jason Segel
Russell Brand
Julie Andrews
Nikki Rocco
Universal
Rocco
20Th Century Fox
Adrien Brody
Laurence Fishburne
Robert Rodriguez
Planet Terror
Texas
Bert Livingston
Livingston
U.S
Knight and Day
The
A-Team
Cyrus
LeBron leaves Cleveland to join the Miami Heat
The Nielsen Co estimates 9.95 million viewers watched LeBron James announce on ESPN that he would play for the Miami Heat, making it the third most watched cable program this year. In Cleveland about one in four TV homes tuned in. Bryant’s title win drew 28 million viewers last month.
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Nielsen Co
LeBron James
ESPN
Cleveland
Miami Heat
Nickelodeon
James
Kobe Bryant
Bryant
L.A. Lakers
Boston Celtics
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