The lights are on and the cameras rolling in Richmond, where Steven Spielberg is shooting a film about Lincoln. Virginia taxpayers are co-producers on the movie, having given Hollywood $3.5 million in cash and excused the filmmakers from paying some sales and hotel taxes. Sandy Hausman has more on that story.
Virginia Makes Movies: Part 1
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