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Films with ‘nontraditional family values’ excluded from Republican tax credit

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 by Michael C. Bender

Movies and TV shows with gay characters could be ineligible for a “family-friendly” tax credit in Florida under a little-noticed provision tucked into a $75 million incentive package that Republican House leaders hope will attract film and entertainment jobs to the state.

The bill would prohibit productions with “nontraditional family values” from receiving a so-called family-friendly tax credit. But it doesn’t define what “nontraditional family values” are, something the bill’s sponsor had a hard time doing, too.

“Think of it as like Mayberry,” state Rep. Stephen Precourt, R-Orlando, said, referring to The Andy Griffith Show. “That’s when I grew up — the ’60s. That’s what life was like. I want Florida to be known for making those kinds of movies: Disney movies for kids and all that stuff. Like it used to be, you know?”

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New for the 4th: Disney adds robotic Obama

Saturday, July 4th, 2009 by Michael C. Bender

Barack Obama joined the Hall of Presidents in Disney World this weekend, in what park officials tell CNN is “the most dynamic figure Disney has ever created.”

“We’re very proud of the technological advances that allow this to make him come to life so realistically,” said Eric Jacobson, senior vice president of creative development at Walt Disney Imagineering.

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin consulted on the project and Disney workers traveled to Washington D.C. to record Obama’s voice for the show. They also worked with White House staffers to make sure his wardrobe, hair and mannerisms were portrayed as accurately as possible.

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