One Day We'll Be Like Hollywood, But With Cheaper Cocaine

Our local film industry has been booming in recent years - "Friday Night Lights", "Sin City", and "The Alamo" being just a few of the dozens of works produced in our city since 2000. Last week, Governor Perry signed Senate Bill 1142, which offers grants and financial incentives to filmmakers shooting in Texas.

While SB-1142 certainly looks attractive to producers and directors, they may be sorely disappointed when they arrive here. As of now, there's no funding to back up the bill. Perry's spokeswoman was quoted saying the following:

"We hope to be able to present a compelling argument for renewal and full funding of the program during the next legislative session."

Which is a fancy way of promising, well, nothing.

But meanwhile, we came across the Texas Film Production's Hotline, where you can find crew and casting calls for productions happening around town. And it seems like they're making a movie of one of our favorite childhood books, How To Eat Fried Worms!