Our first stop was Atlantic City, which makes sense, but, realistically, there were maybe five or six camera angles that would work for the 1920s," says Winter. "Anywhere you turn now, there are dozens of things -- casinos, hotels, etc. -- that can't be there.
BK 'EMPIRE': Scorsese's HBO series was filmed in Greenpoint instead of Atlantic City because of modern buildup. Steve Buscemi stars. "Then we looked in Asbury Park, which has a great defunct boardwalk, and the city [of Asbury Park] was interested in having us there, but New Jersey doesn't really offer a tax credit and . . . it just became more convenient and feasible to build a boardwalk set on the water in Greenpoint. "And Brooklyn offers all the 'period' neighborhoods================================================================= Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/empire_state_ssHsHdQ9Y48XTKYYrdS0vL#ixzz0wmgeceSV In new Martin Scorsese show 'Boardwalk Empire,' Brooklyn plays part of Atlantic City - NYPOST.com http://bit.ly/bcig5v http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/empire_state_ssHsHdQ9Y48XTKYYrdS0vL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
