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Franco and Chastain: James Franco joined Jessica Chastain on stage for the event, which raised funds for women's health, education and justice. Credit: Getty Images

James Franco wants you to fund his next project

If you ask, they will fund it. On the heels of the successful Kickstarter campaigns for a Veronica Mars movie [...]

Posted in Movies
Tagged "This is the End", crowdfunding, Indiegogo, James Franco, kickstarter | Reply
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High hopes for hoops in Point Breeze

Transforming a piece of Point Breeze

Posted in Home, Lifestyle
Tagged basketball court, Community, crowdfunding, i.am.sp, jeffrey tubbs, kickstarter, lucky ant, point breeze, Revitalization, urban roots | Reply
UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 13:  Full publicity shot of (back) Francis Capra as Weevil, Teddy Dunn as Duncan, Jason Dohring as Logan, (front) Percy Daggs III as Wallace, Kristen Bell as Veronica and Enrico Colantoni as Keith.  (Photo by Warner Bros./Getty Images)

The Word: Weevil’s back for ‘Veronica Mars’ movie

Francis Capra will reprise his role as Weevil Navarro, the motorcycle tough with a heart of gold.

Posted in The Word
Tagged Francis Capra, kickstarter, Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars | Reply
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The Word: Lena Dunham’s not sure about Zosia Mamet’s Kickstarter

“Girls” star Zosia Mamet (Shoshanna) is jumping on the Kickstarter bandwagon.

Posted in The Word
Tagged Clara Mamet, crowdfunding, fundraiser, girls, kickstarter, Lena Dunham, the word, Video, Zosia Mamet | Reply
An ARKYD telescope orbiting Earth is shown in this artist's rendering handout image provided by Planetary Resources May 29, 2013. Planetary Resources/Handout via Reuters

Asteroid mining company wants to put your face in space

A privately owned asteroid mining firm is gauging public interest in a small space telescope that could serve as a backdrop for personal photographs, officials said.

Posted in National, News
Tagged ARKYD, asteroid mining, crowdfunding, face in space, Google Inc., kickstarter, Larry Page, Planetary Resources, Ross Perot Jr., space, space photo booth, telescope
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The Word: Zach Braff taught Woody Allen about Kickstarter

Woody Allen now officially knows how crowdfunding works. And it’s all thanks to “Garden State” star and Kickstarter aficionado Zach Braff.

Posted in The Word
Tagged backers, crowdfunding, director, Europe, film, funding, Garden State, kickstarter, manhattan, movies, production, Wish I Was Here, Woody Allen, Zach Braff | Reply
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach's latest is the low budget comedy "Frances Ha."
Credit: AXEL SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

‘Frances Ha’ director Noah Baumbach on going very low budget

“Frances Ha” director Noah Baumbach talks about paring filmmaking down to its bare essentials and avoiding social media, including Kickstarter.

Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged black and white, crowdfunding, Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig, kickstarter, low budget, Noah Baumbach, Zach Braff | Reply
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Credit: Kickstarter screen grab

Zach Braff wants your money, has so much of his own

Rather than convincing studio executives to believe and invest in his project, Zach Braff is taking to Kickstarter and asking his fans to fund his project.

Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Garden State, I Wish I was Here, kickstarter, Zach Braff | Reply
John Stoddard and Courtney Hennessey Owners of Higher Ground farm on the roof of the Boston Design Center. Photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki

Higher Ground Farm: Boston’s first rooftop farm cutting it close on Kickstarter

Jamaica Plain residents Courtney Hennessey and John Stoddard have their hopes set on opening Boston’s first rooftop farm atop the Boston Design Center this spring, and if they are able to raise $3,400 by Sunday, their dream might just start to sprout.

Posted in Food, Lifestyle, Local, News
Tagged Boston, Boston Design Center, Higher Ground Farm, kickstarter, Morgan Rousseau | Reply
Made in NY

‘Made in NY’ campaign expands to cultivate tech businesses

The “Made in NY” campaign expands to cultivate tech businesses.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Etsy, kickstarter, made in ny, Michael Bloomberg, tech companies | Reply
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