Today’s blog is a grab-bag of stories, culled from a range of sources. We’ve still got crime on our mind.
First up, Frozen Ground film news fresh from Alaska.
- We have a couple of shots of Nicolas Cage in Anchorage. In this slideshow, Cage is seen on the Frozen Ground set. And what would a Nicolas Cage story be without some smack from gossip site TMZ? Their spy camera captures him purchasing a $2,000 ivory-handled knife.
- The Anchorage Daily News reports that Alaska filming on “Frozen Ground” could wrap by Friday, November 18 — a one-month shooting schedule.
- The Alaska backlash against film subsidies, meanwhile, is starting to heat up. More on this issue in another post.
We also have an update on the Mike McQueary story, in what amounts to another round of media counter-attack. I’m guessing anyone who follows the news is already aware of these revelations.
What’s worth comment here is that the basis for much of the reporting is a 23-page grand jury presentment. A summary document. It leaves out details. That gives the folks involved a brief-window to manage the news by releasing self-serving details of their own. My money is still on Sara Ganim, the intrepid reporter who first broke this story.
- McQueary: “I did stop it.” The leaked email also claims McQueary went to the police.
- Sara Ganim counters: Mike McQueary’s statement to police doesn’t say he stopped attack or notified police about Sandusky’s actions.
- McQueary’s exclusive CBS interview. Not much to see here.