It was 1969 all over again yesterday, when Governor Bill Ritter signed a bill that, as of July 1, 2009, will establish the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media.
Re-establishes that office, actually: On July 1, 1969, Colorado became the first state in the country with a state film commission -- one that was disengaged from official status years ago during budget cuts. In the meantime, other states set up their own commissions; in some cases -- most notably that of New Mexico -- they a