‘Social Network’ taps other campuses for Harvard role

‘Social Network’ taps other campuses for Harvard role

Sarah Thomas Boston Globe (for Boston.com) September 24, 2010 With its impeccable pedigree and movie-star good looks, Harvard is cinematic shorthand for academic excellence. But most of the movies that say they take place at Harvard — including “The Social...
Facebook’s Ivy roots

Facebook’s Ivy roots

Harvard takes center stage in new flick By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Boston Herald September 23, 2010 The Hollywood spotlight will shine on Harvard in “The Social Network,” the highly anticipated Facebook movie that goes behind the ivy-covered walls to chronicle the...
‘Social Network’ taps other campuses for Harvard role

Movies misplay Hub holdups

Federal data don’t put Mass. at top of bank robbers’ lists The 1978 film “The Brink’s Job’’ (above) dramatized a real caper in the North End. Ben Affleck (below), who directed and starred in “The Town,’’ acknowledged some of his movie’s claims about bank robberies and...