Six memories of when Hollywood came to town

By Enterprise Staff Report Enterprise.com July 18, 2013 R.I.P.D. wasn’t first 1. The summer blockbuster “R.I.P.D.” – which opens today – is the most recent Hollywood movie to be filmed in southeastern Massachusetts, but it’s not the first. The special-effects...

Celluloid circus: Hollywood’s lights shine on Massachusetts

By Dana Barbuto Patriot Ledger July 13, 2013 Last summer, Hollywood came to Massachusetts to film a hit female cop comedy set in Boston, an indie gem out of Green Harbor and a North Shore-set sequel starring Adam Sandler. This weekend the “The Judge” rules in Quincy,...

Denzel Washington filming in Hamilton

By Bethany Bray The Salem News July 11, 2013 HAMILTON — Denzel Washington is in town this week. The “Malcolm X” and “American Gangster” star is filming scenes for his next movie, “The Equalizer,” at Groton House Farm on Highland Street. The film, expected to be...

Melissa McCarthy falls in love with Boston during filming

By Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald June 25, 2013 NEW YORK — Boston made a fan out of Melissa McCarthy after the actress filmed “The Heat” in the Hub. “That was my first time there and I absolutely love Boston. I’m from outside Chicago and it was that same warm,...