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...
Movies misplay Hub holdups

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...
Movies misplay Hub holdups

Leo pulls no punches in praising ‘The Fighter’

Melissa Leo attending the Boston Film Festival last night. (Bill Brett for The Boston Globe) By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe September 22, 2010 Actress Melissa Leo isn’t prone to hyperbole, so when she says “The Fighter’’ is a “great motion...
Is ‘The Town’ Oscar-Bound After Box-Office Win?

Is ‘The Town’ Oscar-Bound After Box-Office Win?

Brisk ticket sales, critical buzz make Ben Affleck’s Boston drama an Oscar hopeful. By Eric Ditzian MTV News September 20, 2010 “The Town” floated out of the Venice Film Festival on a cloud of Oscar buzz, and heading into the weekend, most box-office...
10 reasons “Jaws” might be the best film ever made

10 reasons “Jaws” might be the best film ever made

by Dan Stephens TopTenFilms September 20, 2010 Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is one of the most financially successful films ever made. It is also loved by critics as exampled by its 100% Fresh rating on Rottentomatoes.com. Not only that, it is one of the most widely...