by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
By James Verniere Boston Herald September 18, 2010 Photo by Matthew West According to Nikki Finke’s ”Deadline Hollywood” website, the Charlestown-set crime drama “The Town” is the surprise winner of Friday’s box office with a predicted $8.5 million gross....
by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
By Martin Caballero Boston Herald September 19, 2010 From left; Jeremy Renner, Slaine, Owen Burke and Ben Affleck in ‘The Town.’ Photo by Claire Folger. It’s easy to see why Ben Affleck cast George “Slaine” Carroll Jr. as a shady character in “Gone Baby Gone.” Or why...
by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
By Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa Boston Herald September 19, 2010 Photo by John Wilcox When Ben Affleck needed to add some brawn to his shoot-’em-up flick “The Town,” he hired real-life Townie Dennis McLaughlin. McLaughlin, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound, fourth-generation...
by admin | Sep 18, 2010 | Article
Airport security kicked as ‘theater’ By Darren Garnick Boston Herald September 15, 2010 Are sweaty feet keeping us safe? Nine years after the 9/11 attacks, Arlington businessman Fred Gevalt is infuriated he has to go barefoot as he walks through the airport metal...
by admin | Sep 18, 2010 | Article
Why is so much of Boston in fear that the city is being typecast by fiction writers and filmmakers as a thugapalooza? By Dennis Lehane Boston Globe September 18, 2010 With the release of “The Town” stories in the Boston media have examined (or ginned up, depending on...
by admin | Sep 18, 2010 | Article
Affleck’s new film is the talk of the Townies By Billy Baker Boston Globe September 18, 2010 When Pat Owens was growing up, there were a lot of stereotypes about Charlestown kids, but his least favorite was this: “You’re from Charlestown? Oh, you must be a bank...
