Robbed of its new image? Charlestown hopes not

Robbed of its new image? Charlestown hopes not

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...
Eliza Dushku enjoys being a (mean) girl

Eliza Dushku enjoys being a (mean) girl

By Inside Track Boston Herald September 17, 2010 Much to her chagrin, “Locked In” bad girl Eliza Dushku won’t make the red carpet scene at her flick’s world premiere at the Boston Film Festival tonight. “I have a lot of guilt and shame about it,” the Watertown homegal...
Robbed of its new image? Charlestown hopes not

‘Girlfriend’ a hit at film fest

By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe September 17, 2010 We thought it was cool when “Girlfriend,’’ an indie film shot entirely in Wayland, made it onto the bill at the Toronto International Film Festival. But even cooler is the fact that the film...
Bunker Hill to Fenway: A Crook’s Freedom Trail

Bunker Hill to Fenway: A Crook’s Freedom Trail

NEW YORK TIMES Movie Review By A. O. SCOTT September 17, 2010 Somewhat less generic than its title, “The Town,” directed by Ben Affleck from a script he wrote with Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard, is a solid, minor entry in the annals of Boston crime drama. Not as...
Robbed of its new image? Charlestown hopes not

Editorial: Boston on film: Whitey doesn’t live here anymore

Boston Globe Editorial September 16, 2010 For local filmgoers who want to see their community on screen, the bumper crop of Boston-themed movies should be a treat. Yet from “The Departed’’ to “Mystic River’’ to “Gone Baby Gone,’’ these films abound with dark tales...