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

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...
For Ben Affleck, there’s no place like home

For Ben Affleck, there’s no place like home

By Roger Moore Boston Herald Reprinted from the The Orlando Sentinel September 14, 2010 Photo by AP “If you go, hit the Bunker Hill monument first.” Ben Affleck is talking about home – Boston. “There are bars – I’m not naming names...
Editorial: Boston on film: Whitey doesn’t live here anymore

Enjoying a night on ‘The Town’

By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe September 15, 2010 A host of Hollywood heavyweights hit Boston yesterday, gathering at friendly Fenway for a screening of Ben Affleck’s latest film, “The Town.’’ The movie’s A-list cast — Affleck, Jon Hamm (who...
For Ben Affleck, there’s no place like home

Thin line between real and reel in ‘The Town’

By Peter Gelzinis Boston Herald September 15, 2010 Maurice “Moe” Gillen did not go to Fenway Park [map] for the premiere of “The Town.” He didn’t need to. For the last 70-plus years, Moe hasn’t just lived in “The Town,” he’s been The Town – or at the very least,...
For Ben Affleck, there’s no place like home

Stars go to ‘Town’ for premiere!

By Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa Boston Herald September 15, 2010 Photo by Matthew West The stars of “The Town,” Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Chris Cooper, Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall – and Ben’s BFF Matt Damon – shone at Fenway Park [map] last...