On Tuesday afternoon, a black vehicle raced down Mechanic Street and collided with a tree by Buckland Shelburne Elementary School, leaving black tire skid marks across the quiet neighborhood street and many onlookers in awe.

That was the image scene artists created on the third day of filming for the Warner Bros., “The Judge,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.

Shooting of “The Judge” has begun in Shelburne Falls, and we know that because there was a big, make-believe funeral procession through town and Robert Downey Jr. was there.

Worcester has been buzzing since filming started downtown on the untitled David O. Russell movie starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence, among other top Hollywood names.

Let’s assume for the moment that this June you’re graduating from film school in, say, New York. You know some moviemakers in Greenpoint who’ll help you work on your projects, and vice versa. But rent, even in the scummier parts of Brooklyn, is exorbitant, and you’re flirting with the idea of leaving town for a new city to start your career as a moviemaker. What criteria do you use? Are you more interested in tax incentives or access to good cinema? Do you prefer cheap rent to a tight-knit creative community? Is cheap equipment year round better than a great film festival that parks in your neighborhood for two weeks in March?

Actor David Walton has been waiting for his shot at stardom. Now, with a TV movie and a role on a hot comedy, he may be on his way

What the Chickadees needed was an earful of inspiration from their coach in the locker room. The middle school basketball team was down 53-0 at halftime.

PGA’s web guide offers database of sustainable vendors.

On the heels of yet another recent film shoot from a major television company, Somerville officials are considering putting together a definitive committee to handle the recent influx of Hollywood-types interested in coming to town.

By Alex Weaver BostonInno November 29, 2012 This week, The Phoenix ran an article about the burgeoning indie film community in Boston, a groundswell of actors, producers, directors and the like rallying around the increasing number of blockbusters filmed on our city’s...

By Peter Keough The Phoenix November 29, 2012 B Line to Hollywood? It's May, and about a mile north of the Boston College stop on the B line, in a three-decker on Turner Street in Brighton, a scene from director Jared Vincenti's film Day of Youth is about to be shot....

A television film crew rolled into Davis Square to shoot the ABC Family TV pilot Terminales starring Italia Ricci. They were not the first–or likely the last–crew to view our City as a good film location

Based on the Mexican drama by Televisa, the one-hour “Terminales” centers on the life of April, a young woman played by Italia Ricci (“Unnatural History,” “Secret Girlfriend”), after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Mary Page Keller will play Sara, the widowed mother to April and her teenage sister, Brenna. Keller, whose credits include arcs on the daytime series “Ryan’s Hope” and “Another World,” recently guest starred on “Pretty Little Liars,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Perception” and “Supernatural.” Aaron Kaplan (“GCB,” “Terra Nova”) will serve as executive producer on the Lionsgate/Televisa project. Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz, who wrote the pilot, also serve as executive producers.

“Clear History” is the second film that has set down roots on the North Shore this summer, following Adam Sandler’s “Grown Ups 2.” Sandler’s film was shot in Lowell, Lynn, Marblehead, Saugus, Swampscott, and Tyngs­borough, and provided a substantial revenue boost to local businesses.

You’ve probably heard the rumor: Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch was a stand-in for actor Kevin James on the Quincy set of the film “Here Comes the Boom.”