With a host of US-based releases scooping awards at this year’s Oscars, Debbie Ward looks at the cities taking a starring role on the silver screen – and how agents can sell them.

By Eoin Higgins Berkshire Eagle March 21, 2017 (Production trucks for Will Ferrell’s “Daddy’s Home 2” line Lover’s Lane. The road will be closed through the week for production. PHOTO BY EOIN HIGGINS - THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE) GREAT BARRINGTON — Paramount Pictures'...

Ever dream of being a movie star? While the glitz and glamour may be a far reach, it is possible to live somewhere that an award-nominated movie was filmed!

ZERO at the Oscars. Twice!

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Boston has been a star in two recent high-profile films, Peter Berg’s “Patriots Day,” the director’s latest collaboration with Mark Wahlberg, and Ben Affleck’s “Live by Night”. The two films have more than the city in common, though — they share the same location manager, Mark Fitzgerald, a native of Framingham, Mass., whose deep knowledge of the area helped both projects.

All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed.

With “Manchester by the Sea,” Amazon Studios has made history, becoming the first streaming service to land a best picture Oscar nomination.

Variety.com Variety staff January 24, 017 Oscar nominees for the 89th annual awards were announced on Tuesday morning during a live-streamed event filmed in six cities around the globe. Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was joined by Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance...

A movie filmed in Brockton is coming soon to a theater near you.

By Terry Date Daily News January 13, 2017 Back in the fall of 2015, Lawrence residents got a front-row seat to see Massachusetts native and Hollywood star Ben Affleck make a movie in their city. Now, the whole country will see big-screen portraits of Lawrence,...

Many of the films nominated for awards this season explore specific, off-the-beaten-path parts of America. “Manchester by the Sea”—produced by Matt Damon and nominated for five Golden Globes, including Best Picture—portrays the working class fishing neighborhoods along Massachusetts’s North Shore.

The first round of congratulations is coming in for the Golden Globes nominees. First up, Matt Damon, producer of “Manchester by the Sea”

By Vanity fair December 12, 2016 There was lots of love for La La Land and Moonlight from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. On Monday morning, Don Cheadle, Laura Dern, and Anna Kendrick announced the nominees for the 74th Golden Globe Awards. The resulting list...

By Variety Staff Variety.com The Critics’ Choice Awards took place on Sunday, honoring the critics picks for the best movies and television of the year. SEE MORE: Awards: The Contenders “La La Land” was the big winner of the night, taking home best picture and eight...