By Pat Ryan The New York Times August 15, 2013 SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. — UP in the highlands of western Massachusetts, a Brigadoon lies squirreled away in the dense forest. Indians fished for salmon at the falls on the Deerfield River here in the 17th century;...
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The Crane Estate: A Hollywood hit
By Jonathan Phelps SalemNews.com August 14, 2013 'The Equalizer,' Denzel Washington, make way to Ipswich IPSWICH — Denzel Washington is making the rounds on the North Shore in filming for his new movie, “The Equalizer,” and yesterday he arrived in Ipswich. The...
First look: David O. Russell’s ‘American Hustle’
Massachusetts made AMERICAN HUSTLE was filmed Boston, Brockton, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Norwood, Salem, Swampscott, Woburn and Worcester in 2013. It is set to open in theaters December 25, 2013.
Mass. Made Movie, CLEAR HISTORY Airs Aug. 10 at 9pm EST on HBO
Filmed in Beverly, Essex, Marblehead, North Andover, Rockport and Woburn in 2012, Clear History is set to air August 10th at 9 pm EST on HBO.
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Six memories of when Hollywood came to town
By Enterprise Staff Report Enterprise.com July 18, 2013 R.I.P.D. wasn’t first 1. The summer blockbuster “R.I.P.D.” – which opens today – is the most recent Hollywood movie to be filmed in southeastern Massachusetts, but it’s not the first. The special-effects...
Celluloid circus: Hollywood’s lights shine on Massachusetts
When the undead cop comedy “R.I.P.D” opens Friday, it will be the fourth shot-in-Massachusetts film opening within the past month at the multiplex. Director Paul Feig’s comedy “The Heat,” led off this local celluloid circus June 28. Then, the Marshfield-set “The Way, Way Back” arrived July 5 (going wide July 26). Adam Sandler’s “Grown Ups 2,” which was shot on the North Shore, hit Friday.
Denzel Washington filming in Hamilton
The “Malcolm X” and “American Gangster” star is filming scenes for his next movie, “The Equalizer,”
The Way Way Back – Limited Release July 5th!
THE WAY WAY BACK, filmed in Massachusetts in 2012, opens in limited theaters July 5, 2013. To learn more about THE WAY WAY BACK, click here.
Made in Mass. film THE HEAT, opens in theaters June 28th!
Made in Mass. film THE HEAT opens in theaters June 28th!
Melissa McCarthy falls in love with Boston during filming
Boston made a fan out of Melissa McCarthy after the actress filmed “The Heat” in the Hub.
Boston feels Hollywood ‘Heat’
By: Sara Gaynes Boston Herald June 23, 2013 The old Boston Herald building on Harrison Avenue gets the Hollywood treatment this week, courtesy of “Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig. The director of the Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy buddy-cop flick “The Heat” was...
David O. Russell loves filming around Boston
Given a choice between shooting a movie in Boston or an anonymous back lot, David O. Russell says the decision is simple: He’ll pick the Hub.
Calling all Nonunion Actors in New England!
This is your opportunity to ask questions to union staff and members about what it means to join SAG-AFTRA, what are the requirements, work opportunities after joining, and anything else you have on your mind.
Millers Falls gets facelift for ‘Judge’ filming
When a scouting crew for the film “The Judge” stopped into Jonathan Laurent’s East Main Street clock shop in March, they were so absorbed by the setting they wandered into his storeroom unannounced.
Global spending for media and entertainment to rise steadily
Worldwide spending for entertainment is expected to steadily rise over the next five years as consumers increasingly use smartphones and tablets and as Brazil, China and India further develop into vibrant media markets.
Mechanic Street crash all in day’s work
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.
Robert Downey Jr. in Shelburne Falls for ‘The Judge’ filming
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.
SNEAK PEEK- HBO Films, “Clear History”
CLEAR HISTORY, filmed in Massachusetts in 2012, will air on HBO this AUGUST. To learn more about CLEAR HISTORY, click here.
PBS Broadcast of “Calling My Children”
“Calling My Children” is an intimate portrayal of the effects of love and loss on one family’s struggle for unity. Gail Farrow was a 27-year-old woman, the mother of four sons, who was living with and who died of AIDS in 1989. David Binder began this project in 1988 when, as a photojournalist, he first started photographing Gail, with whom he spent a year and half every day documenting her last year of life and her family’s adjustment to their lives without her.