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Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category

June 29th, 2008

Free Friday Flicks on the Charles River Esplanade

The summertime tradition is taking a break this Friday due to Independence Day celebrations, but on Friday, July 11, WBZ NewsRadio’s annual run of Free Friday Flicks will resume at the Charles River Esplanade’s DCR Hatch Shell (100 David Mugar Way/Storrow Drive, Boston).
This year marks the 23rd year the radio station is offering weekly outdoor […]

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April 20th, 2008

Monday Movie: ‘Vertigo’ at The Coolidge

Monday is going to be a traditionally busy day here in Beantown, what with Patriots’ Day, the 112th annual Boston Marathon, and the Boston Red Sox home game against the Texas Rangers all in the works. How do you find something to do, then, if you have zero interest in any of those events?
I […]

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April 16th, 2008

Get Ready for the Independent Film Festival of Boston

Exactly one week from today, the sixth annual Independent Film Festival of Boston will take off with a variety of movies from a variety of talented filmmakers.
The festival has enjoyed such success in the past that this year’s roster has been expanded to encompass 96 films that will be featured at over 150 screenings. […]

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April 13th, 2008

The Boston Public Library Presents ‘Tsotsi’

If you’re in the mood to take in a movie that explores a world unfamiliar to many people from the United States, then the Boston Public Library has a treat for you on Monday, April 14, from its current film and video series Making a Difference: Individuals Who Chose to Participate.
At 6pm EST, the Central […]

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March 22nd, 2008

Go Underground to Get BUFF This Weekend

Movie lovers, are you ready for a little something besides the mainstream stuff playing at a local multiplex near you? If so, the Boston Underground Film Festival, aka BUFF, just might have something to offer by way of freshness and diversity this weekend.
The ten-year-old annual event began as an informal affair in 1999, but […]

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March 6th, 2008

A Cinematic Celebration of International Women’s Day

Saturday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a globally recognized day set aside to spotlight the diverse achievements of diverse women from diverse places, while simultaneously reminding everyone that there is still more work to be done.
Thanks to Hostelling International, Boston will hold its first annual International Women’s Day Film Festival this year to add […]

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February 13th, 2008

Boston in the Movies: Gone Baby Gone

I was truly psyched to learn that I would be receiving my top choice from Netflix this week, Cantabrigian Ben Affleck’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut Gone Baby Gone. The film came out on DVD on Tuesday, which gives stay-at-home movie fans the opportunity to view one of last year’s most discussed releases before the Academy […]

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January 30th, 2008

See the Latest Martin Lawrence Flick Free

Comic-actor Martin Lawrence (Big Momma’s House 1 and 2, Bad Boys 1 and 2) has a new movie opening next Friday, February 8, called Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. In the comedy, he plays RJ Stevens, a famous talk-show host and self-help guru in the style of Oprah or Dr. Phil who hails from the […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Boston Globe Talks: An Inside Look at Film and Theater

Local newspaper the Boston Globe is holding an Arts & Entertainment Weekend of events this Saturday and Sunday, January 26–27, and the best part is everything is free, free, free. Billed as Globe Talks, the series of three discussions focuses on theater and film right here in the Bay State.
Saturday | January 26
A Conversation […]

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January 1st, 2008

Start the New Year with a Free Daniel Day-Lewis Flick

Happy New Year, Boston Traveler readers!
Now that the holiday season is over, my wallet is suffering big time as a result of all the money I spent on gifts and holiday preparations. If you’re also feeling a little exhausted on the financial front, what better way to still keep yourself entertained than to take […]

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