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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 27th, 2008

Newton’s John Krasinski Does ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’

Last night/this morning, Newton native and television sitcom fan fave John Krasinski appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The popular actor has a lot going on these days besides his hit NBC series The Office, most notably entertainment-wise the upcoming feature film Leatherheads. It premieres in theaters nationwide next Friday, April 4.
Despite the […]

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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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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 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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