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'Social Network' transforms Boston into Harvard
Set designers with "The Social Network," the partially made-in-Boston flick based on local author Ben Mezrich's tell-all book about the founding of Facebook in a Harvard dorm, set up shop at Wheelock College, located at 200 Riverway, as a stand-in for a c...
Jackson Rathbone courts 'Girlfriend' in Wayland
The last place fans will find up-and-coming “Twilight” actor and 100 Monkeys musician Jackson Rathbone?“I don’t go to malls,” he jokes, taking a break from filming the indie flick “Girlfriend” outside of the State Road Auto Body’s garage i...
Ben Affleck's 'The Town' is taking over the town
Just in case you haven't noticed, there's a whole lot of filming going on in Boston.While Cambridge homeboy Ben Affleck filmed scenes for his blue-collar heist flick "The Town" at Twin City Plaza on the Cambridge-Somerville line located at 22 McGrath High...
Ben Affleck's 'The Town' spins New Spin Laundry
Set designers with Ben Affleck's "The Town" transformed New Spin Laundry located at 100 Salem St. in the North End into a convincing faux bank called First Boston Savings on Tuesday, Oct. 6.Boston emcee Slaine (pictured), who made a bang as gun-runner Bub...
The week in quotes from Hollywood in the Hub
"There are so many chances in the world, but everything is connected. There is nothing in existence that doesn't connect us to any experience and any person at any given time anywhere in the world."--Cameron Diaz, currently in Boston filming the spy-comed...
Photos of 'Zookeeper' cast at Fairmont Copley set
In the wee hours of Saturday, Oct. 3, Copley Square was transformed into a Hollywood-esque movie lot with the cast of the Adam Sandler-produced "Zookeeper," including Kevin James, Rosario Dawson and Leslie Bibb, filming scenes at the upscale Fairmont Copl...
Tom Cruise's 'Knight & Day' filming in Charlestown
Crews with Tom Cruise's spy-comedy "Knight & Day," formerly known as "Wichita," continue to film an elaborate stunt in Charlestown involving a vehicle careening off of a bridge.Commuters should expect a traffic snarl or two when shooting is expected t...
Tom Cruise's 'Wichita' film renamed 'Knight & Day'
James Mangold's currently-in-production, Boston-based flick formerly known as "Wichita," starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, has undergone a name switcheroo. The new title? It's "Knight & Day," according to Variety."Knight & Day" follows Cruise ...
Mel Gibson's 'Edge of Darkness' trailer unleashed
Producer Graham King's GK Film unleashed the first theatrical trailer for Mel Gibson's made-in-Boston thriller "Edge of Darkness."The good news? The Hub is showcased in all of its gritty glory. Think more "The Departed" and less "Bride Wars."The film, slo...
Newsletter relaunch with Orient Watch film quiz
Can you name the following made-in-Boston flick?The sci-fi movie, set in “a world where you can be anyone, go anywhere, do anything," stars Bruce Willis as a cop who tracks down a group that destroys the robots in a way that kills their human operators...
'Zookeeper' film lights up Hynes Convention Center
Crews with the Adam Sandler-produced flick "Zookeeper" set up shop outside of the Hynes Convention Center located at 900 Boylston St. for a fashion-show scene shot at the posh Prudential Center. Filming is slotted to continue into the wee hours of Tuesday...
The week in quotes from Hollywood in the Hub
"I actually got shot in the neck... Things sort of blow up when you shoot the fake stuff--a squib blew a piece of bondo (filler) off a car and into my neck. It kinda looks like a zit but it's a way better story."--Jon Hamm, currently filming Ben Affleck's...
'Zookeeper' King Cobra car zooms into Somerville
Remember the King Cobra parked outside of the Fairmont Copley on Friday, Oct. 2 during filming of the Adam Sandler-produced 'Zookeeper' flick starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb and Donnie Wahlberg?A stand-in for the car slithered its way t...
Tom Cruise's 'Wichita' filming scenes in Woburn
In addition to the preliminary filming on Rutherford Avenue in Charlestown and chatter that the film is landing a chopper between 3-5 p.m. on the Zakim Bridge this Sunday, Oct. 11, crews with Tom Cruise's spy-comedy flick "Wichita" set up shop for a night...
Justin Timberlake joins 'The Social Network' cast
Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg have reportedly joined the cast of "The Social Network," a flick based on local author Ben Mezrich's tell-all book about the founding of Facebook in a Harvard dorm, with production slotted to kick off in Cambridge on ...
Tom Cruise's 'Wichita' stops traffic in South Boston
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz stop traffic Thursday, Oct. 8 filming a scene in the South Boston waterfront district for the made-in-Boston spy flick "Wichita."Ronda Morra, a Loaded Gun Boston reader, captured all of the action here which included Cruise jum...
'Zookeeper' filming lights up Copley Square area
As soon as Ben Affleck wrapped a scene for "The Town" in front of the fountain near Trinity Church in Copley Square, crews with the Adam Sandler-produced flick "Zookeeper" set up shop on Friday, Oct. 2 inside the upscale Italian eatery Sorellina located a...
Ben Affleck's 'The Town' closes Charlestown Bridge
After rain delayed production of Ben Affleck's "The Town" starting on Commercial Street and heading across the Charlestown Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 3, crews moved in early on Sunday, Oct. 4 to orchestrate an elaborate cops-and-robbers chase scene involvin...
Cruise's 'Wichita' planning elaborate bridge stunt
With a van blow-up scene involving fire slotted for Ben Affleck's "The Town" on Commercial Street across the Charlestown Bridge this weekend, crews with Tom Cruise's spy flick known as the untitled "Wichita" project plan to top the made-in-Boston action w...
Make way for the 'Zookeeper' in the Public Garden
Crews with the made-in-Boston flick "Zookeeper" shot scenes with Kevin James, Joe Rogan from "Fear Factor," Nat Faxon and James' wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, near the "Make Way For Ducklings" statues at the Boston Public Garden on Monday, Sept. 14.In "Zook...

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