Boston movies
18 Essential Boston Movies
Whether showcasing Southie’s street corners, Beacon Hill’s cobblestones, or Gloucester’s weathered docks, these essential entries in Boston’s cinematic canon, all of which at least partially […]
Meet the People Who Make Boston Movies Happen
Angela Peri and Lisa Lobel Casting directors and co-owners, Boston Casting Who they are: Peri, a Cambridge native, founded New England’s largest casting agency in […]
How Oscar-Winning Film Producer Nina Fialkow Picks Projects
Boston power couple Nina and David Fialkow have a nose for compelling narratives. For more than a decade, they’ve backed and executive produced documentaries through […]
The Five Best Indie Cinemas in Greater Boston
The Brattle Theatre Even if you don’t recognize any title on this arthouse theater’s schedule, you’ll certainly leave entertained—no matter what early-aughts indie or spine-chilling […]
How Massachusetts Became a Booming Film Production Hub
It’s almost springtime in Princeton, Massachusetts, but inside a popular local restaurant, Christmas lights are twinkling as though it’s December 25. Amid the garlands and […]
“It Ends with Us” Movie: The Story Behind Lily Bloom’s ‘Best of Boston’ Award
The cinematic adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s BookTok smash It Ends with Us just opened in theaters—starring Blake Lively, featuring a Taylor Swift song and including […]
Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, and Hong Chau Talk “The Instigators”
Even if the film weren’t wildly entertaining, Bostonians would thrill to the familiar locations used in Doug Liman’s new movie, The Instigators, starring Matt Damon, […]
Cat Masks, “Dumb Money,” and Chicken Tenders in Champagne
It was an everyone-who’s-anyone sort of affair when bestseller machine Ben Mezrich and his wife, Tonya (Boston magazine’s style editor), hosted a VIP premiere of […]