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Renowned For Its Roguish History, One Boston Neighborhood Is Finally Getting Hollywood's Attentionnew
After years of playing second-fiddle to Southie, Charlestown is quickly becoming the go-to neighborhood for Hollywood filmmakers looking to capture the real Boston. This month alone, two feature-length movies are being filmed in Charlestown.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-16-2009 |
Movies
Boston's Dropkick Murphys Find Success in 'The Meanest of Times'new
As Elvis is to Memphis and the Beatles are to Liverpool, the Dropkick Murphys are to Boston, Massachusetts. Need proof? Check out The Departed.
San Antonio Current |
Johnston Farrow |
11-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chinese Takeawaynew
Martin Scorsese is a great filmmaker who rarely makes great films and The Departed is another not-great one, but it is a raucous, bloody romp with more juice than any Scorsese movie since 1990's Goodfellas.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Gimme Shelternew
Not since The Usual Suspects has a film of such complexity been so immensely enjoyable to watch.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
A Place in the Worldnew
The new Scorsese and a film about Idi Amin share a theme: young men in search of themselves.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
10-09-2006 |
Reviews
Beantown by Way of Hong Kongnew
Watching this new film by Scorsese is tantamount to falling in love with the director all over again.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Bait and Switchnew
Martin Scorsese, hero of the Hong Kong New Wave, returns the compliment.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
10-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
'Infernal' Repairs
The Departed takes a Hong Kong thriller and gives it a masterful polish.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Scorsese's Lion Roars
With The Departed, Leonardo DiCaprio completes a trilogy of films under the direction of America's preeminent master filmmaker.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Underground Boston Undercover
Scorsese scores a stunner with The Departed.
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
