Tag: The Departed
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#BostonStrong: Why This New York Transplant Will Always Be a Boston Gal
Hollywood loves Boston. 2007’s Best Picture winner was The Departed, after all. The cops were tough and didn’t take any crap from anybody. During this past week, I have been visiting my parents in the Boston in suburb which I grew up. Never in a million years would I have thought that two bombings, 4…
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Spotlight on Short Films: “The New Tenants” (2009) Best Live-Action Short Film Oscar Winner 2010
Short films don’t get the recognition that they deserve. They are often the springboards for feature films. The 2006 feature film Cashback, was actually the expanded version of its 2004 counterpart. In fact, the feature film version of Cashback includes the full 18 minute Oscar-nominated short film within it. Short films have a running time…