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Former New England Resident Richard Gere Flips Middle Finger On 'Today' Show: Here's Why Former New England Resident Richard Gere Flips Middle Finger On 'Today' Show: Here's Why
Former New England Resident Richard Gere Flips Middle Finger On 'Today' Show: Here's Why Richard Gere began his latest appearance on the "Today" show with a gesture that had to be blurred.  The "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor, age 75, appeared on NBC's "Today" on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and started his interview with co-anchor Savannah Guthrie by giving a middle finger, according to a report by People. The gesture prompted shock from Guthrie, who joked, "You just did an obscene gesture on this family morning show! I'm bleeping you!"  If you're wondering why Gere chose to start off his appearance like that, it's because the show had just shown a clip from his new …
Film Shot In Boston Gets 5 Oscar Nominations, Including Best Picture Film Shot In Boston Gets 5 Oscar Nominations, Including Best Picture
Film Shot In Boston Gets 5 Oscar Nominations, Including Best Picture A dramedy about a Boston writer and filmed in parts of eastern Mass has picked up five Oscar nominations, the Academy Awards announced Tuesday, Jan. 23. “American Fiction,” based on the 2001 novel “Erasure” Percival Everett, follows a Black writer and professor, Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, played by Jeffrey Wright, as he returns to his hometown of Boston. “A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from ‘Black’ entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain,” the film’s tagline reads. Related:&nb…
Filmmaker Behind Some Of TV's Most Bingeable Shows Shooting New Movie In Boston Filmmaker Behind Some Of TV's Most Bingeable Shows Shooting New Movie In Boston
Filmmaker Behind Some Of TV's Most Bingeable Shows Shooting New Movie In Boston A writer behind some of the most popular shows in recent years is filming scenes for his new movie in Boston on Monday, May 29.  Four Point Boston reported recently that several streets in South Boston would be shut down or partially blocked for work on a new movie with the working title, "Untitled Novelist Project. Filming is set for the intersection of Congress Street and A Street from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Though, you can expect production vehicles to jam streets around that area all day Monday.  The movie follows a struggling novelist who returns to Boston for family-r…