Word: bostonianism
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Unlike Damon, DiCaprio had never spent time in Boston before filming “The Departed.” According to Damon, this meant that DiCaprio had a lot more work to do than him and fellow Bostonian Mark Wahlberg, who also stars in the film. The Boston accent, he says, has “been the most often screwed up by great actors who have come to Boston. Leo did a great job with it. And he’s on a very short list of actors who have actually pulled...
DiCaprio says that Damon and Wahlberg were both very helpful and supportive in his transformation to a Bostonian. In addition to spending time with a man from South Boston to master the distinct accent, DiCaprio immersed himself in the history and culture of the city...
...next week, Harvard will be hosting a weekend-long festival to celebrate the Jewish and Bostonian origins of Bernstein, who died...
...then there’s Matt and Leo. Damon—in his first role as a bad guy since “School Ties”—nails the character’s cocky arrogance and, playing off his Bay State roots, delivers the best Bostonian accent in the film. You would think one thirtysomething blond superstar would be enough. But no, DiCaprio—who has obviously replaced Robert De Niro as Scorsese’s new muse—gives a very energetic and passionate performance as well. After his work...
...response is one of “tough luck.” But as much as I like taking on the role of martyr, the fact of the matter is that I enjoy my commute to and from work as much as I enjoy the job itself.Whereas a native Bostonian might look on an hour-long trip to Providence as a trek, I see nothing unusual about the fact that my family regularly jumps in the car and drives seven hours to see our family in Kentucky. Therefore, spending 60 minutes on the train from my town to Chicago...