Word: mysticism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Hundreds of fans overflowed the pink plush fold-down seats of Science Center C Tuesday to get a look into the mind that created Mystic River, the acclaimed novel of crime and retribution that was made into a star-studded, much-applauded film...
...minute question and answer period, Lehane discussed his personal experience and outlook and how they affected the writing of Mystic River...
...broad, dazzling grin. “35 shows in 40 days.” The audience of young white men is rowdy and cheering as he leaves the stage to Shock G. Murs is a little hazy when asked about his future. There is talk of a 3MG (3 Mystic Gypsies, one of Murs original West Coast crews) album in the summer. But Murs, like Andre 3000 or Jay Z, says he is, “Moving on. I’m retiring from hip-hop. I’m ready for school. You think I’m kidding...
...moderate audience’s sympathies don’t always stay with the vengeance seeker but Scott wants us to care. His actors play their melodramatic roles with a grace that gives what is essentially a well-written straight-to-HBO Rutger Hauer flick a core that Mystic River never achieved. The kidnapping plot is incoherent, but in the end, certain flaws are inherent in every entry in the B-revenge genre. Tony Scott’s latest effort may have as many gaps as The CIA’s last intelligence report, but the man who brought...
...swept the Yanks last weekend. Boston-based Mystic River won Sean Penn an Academy Award. The Independent Film Festival of Boston is entering its second year. Slowly but surely, Boston is emerging from New York’s shadow...