Alright, let’s yak about them actors in Boston, you know, the folks who play-act in them movies and shows. I ain’t no fancy film critic, mind you, just a regular person who likes a good story, especially if it’s got somethin’ to do with Boston.
Boston, that’s a big city, lots of things happenin’. They make a whole heap of movies there, big ones and small ones, like them fellers mentioned. “Spotlight,” that was a big deal, won all sorts of awards. It was about them reporters, diggin’ up dirt on the church, real serious stuff. They filmed it right there in Boston, at Fenway Park and the library, places I know. And them actors, they were somethin’ else. Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton… big names, they done a real good job pretendin’ to be them reporters.
Then there’s them other movies, “Mystic River”, “The Departed”, “The Town”, “Black Mass”. All filmed in Boston, or so they say. Heard folks talkin’ about ’em. Seems like Boston’s a good place for makin’ movies about crooks and cops and regular folks with troubles. And them actors, they gotta be good at talkin’ like they’re from Boston, you know, that special way we talk, kinda rough around the edges. Some of ’em do it better than others. There was that one lady, Amy Ryan, she really nailed it, even though she’s from New York. Surprised everyone, they said.
Now, where do these actors come from? Well, some of ’em are from Boston, born and raised, like them Red Sox players. But others come from all over, tryin’ to make it big. And they got these places, actin’ agencies they call ’em, where the actors go to find work. Boston’s got a bunch of them, good ones too, I hear. They help the actors find auditions, you know, where they try out for parts. It’s a tough business, bein’ an actor, lots of competition.
And it ain’t just big movies, they make smaller ones too. Student films they call ’em. Them college kids, Emerson, Tufts, BU, they’re always makin’ movies. Gives the young actors a chance to learn the ropes, I guess. Boston’s a good place for that, lots of colleges and creative folks. So, you see all kinds of actors in Boston, from famous ones to beginners, all tryin’ to tell a story.
- And speakin’ of stories, “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” that’s another Boston movie.
- Heard them actors in that one really got the Boston accent down pat.
It’s important, you know, the way they talk. Makes it feel real. And sometimes, them actors, they become famous. People see ’em on the street, pointin’ and whisperin’. Must be strange, havin’ everyone know your face.
Boston’s a city with a lot of history, a lot of character. And that shows in the movies they make. It’s not just the places, it’s the people, the way they talk, the way they act. And the actors, they gotta capture that spirit, you know? They gotta make you believe they’re from Boston, even if they ain’t. That’s what makes a good movie, I reckon.
So, next time you watch a movie set in Boston, pay attention to them actors. See if they sound like they’re really from here. See if they capture that Boston spirit. It ain’t easy, but the good ones, they make it look like it is.
And that’s all I gotta say about them actors in Boston. Just a bunch of folks tryin’ to tell a story, same as it ever was.
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