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This video was originally posted by Kenkinna. It is extremely well made, integrating candid clips of the actors with great music and real footage of Micky ward in the ring. This is excellent. Here is the video description by the poster… B-Roll Films, Boston: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and David…
Read More »To call The Climate War “a riveting tale,” as the cover quotes Bill Clinton as saying, would be an understatement. There have been many books written about current events in the past few years that deserve a large amount of praise, but Eric Pooley’s is the first to talk about…
Read More »Actresses Amy Adams and Melissa Leo attend the Cinema Society & Men’s Health screening of “The Fighter” To Benefit The Cinema School at SVA Theater. Made-in Lowell movie “The Fighter” garnered six Golden Globe nominations as announced this morning. The awards to be presented on January 17 are often the…
Read More »Marl Walhberg and Christian Bale on Sports Illustrated Cover From People Magazine about “actors as fighters” from Lowell-made movie “The Fighter” on the cover of Sports Illustrated : Mark Wahlberg not only received glowing reviews for his undertstated performance as the real-life junior welterweight Mickey Ward in The Fighter, but he…
Read More »Come January, 2011 with a reorganization of the Massachusetts Film Office – Executive Director Nick Paleologos will be out of a job. In the new year, the state’s film office will be administered through the state Office of Travel and Tourism. As noted in the Globe earlier this month – the office of Housing…
Read More »Lowell Gallery owner and all around good guy Guy Lefebvre sent me this nugget from an old Lowell newspaper. Some of the party platform planks have flopped and flipped through the years, but the rhetoric remains modern. This is from 1834, when Lowell was still a town, two years before…
Read More »Last Thursday was the kick-off of the Merrimack Valley Sandbox. I’ve already written about the overall concept of the “sandbox” as a model for leveraging the power of colleges to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. A very interesting panel consisting of Dr. Carole Cowan, President of Middlesex Community College, Dr. David…
Read More »At 6:30 this morning, we headed out for a Sunday morning walk with our dog. Light rain was just beginning but the temperature was only 22 degrees. That combination meant that as soon as the raindrops hit the ground, they would freeze. It wasn’t too bad at first, but by…
Read More »Here’s the link at Gerry Nutter’s place for info about the Wed Dec 15, 7.15 pm, City of Lowell Conservation Commission meeting at which the Boott Hydropower/Enel company will be present to discuss plans for the dam at Pawtucket Falls.
Read More »Nov. 24, 2010, Contact: Allegra Williams, (978) 446-7200 x1473, AWilliams@lowellma.gov City of Lowell Green Building Commission Announces Call for Green Building Excellence Award Applications Deadline for Submission: Friday January 7, 2011 LOWELL – The Green Building Commission is accepting nominations and applications for deserving development projects that wish to compete…
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