Boston Author Screens Boston Movie!

Thirty years ago one of author Robin Cook's many novels was turned into the big screen thriller Coma. And the Boston Globe reports that this Monday, the Massachusetts physician will be giving a talk about his well known book-turned-movie at Brookline's Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Michael Crichton's theatrical interpretation of the novel will follow the talk by Cook. The movie stars Genevieve Bujold and a young Michael Douglas. Also making a cameo is one of the world's most revered 'staches, Tom Selleck. Selleck is just one of many patients that enter Operating Room 8 for routine surgery and mysteriously leave the room in a coma. ahh!

The movie is set at Boston Memorial Hospital and was filmed at both MGH and the Boston City Hospital in town. For any Boston movie fans who are interested in a creepy old movie, Coma is the one for you! But why rent it when tickets to the screening next week are less than 10$? Exactly. I hope to see you there!

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past In Theaters Now!

Boston shot movie, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey is out in theaters! Scenes in the movie were shot in Boston on South Street, Wellesley, Ipswich, Chelsea, and Hingham.

It opened last week at #2 in the box office and has grossed $30 million. It currently has a 28% on RottenTomatoes.com and has not been reviewed very favorably. First of all it is a movie based off of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but is being released in the middle of May (huh?). Most reviews say that it is your typical Matthew McConaughey movie, with the shining exception of Michael Douglas' performance in the film. On reviewer went on to say "Lose Michael Douglas and there is pretty much nothing about the movie that's appealing in even the smallest degree." I'll probably wait until the HBO run to catch it.


(Pics Courtesy of New Line Cinema)