"How bout them apples?"

(We know you can name the movie.) Like that one, some of the most famous scenes in film history have been filmed in Boston, and many more will soon be: recent tax breaks for the movie industry mean production companies have been flocking to film in Beantown. For true film buffs, the Boston Movie Mile is not to be missed - where you can experience movie and filming hotspots firsthand!

Charlestown was among the Boston neighborhoods filmed for The Town starring Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz could be seen filming a chase scene at the South Boston Waterfront and throughout the South End in spy thriller Knight & Day.  Boston native Mark Wahlberg joined Christian Bale in the filming of The Fighter. A suburban office park was the location home to Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner while filming Company of Men. The Invention of Lying saw local Boston talent join forces with Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner and Christopher Guest under the direction of Ricky Gervais. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade were in and around the Boston area shooting Sandler’s new comedy, The Grownups. The Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, brought Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley to the area.  More recently the movie Ted has been based in Boston starring Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg & Seth MacFarlane.

With the help and support of Nicholas Paleologos, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Film Office, Hollywood heavy hitters like 20th Century Fox, Columbia and Warner Bros. are coming to appreciate the unique settings Boston and the surrounding areas offers. With Best Picture Oscars in the past going to Mystic River and The Departed, both filmed in part in Boston, Boston is indeed an “award winning” movie location.
 
Since the late 1950's, the Museum of Fine Arts' Film Program has been recognized as one of the nation’s finest exhibitor of contemporary international cinema, restored classics and premieres of American independent films. Visiting artists are frequently present at screenings and discuss their work with the audience.

The new Institute Of Contemporary Art also has an ambitious Film Program. In addition to programming works inspired by the Museum’s acclaimed exhibitions, the ICA presents the best of regional, national and international cinema, experimental and independent films. Sneak previews and conversations with filmmakers, film scholars and critics are also offered.

Since 1933 The Coolidge Corner Theatre is home to contemporary art house films as well as independent films. The theatre offers screenings of Europe’s Grand Operas as well as children sing-alongs. It is a piece of history and is only minutes from Downtown Boston.
 
Cinephiles should also take note of the annual Roxbury Film Festival the largest festival in New England dedicated to screening films by, for, and about people of color.