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Casting Couch: Kristen Wiig May Bone Brick in the ‘Anchorman’ Sequel, Casey Affleck is Behind the ‘Boston Strangler,’ and More

What is Casting Couch? It’s the casting roundup that has news about Timothy Olyphant putting on cowboy boots again. Read on! Is Kristen Wiig going to be joining the cast of Anchorman: The Legend Continues? Maybe. The Wrap has a report...Show More Summary

Casey Affleck to Star in Boston Strangler Movie

Deadline reports that Casey Affleck will step back in front of the camera after signing a deal to produce and star in a movie surrounding the Boston Strangler. Affleck and screenwriter Chuck Maclean sold a pitch to Warner Bros. for the forthcoming thriller. The film will surround a detective dealing with an angry public impatient for an arrest of the Strangler....

Casey Affleck Working on Boston Strangler Movie

Continuing in the great American tradition of Boston actors finding ways to play Bostonians in movies, Deadline is reporting that Casey Affleck will produce and likely star in Boston Strangler, a thriller about sixties-era, you guessed it, Boston. Being compared to Se7en and Zodiac, the film will focus on what ... More »

Warner Bros. Picks Up 'Boston Strangler' Pitch for Casey Affleck to Star

Though Ben Affleck has been all over the place promoting Argo, his brother Casey Affleck has been pretty low key lately. This year we only heard him on the big screen providing his voice to a character in the underrated stop-motion animated flick ParaNorman, but he has some other films on the horizon. Show More Summary

Casey Affleck Lines Up Boston Strangler Film In Horror Bites!

Thirteen women were sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in Massachusetts during the 1960s at the hands of the Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo. Now, Warner Bros. is readying a new film based on the serial killer. The screenplay was picked up from Casey Affleck and fellow Bostonite writer Chuck Maclean. We were hoping that Affleck would [...]

I've Got Good News And Bad News. But There Are Also Boobs!

5 months agoFilm / Film Reviews : Pajiba

I think that this first bit should be considered good news. Boston Strangler, a pitch from Casey Affleck and screenwriter Chuck Maclean, has been picked up by Warner Bros. and will be produced by Kevin McCormick (Gangster Squad). Affleck is...

Casey Affleck to lead the hunt in BOSTON STRANGLER

News is coming in that Casey Affleck is setting himself up at Warner Bros to produce and star in BOSTON STRANGLER, a historical account of the police search for the notorious serial killer. Warner Bros has bought the pitch from Affleck and 2011 Black List writer Chuck Maclean. Show More Summary

Casey Affleck Takes Boston Strangler

5 months agoFilm / New Releases : Coming Soon

Casey Affleck has set his sights on a famous serial killer case with a script called Boston Strangler, Deadline reports. He'll executive produce and likely star as a detective investigating a series of murders that, to this day, areShow More Summary

Casey Affleck to Produce and Star in Boston Strangler

5 months agoEntertainment / Film : MovieWeb

Chuck Maclean will write the screenplay based on the true story of the Boston police search for this notorious killer in the 1960s. [...]

Warner Bros Grasps ‘Boston Strangler’ Pitch For Casey Affleck

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has acquired Boston Strangler, a thriller pitch about the desperate search for the murderer who terrorized the Boston area during the early 1960s. Kevin McCormick’s Warner-based Langley Park shingle will produce, and the pitch was bought from Casey Affleck and fellow Boston native screenwriter Chuck Maclean. Show More Summary

Boston Strangler played Acheron with Perdition, Crazy Spirit, Waste Management & Prisoner Abuse (pics)

photos by Sarja Hasan Boston Strangler @ Acheron, 10/27/2012 Punk, in its many incarnations, ruled supreme at Acheron on 10/27, when Beantown throwback hardcore heroes Boston Strangler played with Burning Spirits-influenced NYC favorites Perdition, crusty-punk from Crazy Spirit, and killer...

Evillive (Boston Strangler, Death Side + more)

by Fred Pessaro // BBG Boston Strangler at LPR, May 2012 (more by Keith Marlowe) Celebrate Hardcore Gig Volume 200 with a blowout bash at Acheron on 10/27! Boston hardcore greats Boston Strangler will team with Perdition, Waste Management, Crazy...

Toronto's Not Dead Yet festival 2012 line-up announced

by Fred Pessaro / BBG The Boston Strangler at LPR, 2012 (more by Keith Marlowe) Not Dead Yet is a Toronto-based festival that features some of the best current punk/hardcore bands in existence right now. The six-day festival will feature...

Van of the Dead DVD Review: Some Guy Who Kills People

9 months agoMusic / Metal : The Metal Minute

Some Guy Who Kills People2012 Lightning Media/Anchor Bay EntertainmentRay Van Horn, Jr.We've come miles from the days of The Boston Strangler, The Hillside Strangler and Helter Skelter. Those affiliated acts of barbaric murder were once appalling to us as a culture. Show More Summary

Grave of the Boston Strangler

11 months agoLifestyle / Travel : Atlas Obscura

Grave of the Boston Strangler Grave of the man supposedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s From 1962 to 1964, the Boston Strangler sexually assaulted and strangled around a dozen women who ranged in age from 19 to 85, gripping the city in terror. Show More Summary

Tragedy played Le Poisson Rouge with The Boston Strangler, Perdition and Sickoids (pics)

photos by Keith Marlowe, words by BBG Tragedy headlined the swanky Le Poisson Rouge on Saturday (5/12), part of a string of shows in celebration of their new LP Darker Days Ahead. The record, which was available in test press...

Tragedy are at Le Poisson Rouge Saturday, but not opening for Saturday Night Fever at Prospect Park

Tragedy at Red 7 last week (more by Tim Griffin) Portland d-beat favorites Tragedy return to NYC with a whallop of a supporting cast in The Boston Strangler, Sickoids and Perdition at Le Poisson Rouge Saturday (5/12). Tickets are still...

After Years Of Trying To Kill YouTube, Movie Studios Are Embracing & Profiting From It

last yearIndustries / Law : Techdirt

When the Betamax/VCR first came out, Hollywood insisted that it was pure evil and that it would be "the Boston Strangler" to the movie business. And, if you looked at how the devices were used at first, you could easily argue that the vast, vast majority of the usage was, in fact, infringing. Show More Summary

Natur, Windhand, Pilgrim & Magic Circle ravaged Public Assembly (pics); Tragedy/Boston Strangler tickets on sale

photos by Greg Cristman, words by BBG Natur @ Public Assembly Thrashy Brooklyn crew Natur headlined a mostly doom bill at Public Assembly on March 1st, featuring appearances from Richmond's Windhand, Providence's Pilgrim and Boston newcomers Magic Circle. The show,...

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