Adam Green, a Holliston native and director of the thriller “Frozen” hitting Boston-area theaters on Friday, Feb. 5, says his indie flick following three snowboarders stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life-and-death decisions was inspired by childhood treks to local ski slopes....

After the Sensodyne defense didn’t work and he was sentenced to jail , State Senator Anthony Galluccio has resigned . “My decision today is not out of hopelessness but rather one of hope and opportunity,” Galluccio said in his resignation letter. In response to the resignation, Senate...

Image by hmmlargeart from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . Despite a determination by the National Park Service that the Nantucket Sound can be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Obama administration signaled a resolution to the nine-year dispute over the Cape Wind...

— We didn’t know anyone paid attention to the First Night parade, but Jewish and Palestinian activists do. [ Solomonia ] — The Bruins scored after “Sweet Caroline”, but you weren’t alone if you asked, “What the hell was with Dennis Leary and his buddy?”...

5. The Senate campaign . When the most interesting thing to come out of the campaign for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat was Republican candidate Scott Brown’s happy trail, you know our democracy is in trouble. We’ve already seen what kind of kinky S&M games Republican Senate candidate...

If you ever start to think you’re an awful cook, there may be hope for you yet: you’re (probably) not the worst cook in America. That honor will go to the “winner” (loser?) of a new Food Network show, Worst Cooks in America . After tonight’s dramatic-cum-patriotic “Super...

Image by Mr. T in DC from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . Mass Audubon says there are 25 pairs of bald eagles in Massachusetts, including one in Weymouth. [ Patriot Ledger ] Massachusetts Superior Court Associate Justice Christine Roach rejected MBTA unions’ request for an injunction...

The trailer for the made-in-Topsfield comedy “Furry Vengeance” starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields was unleashed last week. Similar to the state switcheroo in Sandra Bullock’s ” The Proposal ,” Massachusetts is once again a stand-in for an unlikely locale …...

The teaser trailer for the made-in-Boston spy flick ” Knight and Day ,” starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, was unveiled at a sneak peek “Avatar” screening last Thursday and has officially hit the Internet. Now, that was fast. Moviegoers at the screening were shocked at the...

Still on the hunt for a perfect gift for that made-in-Boston movie fan? Don’t fret. With more than a dozen big-budget flicks shot in Massachusetts in 2009 ranging from Kevin James’ romantic comedy ” Zookeeper ” to Ben Affleck’s heist flick ” The Town ,” inspiration...