So a few movies shoot in Boston, and all of a sudden the city is Hollywood East. Well, a lot of movies stopped by here, and Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters premiered at Harvard. The New York Times called Boston the "new Toronto" as long as movies are concerned. Today, the Track Girls became excited at the prospect of Canada being jealous of Boston. But who cares about that? All we care about is--what in......

--Auto insurers will start competing for your business. [WBZ] --If you're looking for safe, Newton is the place to be. If you're looking for action, that might be another story entirely. [WBZ] --No one's using the U-Turn ramp on the Pike. Wait, there's a U-Turn ramp on the Pike? [Boston Globe] --The governor is renewing the Interagency Council on Homelessness and Housing. [Boston Herald] --Joan Kennedy, off the wagon? [Boston Herald] --Alec Baldwin to......

--Julie Balise of the Northeastern News spotted Alec Baldwin, shooting for Bachelor No. 2 (who isn’t?), saying nice things about toddlers and performing eternal damage control after he left a nastygram on his daughter's voicemail. Yes, Bostonist subscribes to the NU News feed for items other than its crime log, but we do love its crime log so. --Ben Affleck was in town to preview the movie he directed, Gone Baby Gone, which has been......

Our video of the day has already gone up, but we’re not quite satisfied with our sucking love. This week Bulger news was of a pension loss. John “retired clerk magistrate” Bulger lost a case argued in the SJC to save his pension for lying about his contact with Whitey. This is different, however, from the ups and downs of the William “former UMass prez” Bulger pension fight, which still leans in favor of that......

Boston has become home to some Hollywood stars for a few weeks as director Martin Scorsese's new film, "The Departed," finally began filming. This movie is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film, "Infernal Affairs," and will feature some big Hollywood talent. IMDB describes it in the following blurb: "The story, set in Boston, revolves around a gangster (Matt Damon) who infiltrates the police department and a cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) who infiltrates the gangs.......