The Friends of Eddie Coyle Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline 7:00pm; $9 (Free for members) Paul Sherman wrote the book on movies in Boston. Big Screen Boston, a comprehensive guide to Boston movies and movies set in Boston (there is a difference), provides a narrative for understanding the history of Boston film and a yardstick for judging any future efforts to capture the city on celluloid. Tonight, to celebrate the book's release, the......

Popcritics, Cinematical, and other sources report that Mel Gibson, # 1 expert on what women want, will be packing on some lethal weapons (more likely guns than Braveheart-esque swords) this summer to play a police officer in the upcoming Edge of Darkness. Directed by Martin Campbell, who also did Casino Royale and GoldenEye, the film is an adaptation of a BBC miniseries from 1985, hearkening back to the days of Mad Max. Shooting on......