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The BU Castle. The building was used as a set by the movies “21,” “Ghostbusters” (2016), and “Mr. Church.” FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DFP FILE

BU on Screen: Five movies filmed on (or near) BU’s campus

Siena Griffin June 2, 2023
Over the years, filmmakers have chosen to use different parts of BU's campus as a set for a number of blockbuster movies, from the BU Castle to Fenway Campus.
BURKE: What more does Spicer have to say?

BURKE: What more does Spicer have to say?

Patrick Burke April 13, 2017

Hearing Sean Spicer talk has always made me cringe. For someone who is the press secretary and director of communications for the White House, the man has a tough time actually trying to speak. He started...

BERMAN: A closer look at Sean Spicer

BERMAN: A closer look at Sean Spicer

Max Berman March 15, 2017

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum created the Profile in Courage Award in 1989. The award “recognizes a public official (or officials) at the federal, state or local level whose actions...

Melissa McCarthy delivers nonstop laughs as Michelle, a mogul convicted of insider trading, in her new comedy, “The Boss.” The film opens Friday. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES

REVIEW: Melissa McCarthy is “The Boss” of genuine laughter

Felipe Belfort Marques April 8, 2016

I don’t usually like cinematic comedy. Or rather, I don’t like what it’s become. There seems to be a notion shared among the Hollywood executives that comedy is whatever gross-out, lowbrow,...

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