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Past articles by Dana:

Milton's Jenny Slate celebrates Oscar-winner 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Milton native celebrated Oscar night in a custom-made Thom Browne black corseted ensemble. → Read More

Former Duxbury director Bobby Farrelly finds winning formula in 'Champions'

Former Duxbury director Bobby Farrelly makes his solo debut with 'Champions,' a winning basketball comedy starring Woody Harrelson and Kaitlin Olson. → Read More

Academy Awards 2023: Milton's Jenny Slate has two chances to take Oscars stage

Oscar nominees 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' have kept Milton's Jenny Slate busy this awards season. → Read More

Barreling ahead: Braintree's Widowmaker Brewing opening Brighton location

Braintree-based Widowmaker Brewing is expanding to a new location in Brighton and will open later this spring. → Read More

'Cocaine Bear' review: The thrill can kill

A coked-out bear goes on a drug-fueled rampage in 'Cocaine Bear,' a dark horror-comedy from Massachusetts native, Elizabeth Banks. It opens Friday. → Read More

First stop, Fairhaven: HGTV's 'Houses with History' returns for second season in April

The second season of the HGTV renovation series "Houses with History" premieres at 9 p.m. April 8. It was filmed across the South Shore. → Read More

Everything you need to know before seeing 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'

In 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' hitting local theaters Thursday, Paul Rudd returns to face a new foe in Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror. → Read More

Movie review: 'Last' hurrah for Channing Tatum's 'Magic Mike'

Steven Soderbergh directs Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek in 'Magic Mike's Last Dance,' the final film in the male stripper trilogy, opening Friday → Read More

First stop, Fairhaven: HGTV's 'Houses with History' returns for second season next month

The second season of the HGTV renovation series "Houses with History" premieres at 10 p.m. on March 7. → Read More

Romance is in the air: 20 restaurants to celebrate Valentine's Day on the South Shore

Looking for date ideas? Here are 20 South Shore restaurants that are Cupid-approved for Valentine's Day celebrations. → Read More

Coming soon: 'We Have a Ghost,' 'Leo' and more movies with South Shore ties

From Bill Burr's 'Leo' to Jennifer Coolidge's 'We Have a Ghost,' there are about a dozen movies with South Shore ties coming out this year. → Read More

Milton's Jenny Slate nabs Oscar nomination for 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'

Milton native Jenny Slate has parts in a pair of Oscar-nominated films, 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.' → Read More

Norwell's Jennifer Coolidge named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe has named Norwell native and 'White Lotus' star Jennifer Coolidge its 2023 Woman of the Year. → Read More

Christian Bale squares off with Braintree's Sylvanus Thayer in 'The Pale Blue Eye'

A key historical figure from Braintree is a character in Netflix’s first big movie of 2023. → Read More

'The White Lotus': More honors for Norwell's Jennifer Coolidge

Norwell native Jennifer Coolidge added another trophy to her collection, winning a Critics Choice Award for best supporting actress in a drama series. → Read More

Brian Walshe charged with murder in wife Ana Walshe's disappearance

Brian Walshe, the husband of missing Cohasset mother Ana Walshe, now faces a murder charge in connection with her disappearance. → Read More

'Mindless fun': Gerard Butler brings 'Plane' in for a smooth landing

Gerard Butler and Mike Colter team up in 'Plane' for a mindless but entertaining action thriller, playing in theaters across the South Shore. → Read More

Jennifer's joy: Norwell's Jennifer Coolidge wins a Golden Globe for 'White Lotus'

Norwell’s Jennifer Coolidge is the talk of the town after landing a Golden Globe win for best actress in HBO’s social satire 'The White Lotus.' → Read More

Made in Quincy: New Whitney Houston movie might make you 'so emotional'

Many pivotal scenes for the Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' were shot in Boston and Quincy. → Read More

'Boston Strangler,' starring Keira Knightley as a Milton reporter, to debut on Hulu

'Boston Strangler,' a true-crime drama about the trailblazing South Shore female reporters who broke the story, will debut March 17 on Hulu. → Read More