How could I forget "Mystic River", "Gone Baby Gone", "The Departed", and "Fever Pitch"? All classic Boston movies that shed the lights of intensity, the questions behind what is right versus what's wring, and the importance of family within one Beantown. It's amazing, really, how actors such as Mark Wahkberg, the Afflecks, Matt Damon, on occasion Morgan Freeman, Adam Sandler, have drawn such attention to the Hub.

Now the debate is on WHICH Boston film is going to steal it all at the Oscars. Best actor? Best movie? According to this article, it could go either way. Ben can get Boston's vote by upholding the good reputation of our city that he gives, along with his brother Casey and, of course, Matt Damon. However, Marky Mark could take it away because he lived the Boston lifestyle that we can all imagine - drugs, sex, and rock and roll. (or in his case, rap) How can we forget the epic Fenway-robbing scene? The best action scene I've seen in a long time. But what about Mickey Ward and his crazy family? Though they had their fair share of problems, they somehow always put a smile on my face. Whichever way it goes on Oscar night, as we all anxiously wait by our television screens in the hopes of hearing our preferred movie being announced, there is one thing that's true: Boston's pride has only risen.