FinestKind

While "Moby Dick" starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab was shot in Ireland, the film had its premiere, appropriately, in downtown New Bedford.

New Bedford native Brian Helgeland joined WBSM to discuss his latest film 'Finestkind,' shot in the Whaling City, and whether or not there could be a sequel.

Reviews were less than flattering for "Finestkind," the Tommy Lee Jones and Jenna Ortega movie filmed in New Bedford and Fairhaven and based on the SouthCoast.

The Toronto International Film Festival will host the world premiere of "Finestkind," the New Bedford-set movie starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jenna Ortega.

When you're casting a role for bridge operator in a New Bedford-based film, why wouldn't you choose a guy who's actually done the job for over 37 years? It makes sense. That's exactly what "Finestkind" producers did when they hired former New Bedford city councilor Kerry Winterson. ...

As the SouthCoast is buzzing from Hollywood productions like 'Finestkind' coming to the area, don't forget the region's own movie star, Wareham's Geena Davis.

With so many amazing restaurants in New Bedford, it must be tough for newcomers to figure out where to eat. When those newcomers are also Hollywood stars making a movie, the decision is likely even harder. Yet the cast and crew of "Finestkind" seem to have found a favorite local spot...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in May 2022.  As the final week approaches for "Finestkind" filming here on the SouthCoast, we have been receiving bits and pieces of Tommy Lee Jones sightings. While we were broadcasting from Little Village Cafe in Fairhaven on Tuesday, a source from the movie crew confirmed to us that Jones was in town. That ...

The food that was fed to the FinestKind crew has now become a part of the movie.

Right on schedule, the Brian Helgeland-directed movie "Finestkind" began filming in Fairhaven on April 20. The first set was on location at the local fisherman's bar Rasputin's. Crews began setting up Tuesday for the Wednesday shoot, and parts of Bridge and Main streets were closed to traffic in the morning to make room for a number of production tents and vans...