MIDDLEBORO HOSTS ANTONIO BANDEROS FOR FILMING OF ANTHONY BOURDAIN MOVIE

Middleboro recently went Hollywood as scenes were filmed in town for the upcoming movie about celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain that will feature Antonio Banderas.

The film industry really has taken a liking to filming on the SouthCoast in recent years. The filming for the Bourdain biopic mostly took place in and around Lolans Farm. We knew they would be shooting in Massachusetts but were unsure of exactly where and when. The last we heard a few months ago, they were still casting for the film.

Tony, the Bourdain biopic, follows the chef's early life and career. Many of us remember Bourdain as a one of a kind character that was relentless in the kitchen.

While the role Banderas is playing in the biopic has been pretty hush hush, we can tell you now that he is playing the role of a local chef that had a big influence on Bourdain and introduced him to the farm-to-table concept.

Dominic Sessa will be playing Bourdain.

While Bourdain was born in New York and spent most of his young life in New Jersey, he ventured up to Massachusetts during the early days of his cooking career and worked at a few seafood restaurants in Provincetown and most notably, The Lobster Pot.

READ MORE: Anthony Bourdain's Love of Food Began on Cape Cod

The production company behind producing the biopic is Massachusetts-based A24 Films Inc. and it will be filming in more locations towards the Cape in the coming weeks. Several of the production company's employees actually played some on-screen small filler roles.

According to this recent Facebook post, the film may be on the big screen within the next four to six months with plenty of familiar back drops of our great state.

We have heard from numerous sources that Bourdain was kind and very professional all while immersing himself in the local culture and food.

Filming will continue through most of July so if you head towards the Cape you may find yourself rubbing elbows with Banderas.

We will keep you posted on where you will be able to catch this film closer to its release date.

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The Democracy Index Joyce Vance Jun 21 This week’s edition of The Democracy Index is especially important. We write every week with people who have less time to engage with the news in mind. Our goal is to convey the most important developments and throughlines, so everyone has access to information about what’s happening to our democracy. There are an overwhelming number of significant developments taking place simultaneously right now. You may be noticing a resurgence of people who have stopped paying attention. We write, “In spans like this, the urge to tune out, to become desensitized, to accept apathy becomes increasingly compelling. This maneuver is part of the authoritarian playbook.” Trump’s assault on democracy isn’t going to stop if people look away. The hard work of being an American citizen demands that we all engage, especially those in positions where they are still not personally affected. We all know Martin Niemöller‘s writing, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist…” We are living in one of those moments. Reading The Democracy Index weekly can help people stay on top of the most important news and encourage them to use our interactive features to go deeper in areas that interest them. This week we’ve gone into a little more detail than usual, because of the turning point we are experiencing. There is a lot to consider and we put it into context. I hope you’ll share this week’s edition widely with friends and family so that everyone understands the dangerous moment we are in. The Democracy Index is available for free, because knowledge matters. We’re in this together, Joyce

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It’s the United States of America, not a dictatorship. So why are immigration agents wearing masks, concealing their identities, refusing to show badges, and rounding up people without warrants? Just this week, we watched as masked ICE agents arrested NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for demanding to see a warrant before letting go of an immigrant legally in the United States who was being abducted, rushed to jail and set for deportation without due process. In Los Angeles, masked agents sparked protests after violently arresting alleged immigration offenders in plain clothes without badges. It’s happening in Boston, San Diego, and Chicago. It’s happening in courthouses, schools, and hospitals nationwide as ICE agents show up masked, unidentified, and unaccountable. Workers, students, and families are being arrested like criminals, with no warrants and no rights. We must demand an end to these rogue operations and restore accountability. Demand Congress investigate ICE and pass legislation that protects the public from anti-American tactics, including masked agents, officers without identification, no reading of Miranda rights, and warrantless arrests. Sign and Send This is America. Law enforcement is supposed to wear badges and identification. They show their faces. They read you your rights. When ICE violates every one of those principles, it isn’t protecting the country. It’s undermining it. ICE claims it’s for “officer safety.” But what about the safety of everyday people who can’t tell if these masked men are law enforcement or violent impersonators? What about the civil rights of legal residents swept up in these raids without cause? Whether it’s local officials, like NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka or members of Congress, like Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. LaMonica McIver, even elected leaders have been arrested or handcuffed trying to observe or intervene in illegal ICE operations. All of this is happening as people whose names never make the news -- neighbors, workers, critical members of our communities -- are being locked up and then deported without due process. Students are taken for speaking out. Parents are arrested outside of schools. Workers are dragged from job sites by masked men with no badges and no warrants. No one is safe when law enforcement abandons law itself. Demand that Congress investigate ICE and pass legislation that protects the public from these anti-American tactics now. Together, we can end these masked raids and restore the rule of law. - LeeAnn LeeAnn Hall Director, National Campaign for Justice SUPPORT OUR WORK

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News That’s Horrible For Trump Wins in NY and Louisiana, upcoming protests, AOC speaks out, and more Scott Dworkin Jun 22 Our democracy is under attack. The truth is one of the best ways to fight for it. Which is why I’m happy to dig through Trump’s avalanche of lies every single day, and provide you with the facts. Thanks for being here, and happy Sunday. Let’s dive in. On June 28th, Elon Musk’s birthday is being “celebrated” with protests at Tesla dealerships and showrooms across the world. There are also demonstrations on July 4th, and on July 17th a mass protest is planned to honor the late great John Lewis. GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman hosted another town hall in Wyoming, and it didn’t go well. Hageman acted shocked when she was booed, and said folks who are concerned about Trump’s big evil bill potentially letting the Trump regime sell federally protected land are being “silly.” No, they aren’t. And we will push against it—hard. Meanwhile, Dem Rep. Eric Swalwell held a town hall in GOP Rep. Young Kim’s district in California. Swalwell slammed Kim, stating: “She’s been ordered by Republican leadership to not speak to you. You shouldn’t have to pay to go to a fundraiser to talk to your member of Congress. So, to that I say, to hell with her. I’ll show up. I’ll talk to you.” NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation yesterday that allows voters to accept food and drinks while waiting in line to vote. It’s beyond ridiculous that any state would outlaw this in the first place. It’s just another clear form of voter suppression. Hochul said: “Our democracy works best when every eligible voter has a chance to cast their ballot … Providing water to voters waiting in line is a common-sense way to ensure New Yorkers have an easy, safe and secure experience in the voting booth.” A federal appeals court ruled that Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms, is unconstitutional. “This is a resounding victory for the separation of church and state, and public education,” Heather Weaver of the ACLU stated. ****THIS DEFINES LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS' STUPIDITY! **** It sure is. What a ridiculous waste of time, money, and energy. Louisiana’s lawmakers should focus on fixing their schools instead, which are ranked #37 in the US. Mahmoud Khalil finally returned home yesterday—making his way through the airport with his wife, newborn baby, and Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at his side. “Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice,” AOC said. Sen. Bernie Sanders continued his Fighting Oligarchy tour with a roaring crowd in Shreveport, LA last night—the home of Speaker Mike Johnson. Shortly after, he did another event in Tulsa, OK. He was in McAllen, TX on Saturday. Sanders learned about Trump’s attack on Iran during his Tulsa speech. After sharing the news with the audience, they immediately broke into a booming chant of “No More Wars!” Sanders then said: “It is so grossly unconstitutional. All of you know it. That the only entity that can take this country to war, is the US Congress. The President does not have the right!” AOC said Trump’s “disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers … It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.” I agree. But our biggest focus right now—by far—is pushing back against Trump’s evil budget bill. We won’t let him distract us from that, no matter what. We can walk and chew gum while spinning plates standing on one leg wearing stilts. We’ve done it before. Our Contact Congress campaign is reaching Senators and Reps. thousands of times a day. And our social media pushes are enormous, generating billions of impressions per month. We don’t just cover the news—we also take action, and provide measurable results. We have no billionaire bosses, no shady advertisers, and no big donors trying to control us. We’re 100% independent—funded entirely by our readers. And we must keep it that way. So if you haven’t already, and you’re able, please become a paid subscriber today: No matter how you subscribe, thanks for all you do. Onward! Scott Here are our contact Congress campaign links: NEW: Tell Your Members Of Congress to Call on Kristi Noem to Resign: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-demand-kristi-noem-to-resign NEW: Push Trump to order the National Guard to leave LA: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-push-trump-to-order-the-national-guard-to-leave-la/ NEW: Tell Congress: Protect Funding for NPR and PBS https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-protect-funding-for-npr-and-pbs/ Contact link for Senators regarding Trump’s garbage budget bill: https://tinyurl.com/ycx8m974 Stop Trump's wasteful and authoritarian birthday military parade: https://tinyurl.com/4w8z7v6t Urge Trump to drop the charges against Judge Hannah Dugan: https://tinyurl.com/4d8b36ed Push Congress to Impeach Trump: https://tinyurl.com/8u6xd8c9 Demand Pete Hegseth’s immediate resignation: https://tinyurl.com/y7acxswk/ Stop Trump from dismantling the Dept. of Ed: https://tinyurl.com/69esmv56 No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security—EVER: https://tinyurl.com/yyrm659y Prevent DOGE from stealing our data: https://tinyurl.com/2e2s6vcz Stand with Ukraine over Russia: https://tinyurl.com/2fnjthur Vote NO on the SAVE Act: https://tinyurl.com/4rhzpyam Save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau https://tinyurl.com/mvx3h2wf Save the Department of Veterans Affairs: https://tinyurl.com/4425w7x5 Cap credit card interest rates at 10%: https://tinyurl.com/fmd99j9e Deny Trump recess appointments: https://tinyurl.com/2rb3d6tr You can volunteer for the Watchdog Coalition here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-the-watchdog-coalition/ Fair Share Bus Tour: https://bus.fairshareusa.org/ See more info on July 17 protest here: goodtroubleliveson.org Check out my post that has protest images from all 50 states: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/millions-protest-peacefully-against Watch my chat with Jess Craven: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/live-with-jess-craven-and-scott-dworkin-bcf Watch my interview with Aaron Parnas: https://tinyurl.com/45wfbwhw Watch my interview with Joy Reid: https://tinyurl.com/w7ehkvd5 Watch my interview with Michael Fanone: https://tinyurl.com/3z5ujdpu Watch my chat with Jess Craven here: https://tinyurl.com/ytufjz4f Find Indivisible events here: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/ Find the 50501 event near you here: https://tinyurl.com/2syxmbfc Find the closest Tesla Takedown event to you here: https://tinyurl.com/3zpkdsd8 Follow us on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/thewatchdogco.bsky.social And the Congressional switchboard phone number is (202) 224-3121 I am so outraged, it's difficult to know how or where to begin - this is NETANYAHU'S WAR that Trump was STUPID enough to get drawn into. If IRAN produced BROCCOLI, they would not have been BOMBED. During Trump's first reign of terror & stupidity, he was surrounded by informed people, experts who swore an OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION - worked to protect the nation. 2 TIME Trump has surrounded himself with incompetent BOOBS or wealthy profiteers who promote policies that enrich themselves. They'll benefit from higher interest rates & insider trading & offshoring their investments. DHS fired people who oversee infrastructure hacking by other nations into local energy grids, power plants, nuclear power plants, water systems, traffic control....anything they can hack into & disrupt function. Last week there was a notice circulated regarding a MASSIVE DATA BREACH, recommending CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS. TRUMP, DOGESH*T, NAZI MUSKRAT destroyed ANY PROTECTION! Before condemning IRAN, it's important to understand the HISTORY! MUSLIMS take great pride in EDUCATION & they remember what the US has done to IRAN! Most recently, POPPY BUSH armed IRAQ & IRAN to fight each other, arms for IRAN smuggled through ISRAEL. FWIW - ISRAEL has nuclear weapons. POPPY BUSH provided WMD for both nations - different WMD to determine which nation used them. IRAQ did not produce WMD - there was lengthy & boring testimony before the UNITED NATIONS documenting what was NOT discovered after painstaking testing & research. A WAR BASED ON LIES! JOHN KERRY negotiated an AGREEMENT with IRAN & there were UN INSPECTORS in IRAN who determined that IRAN was abiding by that AGREEMENT - it was TRUMP at the urging of ISRAEL who abandoned that AGREEMENT! As soon as SYRIA fell & ASSAD was removed, ISRAEL was in the GOLAN HEIGHTS - rather than unconditional support for ISRAEL, consideration of ISRAEL'S PROVOCATION needs to be addressed. The US overthrew a DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER, MOSSADAGH who threatened the BRITISH CASH COW, BP & installed the brutal SHAH. Interesting POST SCRIPT - IRAN had no COWS, but the SHAH built a DAIRY PROCESSING PLANT & produced MILK. There have been previous leaders of IRAN with whom the US could have negotiated & changed the course of the relationship - NO! The US ignored those opportunities! The US & ALLIES imposed an agreement that restricted IRAN's ability to develop its OIL RESERVES. It was part of the WAR penalties to control the nations that created WAR in the Middle East - remember that the ALLIES created nations & installed THUGS to genuflect to the WEST. By TRUMP bombing IRAN, he has invited CHINA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA & anyone else to provide ARMS to IRAN - a proxy WAR! TRUMP has also invited potential terrorist attacks on US SOIL for which the US is unprepared having fired all significant personnel who monitor such things. TRUMP has also previously threatened the use of NUCLEAR WEAPONS using the illogic that the US did it once successfully, he can do it again....ignoring the consequences. TRUMP proposing using NUCLEAR WEAPONS on GAZA. IRAN responded by BOMBING ISRAEL - anticipate that WAR MONGER NETANYAHU will respond with threats of retaliation. As always ESCALATION!