Two of Boston's longest-running stories and scandals have hit the Venice Film Festival as Hollywood movies. One of them, “Black Mass,” comes with a big star, big buzz and the name James “Whitey” Bulger. David Boeri of Here & Now contributor station WBUR in Boston brought us this report from Venice.
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