Local makers of 'Boston Strangler' film talk about the journalists who made the name famous

As Hulu's"The Boston Strangler" makes its debut, we speak with local writer and director Matt Ruskin and actor Chris Cooper about their film."So I had just finished this film, 'Crown Heights,' and I was looking for something new to write about. And I started reading all the books that I could find about the Boston Strangler. I listened to an incredible podcast called 'Stranglers' and discovered this incredibly layered murder mystery at the heart of this story.

Writer-director Matt Ruskin attends a special screening of "Boston Strangler" at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in New York. "But it wasn't until I came across these reporters, Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole, who were among the first reporters to break the story and who actually named the Boston Strangler during the course of their reporting that I felt like I was really inspired to pursue making a film.""So, listen, I love true crime. I consider myself, you know, a true crime. Audience member But I didn't set out to make a serial killer movie.

Chris Cooper attends a special screening of "Boston Strangler" at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in New York. "I was lucky enough to be able to talk to both Loretta and Jean's kids to just to get a sense of who these women were, both as people and as journalists." Carrie Coon, left, and Keira Knightley attend a special screening of "Boston Strangler" at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in New York. newspaper that's been digitized. So I was able to go back and read all of the articles that they had written about the Boston Strangler. And I was able to get a sense of their voice as journalists, some of which actually made the film — I was able to pull quotes from some of their stories.

I'm sick of the glorification of serial murderers as heroes, and the depressingly ugly video of Karens and police bullies. STOP!!!

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