Whitey Bulger, Clergy Sex Abuse Movies Featured At Venice Film Festival

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Two major scandals in Massachusetts are the subject of two new films: “Black Mass” and “Spotlight” debuted at the Venice Film Festival this week.

“Black Mass” tells the story of convicted mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, and “Spotlight” examines The Boston Globe investigation into the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal.

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David Boeri, WBUR senior reporter. He tweets @davidboeri.

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