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@bostonmagazine · August 5, 2026

Photo by Boston Magazine on August 05, 2026. May be an image of poster, magazine and text that says 'Bll? ይፈክ 2 었 loo REPORT A Provincetown Preview of Tony, the New Anthony Bourdain Film Star Dominic Sessa and writer/director Matt Johnson discuss P-Town and more.'.

Photo by Boston Magazine on August 05, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, poster, magazine and text that says 'The opening minutes of Tony-the 1975- set film directed by Matt Johnson about late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's first summer in Provincetown-spar burbles of excitement at a screening during the recent Provincetown International Film Festival. When Tony stops in front of Spiritus Pizza, the crowd whoops. That's our Spiritus. Those are our landmarks, our town heroes getting the big-budget love in an A24-distributed film. Boston'.

Photo by Boston Magazine on August 05, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, people smoking, overcoat, cigarette, magazine, bath robe and text that says 'B A "This is "Thisisin in every sense of the word 'an origin story, says director Matt Johnson.'.

Photo by Boston Magazine on August 05, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of magazine, poster and text that says 'Co-writer/director Matt Johnson (left) moved to Provincetown, which Bourdain described as a mixture of Times Square and the historically gay Christopher Street in New York City's West Village, for about two months as he was putting the Tony screenplay together. "I got to meet all the year-rounder lifers, and the people who gave me those stories are lot of what you will see in this movie," Johnson says. Boston'.

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Before Anthony Bourdain became an icon, he was Tony: 19, restless, and searching for direction during a life-changing summer in Provincetown. The new film "Tony," starring "The Holdovers" breakout Dominic Sessa and hitting Boston theaters August 14, explores the kitchens, characters, and chaos that helped shape the future chef and world traveler. Following an exclusive preview at the Provincetown International Film Festival, writer Nathan Tavares interviewed Sessa and writer-director Matt Johnson, who discussed the making of an origin story that’s really about something universal: becoming who you are. Read the full story at the link in bio. 🖋️ Nathan Tavares (@natewasthere) Photos courtesy A24 (Slides 1-2 by Seacia Pavao; 3 y Bob Gruen; 4 by Mae Gammino) #AnthonyBourdain #TonyFilm #DominicSessa #Provincetown #A24