WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts "Islander" Charts New Course By Andrea Shea Listen to story (Real Audio) Lobstermen meet at the fish house in "Islander" BOSTON, Mass. - March 12, 2007 - A new independent film, shot off the coast of Maine and starring Maine lobstermen, has been making waves in its home state. The producers of 'Islander' bent over backwards to keep their little movie 'real.' Now the drama is seeping beyond Maine's borders into Boston...and beyond. WBUR's Andrea Shea reports on 'Islander's' unusual course and how the film might fare outside Maine. RELATED LINKS Official web site for "Islander," the movie. "Islander" Movie Trailer on YouTube MySpace page for "Islander," the movie Fish and Film Images of the people and places that are the backdrop for film about life on a remote Maine island.    From The WBUR Newsroom Expert: Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Could Rise To 8.1 Percent By 2010 BOSTON (November 20, 2008) A UMass Boston public-policy professor says Massachusetts could see its jobless rate rise to 8.1 percent in the next two years. Mass. Umemployment Rate Rises To 5.5 Percent BOSTON (November 20, 2008) The Massachusetts unemployment rate climbed to 5.5 percent last month, up from 5.3 percent in September. DiMasi Wants Fresh Consideration For Gas Tax Hike BOSTON (November 19, 2008) House Speaker Sal DiMasi on Wednesday made the clearest statement yet by a top Beacon Hill official that raising the state's 23.5-cents-per-gallon gas tax could be a good idea, releasing a statement suggesting the levy as an alternative to doubling tolls. Romney Adamantly Opposes Auto Industry Bailout WASHINGTON (November 20, 2008) Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is standing steadfastly behind the forces opposing a $25 billion "bridge loan" for struggling Detroit auto manufacturers.				Sponsor