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    “Getaway Car” Playlist

    Whenever I work on a screenplay I put together a playlist of songs that suggest the mood of the film. They aren't necessarily songs I hope wind up on the soundtrack if the film ever gets made but playing them while I write helps to maintain the tone I'm looking for in the story. After finishing a TV Pilot that took me forever to finish I'm now back to work on a bank heist film I've been thinking about for years. "Getaway Car" began with an idea about a...

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    “Who By Fire” at Film at Lincoln Center March 14

    The Canadian domestic drama "Who By Fire" has received wide critical praise–Steve Dollar has named it as his favorite film of 2025 so far....

    MoMI First Look 2025 Shorts, March 12-16

    In addition to the 23 feature films being screened at the Museum of the Moving Image's First Look 2025 Festival this week (March 12-16),...

    “First Look 2025” at MoMI, March 12-16

    The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens is presenting its fourteenth edition of the "First Look" festival this week, running from March 12...

    Every Film I Saw in 2024

    Above: "Do Not Expect Too Much For The End of the World" (My favorite film of the year.) (in the order that I saw them;...

    DOC NYC 2024: “My Sweet Land,” “Yalla Parkour” and more

    Here are brief reviews of some of my favorite films from this month's DOC NYC festival. "My Sweet Land" is a briskly paced, beautifully edited...

    “Soundtrack for a Coup D’etat,” “Hangdog,” “Murdering the Devil” and “The House From…”

    "Soundtrack for a Coup D'etat" is a fascinating and highly entertaining study of the unexpected relationship between some famous Jazz musicians and the C.I.A.-backed...

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