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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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    “Scala” at the Metrograph NYC July 19

    “Scala” tells the story of a beloved London repertory movie theater with tremendous affection and humor by the people who worked there and the...

    “Made in England: The Films of Michael Powell and Emiric Pressberger” opens July 12 at The Quad in NYC

    Anytime Martin Scorsese talks film I’m glued to the screen. If you’ve seen his own documentaries “A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American...

    “Japan Cuts 2024” at Japan Society July 10-21

    The 17th edition of our continent’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film, “Japan Cuts: Festival Of New Japanese Film," kicks off July 10. There...

    Two Docs about Coal: “King Coal” on PBS POV and “The Devil Put the Coal in the Ground” (Streaming July 9)

    Two documentaries about the coal industry’s ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in the Appalachian mountains are required viewing for anyone who cares...

    “This Closeness” Streams on MUBI July 3

    Only a few minutes into the film “This Closeness” I almost stopped watching it. But I’m glad I finished it; it’s a terrific indie...

    “Family Portrait” at Metrograph begins June 28

    34-year-old Lucy Kerr’s fascinating debut feature film “Family Portrait” (which won major awards at the recent Locarno Festival in Switzerland) is a “portrait” in...

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