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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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    “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” at Film Forum & Film at Lincoln Center October 16

    54 years ago, film director William Greaves filmed a four hour meeting of artists and writers who had been part of the Harlem Renaissance....
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    “mother, you have not died yet. but you will. and when you do, you will finally be alive again.” at the Camden International Film...

    Indian South African filmmaker Advik Beni's enchanting and mysterious movie "mother, you have not died yet. but you will. And when you do, you...
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    “The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs” at TIFF

    In the opening scene of "The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs" we see an elderly, short Peruvian woman cutting the bark off a mahogany tree....
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    “The Natural State” at Telluride Film Festival 2026

    I had never heard of Uppaluri Gopala (or "U.G.") Krishnamurti before seeing the new documentary "The Natural State," which just had its premiere at...
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    “The Gas Station Attendant” at DCTV Firehouse Cinema Beginning June 12

    The joyous and mournful documentary "The Gas Station Attendant" tells the story of an American woman's Indian-born father who escaped poverty as a young...
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    “Been Here Stay Here” at Quad Cinema May 15

    "Been Here Stay Here" is a poetic, immersive eco-doc that reminds me of the best work of Frederick Wiseman. It opens at NYC's Quad...

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