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June 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Two-Bit Waltz: DVD

Two-Bit Waltz Director: Clara Mamet EBF Productions/Matchstick/Monterey Media Clara Mamet, daughter of David, devotee – it’s obvious – of the Wes Anderson/Noah Baumbach films of the last decade, takes a break from being a precocious, entitled 20 year old of privilege to send that up in a film she wrote, directed and acted in. Getting […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Clara Mamet, David Mamet, David Paymer, Debut, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Review, Mamet, Movie, Movie Review, Noah Baumbach, Rebecca Pidgeon, Two-Bit Waltz, Wes Anderson, William H. Macy, Writer/Director ·

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January 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Elaine Shute

Elaine Shute is a volunteer programmer at WERU-FM, a community radio station in Downeast Maine. Her show ‘On the Wing’, a three-hour eclectic mix of music, airs on alternating Mondays, and can be streamed on demand. Here are five films that have stayed with her….  1 – Breaking Away:  I love a coming-of-age story, and – along […]
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