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MANHATTAN ROMANCE Written & Directed by Tom O’Brien

MANHATTAN ROMANCE Written & Directed by Tom O’Brien

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Towards the end of MANHATTAN ROMANCE, Danny (Tom O’Brien, who also wrote, directed, and produced this movie) is presenting a documentary he created about New York relationships at a film festival. When an audience member asks Danny why his film lacks a resolution, Danny gives a semi-annoyed response about how life doesn’t have clean resolutions so there is no reason why films should have them either. There’s nothing wrong with that sentiment – plenty of great movies end unresolved – but when an actor/writer/producer/director expresses that shortly before the credits in his own film, it sounds like a preemptive defense of his lack of confidence in the ending of his own movie.

PALO ALTO Starring James Franco Sets Release Day

PALO ALTO Starring James Franco Sets Release Day

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PALO ALTO, the debut feature from writer/director Gia Coppola will open exclusively in theaters on Friday, May 9th in New York and Los Angeles.  A national release will follow.  PALO ALTO screened last year in the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals.  The film is based on several linked stories in James Franco’s book of the same name, chronicling the complicated ties and heightened emotions among a group of high school students. It stars James Franco, Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin, Chris Messina, and Val Kilmer.  The film features music from Devonté Hynes of the band Blood Orange and Robert Coppola Schwartzman.