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  • Watch Chad’s film, ‘Luke and Brie are on a First Date’

    Some of you may not know that our own Chad Hartigan recently finished up his first feature, “Luke and Brie are on a First Date.”  The film played in and around the festival circuit and is finally available to buy or rent via Amazon Video on Demand.  Pretty decent price for a rental if you ask me, so give it a look if you have the time.  Here’s the trailer for the film:

  • Wishing luck

    I haven’t seen Chad Hartigan’s “Luke and Brie are on a First Date” yet.  Hopefully I’ll amend that soon enough, but the film is on the festival circuit now and hoping to land some kind of distribution.  I want to take a moment here to wish him and the film the best of luck, fresh on the heels of Aaron Katz’s success last year with “Quiet City.”  It’s a pleasure to see old friends develop as filmmakers and get their voices out there — no easy task in a profession that demands you to make a place for yourself at the table.

    The trailer:

  • 10/26 Oscarweb Round-up

    Luke and Brie are on a First Date• Tom O’Neil ponders Angelina Jolie’s Oscar hopes yet again… [Gold Derby]

    • …and rather pointlessly takes a shot at Sean Penn. [Gold Derby]

    • Peter Bart is charmed by Clint Eastwood’s development through the years. [Peter Bart]

    • Eastwood, meanwhile, offers up 12 key influences on his life in movies. [Entertaiment Weekly]

    • Peter Sciretta takes a look back at Paul Thomas Anderson’s short film “The Legend of Dirk Diggler.” [/Film]

    • Condon and Mark tap Roger Goodman to helm the 81st annual Oscar telecast. [The Hollywood Reporter]

    • Gaynor Flynn spends some time with Debra Winger, assumed by some to be a shoo-in nominee for the worst five minutes of “Rachel Getting Married.” [The Independent]

    • Howard Feinstein talks “Synecdoche, New York” with the haunted and brilliant Charlie Kaufman. [indieWIRE]

    • Ditto Rachel Abramowitz. [Los Angeles Times]

    • Harrison Ford is crowned best movie President for his performance in “Air Force One.” [Reuters]

    • Mark Blankenship digs into the differences between “Billy Elliot” on stage and screen. [New York Times]

    • Karina Longworth has some nice remarks about our old friend Chad Hartigan and his feature debut “Luke and Brie are on a First Date,” currently playing the Hamptons Film Festival. [Spout Blog]