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WENDY AND LUCY

By | November 2008

2008 AFI FEST FEATURE! “Wendy and Lucy” is an interesting film that needs the audience to serve as a mirror for Wendy’s travails and emotions…

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WENDY AND LUCY

On a sunny day in Oregon, a young girl named Wendy (Williams) and her dog Lucy pull into “Anytown U.S.A.” for the night. Wendy and Lucy are on their...

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In the 1970’s through the 1980’s there was no better songwriting team around than Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. A few of their hit songs included...

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“I don’t know the distance at all. I feel really uninformed. Like .3 mile or something like that. It’s not quite half a mile, but, you know, it’s...

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Percussionist Chad Taylor and cornetist Rob Mazurek have been leading proponents of the underground music scene in Chicago for over a decade. They are...

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