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Wizard World Austin: ‘Gotham’ and Dancing with Greg Brady

Austin’s Wizard World Comic-Con brought three days of sci-fi, fantasy, cosplay, and generally uninhibited nerdiness to the Austin Convention Center, November 8-10. What did I geek out about? Two things. I went looking for Gotham co-star Sean Pertwee, who played Alfred, the Wayne family butler. Then a bunch of laughing …

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Austin Film Festival: Work in Progress – Story to Structure in Screenwriting

Screenwriters Ed Solomon and Max Borenstein took writers through the process, from coming up with ideas for films to writing and rewriting. For this session they were joined by guest panelist Meg LeFauve ('Inside Out,' 'The Good Dinosaur').

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Music Review: Bob Dylan – ‘Travelin’ Thru, 1967–1969, Bootleg Series, Vol. 15,’ Plus Kinky Friedman, Moody Little Sister, Steve Goodman

The latest volume of Bob Dylan's bootleg series features must-hear collaborations with Johnny Cash. Also in today's column: new albums from Kinky Friedman and Moody Little Sister, and a Steve Goodman reissue.

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Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘The Song of Names’ Starring Clive Owen, Tim Roth

Clive Owen, The Song of Names

A wartime drama of music and mystery, 'The Song of Names' emphasizes themes of faith, love, grieving, loss, and forgiveness, with historical references to Treblinka and the Holocaust.

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