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For Tom McCarthy, it’s WIN WIN

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

For Tom McCarthy, it’s  WIN WIN

Tom McCarthy returned to his hometown of Provinctown, N.J., for WIN WIN, his third film as a writer/director. The story of a lawyer on the verge of a financial meltdown who makes a rash and unethical choice also gave him the opportunity to revist his favorite high school sport: wrestling. A working actor with a… Read More »

Tagged With: Bobby Canavale, coach, comedy-drama, director, ethics, film, high school, lawyer, malfeasance, narrative, New Jersey, Paul Giamatti, Provinctown, Tom McCarthy, wrestling, writer

Tom McCarthy Schedules THE STATION AGENT

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Tom McCarthy Schedules THE STATION AGENT

THE STATION AGENT is an unlikely critical and audience favorite. It doesn’t adhere to any cinematic formulas, nor does its leading man, Peter Dinklage, fall into the typical leading man mold. When I spoke with its writer/director, actor Tom McCarthy, on October 3rd, 2003, the momentum was just building following several festival screenings, including an award-winning… Read More »

Tagged With: Bobby Canavale, directorial debut, dwarf, narrative, painting, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Dinklage, trains

Tom McCarthy Introduces THE VISITOR

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Tom McCarthy Introduces THE VISITOR

Tom McCarthy is not a man to be rushed, hence the five years between his debut as a writer/director, THE STATION AGENT, and his second effort, THE VISITOR. In between he continued his flourishing career as a working actor until the right inspiration struck. When we spoke on April 7, 2008, the conversation ranged from… Read More »

Tagged With: cinema, civil rights, cultural tours, director, drama, film, immigration reform, Middle East, narrative, retired professor, Richard Jenkins, screenwriter, sound design, State Department, Tom McCarthy

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