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Kenneth Lonergan

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You can still count on Lonergan

You Can Count On Me

You can still count on Lonergan

A few notes on revisiting You Can Count on Me as we approach its 25th anniversary.

Manchester By the Sea (2016)

Twice now I've walked into a movie on a dry cold Seattle day and then emerged to become immediately enchanted by a change in the weather — to be specific, heavy snowfall. And both times, the discovery of the weather made me wish I'd spent the time

Reel Spirituality

Margaret - The Extended Cut (2012)

I'm grateful to the good folks at The Brehm Center for inviting me to contribute to their film site Reel Spirituality. And my first contribution there is about a movie I've been eager to see for several years. I can't believe I'm finally reviewing it.

Looking Elsewhere

Looking Elsewhere: August 15, 2008

THE LONERGAN RANGER What a range Kenneth Lonergan has shown: writing Analyze This, writing and directing You Can Count on Me, co-writing Gangs of New York. For a long time, fans have been waiting for Margaret's arrival. (It's been scheduled, finally, for an '09 release.

On Movies & Media

You Can Count On Me (2000)

2007 Update: It's been a few years since I've seen this 2000 film, and yet I remember moments from it so vividly. Terry and the boy taking a nature walk. The reverend informing Sammy that fornication is a sin. Sammy's office confrontation with the

Specials: Boyle's Sunshine. Lonergan's Margaret. Burnett's B.R.M.C.

Today's specials: * Danny Boyle's next film boasts a diverse cast. * At long last, Ken Lonergan, director of You Can Count On Me, is preparing another project that looks likely to star Matt Damon, Anna Paquin, and Mark Ruffalo. It's called Margaret. * Just how much