• 'Not Fade Away' Musical Clip Offers The Best Of David Chase's Directorial Debut

    Most of us have come to terms with being disappointed by films. Unfortunately, it happens more often than not, mostly in the summer, where a film with a fantastic trailer, poster, cast and premise ends up being terrible. In fact, it happens so often, many of us have become desensitized to it. "Oh well, onto the next…

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  • 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Fails To Shake TV Habits In Feature Directorial Debut 'Not Fade Away' [NYFF Review]

    For a feature filmmaking debut starring a cast of relative unknowns, Not Fade Away has been drawing quite a bit of attention. Because the first-timer at the helm isn't just anyone, you see -- it's Sopranos creator David Chase. If television today has shed its reputation as cinema's lesser sibling, it's because of high-quality entertainments…

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  • Is This What The Ending Of 'The Sopranos' Was Supposed To Mean?

    The final scene of The Sopranos has become something of TV legend. After six seasons of drawn out brilliance, creator David Chase places his star family in a New Jersey diner. Journey's Don't Stop Believin' is playing on the jukebox. Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) orders some onion rings for the table as the camera moves…

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  • David Chase's Feature Debut Finally Has A Title

    We're months beyond stating the obvious fact that 2012 has a fantastic slate of movies. It goes without saying. What's more interesting at this point are the films that may not be on people's radars. The top of that list, for me at least, is the feature film directoral debut of Sopranos creator David Chase.…

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