On Broadway

Sweet Talk

From the brain flow of Paste's Editor At Large:

Some nefarious music hounds from Decatur twisted my outsized ego into creating a dialogue littered with opinionated recommendations and myopic rants. Therefore, to put a smidgen of decency back into nepotism, I have stolen the title "Sweet Talk" in homage of my father who had a weekly sports and leisure column of the same in the early 70's that was syndicated in several small town newspapers in the land the gods made great, New England (sans Connecticut of course). Luckily this space will focus more on sporting leisure, my favorite kind.

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Working on independent film is always a labor intensive experience, but when the payback is helping someone fulfill their dream it’s worth every minute. Since I have had the good fortune of seeing a script of mine make it to the big screen due to the tireless efforts of underpaid and over taxed cohorts, I try to help others navigate through the hellish process. Thankfully the the last film’s I worked on, an indie out of Boston called On Broadway, starring Joey McIntyre (of New Kids On The Block fame), Eliza Dushku, Mike O’Malley, with excellent cameos by Amy Poehler and Will Arnett makes it’s debut this weekend at The Boston Independent Film Festival.

This is a real homecoming for the film’s writer/director, a good old Boston kid named Dave McLaughlin. On Broadway tells the story of a blue collar guy turned playwright who stages a production of his work in the back of an Irish pub. With shades of the Fully Monty and Waking Ned Devine, the film captures South Boston’s street charm and gruff heart through its endearingly sardonic ensemble who all seems to be dealing with issues of loss and fleeting dreams. Finding the right music to accompany was pretty easy since it was decided early on that it should be as Boston centric as possible. Luckily Bill Janovitz agreed to write and produce the score, and other local heroes such as Rubyhorse, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Frank Smith, and the Pernice Brothers all chipped in to provide a true beantown soundtrack of which every Masshole could be proud. (Check out the TRAILER )