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Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

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An intimate portrait of the hot jazz bandleader Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks, including a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack for the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire."

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 04/13/2017
"There's a Future in the Past" is equally balanced between its smoking-hot live performances, interviews and day-in-the-life footage. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 01/12/2017
Digs deeply enough into Mr. Giordano's world to convey the drudgery and headaches of being a bandleader: juggling personnel, scheduling, dealing with a musicians' union and lugging around instruments. Go to Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 01/11/2017
They're attempting to discover what it might have been like to hear those bands of back then blowing the doors off a joint. Is that possible? Who knows - but does it hurt to try? Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 01/22/2017
8.89/10
A lively, engaging, warts-and-all documentary. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 01/12/2017
Lovers of big-band music especially-but everyone, really-will enjoy this loving look at a man and his nostalgic mission. Go to Full Review Louis Proyect Counterpunch.org 12/16/2016
Vince Giordano is a national treasure dedicated to performances of classic jazz but never musty. Indeed, you feel like you have visited the 1920s in a time machine watching the Nighthawks perform. The film does his work justice. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Dave Davidson

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Amber Edwards

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Vince Giordano

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Dave Davidson

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Amber Edwards

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Dave Davidson

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Synopsis An intimate portrait of the hot jazz bandleader Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks, including a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack for the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire."
Director
Dave Davidson, Amber Edwards
Producer
Dave Davidson, Amber Edwards
Screenwriter
Dave Davidson, Amber Edwards
Distributor
First Run Features
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 13, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.3K
Runtime
1h 30m
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