If you have a large family, you probably have experienced one or two wild Christmas celebrations in your time. And if that’s the case, there’s a lot to recognize in the upcoming comedy film, “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.”

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As seen in the delightfully retro trailer, “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” tells the story of a family who gathers for what might end up being the last big holiday in their home.

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In the beginning, and just for a little while, Tyler Taormina‘s “Ham on Rye” seems like every other no-budget suburban coming-of-ager you’ve ever seen, if maybe better shot. Carson Lund‘s superb cinematography, apparently influenced by photographers like William Eggleston and Stephen Shore, picks out boys riding skateboards, borrowing Dad’s Volvo, and talking about the crucial importance of boning, like it’s a philosophy, like they’re the first ones ever to have had so original a thought.

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Coming of age movies are a dime a dozen, but they normally don’t include sandwiches — that is, until “Ham on Rye.” The new trailer brings about a different coming of age story.

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The movie follows a bizarre tradition in protagonist Haley’s hometown. Kids dress in their grandparents’ clothing and make a pilgrimage to the local deli.

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Welcome one, welcome all to a new episode of Indie Beat!

Today’s guest is filmmaker and musician Tyler Taormina.

Raised in suburban Long Island, Taormina cultivated his love for sketch comedy by shooting skits with his friends on shoddy digital cameras at a young age. For awhile he was pulled towards music, playing in numerous bands and going to shows around the island. When college came a-callin’ he decided to pursue the screenwriting program at Emerson College, expecting to eventually work in television with an aim to do something along the lines of the old Nickelodeon shows he had grown up with.

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