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- ↑ "Sundance: 'Hello I Must Be Going' Director Todd Louiso On Working With Melanie Lynskey, Quitting Acting & The Influence Of Judd Apatow". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "Review: 'Macbeth,' Starring Michael Fassbender, Awash in Gorgeous Carnage". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ Barone, Meg (September 1, 2012). "Westport showcased in town native's film, 'Hello I Must Be Going'". Westport News. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
