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In the movie “The Big Short,” there’s a scene where some of the main characters go to the S&P ratings agency and ask about how bonds get their AAA rating.

Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.

The movie also helped transform California wine country into more of a tourist destination, with boutiques and fancy hotels springing up in Napa Valley, and signs advertising tastings along Sonoma’s twisty roads.

Jay Kelly stars George Clooney as the title character - a movie star in his 60s looking back at his life and career, and re-examining how the choices he made have affected his family.

And both movies track his dogged push to perform one last time at the “Back to the Beginning” festival, which took place on July 5.