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ASBURY PARK MUSIC IN FILM FESTIVAL

THE TRUMP
SUPPORTERS
NEXT DOOR
Why hes catching fire in New Jersey

Music, film
moguls back
2016 Asbury
arts festival
Tom Bernard of Sony Classics signs
on for upcoming Music in Film fest
CHRIS JORDAN @CHRISFHJORDAN

Tom Bernard, the Jersey Shore-raised co-president

of Sony Pictures Classics, attended the inaugural Asbury Park Music in Film Festival in April.
He liked what he saw.
It reminded me of Asbury Park when I used to work
on the boardwalk in the early 70s, said Bernard, who
worked the cigarette wheel and was a guard at the former Casino ice rink. It was real spontaneous, all different types of people: movie people, people who were part
of the local scene, a part of the art scene all gathered
at this event.
As one of cinemas top movers and shakers, Bernard
has been to a few film festivals.
This was not like other festivals, Bernard said.
The people there were into the music of Asbury Park.
They were into the movies and it was all for charity.
There wasnt anyone trying to be the star of the festival
it was a celebration of what Asbury Parks been about
for so many years.
Bernards films have garnered more than 100 Academy Award nominations, and he and partner Michael
Barker were called Kings of the Art House by the HollySee FESTIVAL, Page 6A

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets guests after speaking at a campaign rally at Burlington
Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 21, in Burlington, Iowa.

This was not like other festivals. The

people there were into the music of
Asbury Park. They were into the movies

BOB JORDAN @BOBJORDANAPP

NICQUEL TERRY @NTERRYAPP

and it was all for charity.

In recent days their candidate for president has been

described as unhinged, unsuited to lead, even an
existential threat to the GOP and thats just by fellow Republicans.
The Democrats have been no gentler, calling Donald
Trump a racist, a xenophobe, a bigot and worse,
this after the GOP frontrunner proposed banning Muslims from entering the country.
The backlash, however, only has Trump backers digging in their heels, threatening to bolt the Republican
Party if GOP leaders many have soured on his candidacy try to derail his campaign.
Trump supporters in New Jersey, where he leads the
GOP pack by a wide margin, view his candidacy as a
breath of fresh air, never mind the doubters.
In interviews, they likened his candidacy to a heapSee TRUMP, Page 8A

TOM BERNARD,

CO-PRESIDENT OF SONY PICTURES CLASSICS

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Trump shakes hands and signs autographs with

his supporters after speaking at a campaign
rally on Nov. 23 in Columbus, Ohio.

IF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NOMINATION WERE TO BE DECIDED TODAY

According to the Dec. 10 Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, Donald Trump would gain the Republican presidential nomination
among New Jersey Republican and GOP-leaning registered voters, with Gov. Chris Christie finishing a distant second.

DONALD TRUMP

CHRIS CHRISTIE

MARCO RUBIO

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Delegates from 195
countries approve a historic
climate accord. STORY, 1B

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Chairs of the Asbury Park Music In Film Festival Advisory Board

Tom Donovan (from left), Danny Clinch and Tom Bernard.