Former local Tift Merritt gets some prominent big-screen soundtrack time in "New in Town," a romantic comedy starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. that looks rather implausible. But Merritt's audio star turn happens late in the movie during a flashback sequence, which is set to "Another Country" (title track to her 2008 album). Fittingly enough, this part of the movie also involves Maker's Mark whisky -- which, as you can see from here, is a pretty major photographic prop in the world of devoted Tift fans.

Meanwhile, Merritt's next Triangle show is still set for May 1 at Fletcher Opera Theatre.

(Thanks, Mitch.)