Monthly Archives: March 1998

DOING TIME FOR PATSY CLINE

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This Australian comedy tracks the fantasy and real life adventures of a young outback lad…

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DOING TIME FOR PATSY CLINE

This Australian comedy tracks the fantasy and real life adventures of a young outback lad who loves American country and western music. Part western, part...

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FUNKYTOWN

"Funkytown" is a documentary filmed in the traditional shaky-handed, Hill Street Blues style about several Minneapolis bands playing in clubs and hoping...

DIY FILMMAKERS: JULIAN STONE SAYS "FOLLOW THE BITCH"

[ THE MOVIE: ] "Follow the Bitch" [ THE SCOOP: ] ^ A fresh, edgy comedy that pits the testosterone-soaked all male world of poker, beer, and cigars...

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THE NEWTON BOYS

Richard Linklatter's latest film, "The Newton Boys," a western/gangster hybrid, is an exactingly made look at one of the most successful bank robbery...

GUNFIGHT IN THE CAPITAL CITY, PART 1!: AN INTRO TO SXSW VS. THE 30TH PARALLEL FE

Scientists drool over opportunities to study rare phenomena as they happen, such as the Shoemaker-Levy comet smacking into Jupiter or the formation of a...

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WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE

Director Phillip Messina's With Friends Like These . . . is a Hollywood comedy (in the vein of The Player ) about a group of friends (Robert Costanzo,...

THE SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: 1998

It was cold, wet, and raining as I drove into Santa Barbara for the 13th International Santa Barbara Film Festival. The perfect day to spend inside...

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THE PROPOSITION

Lesli Linka Glatter's "The Proposition" is a beautiful, technically perfect period film set during the 1930's. Kenneth Branagh plays a Catholic priest who...

THE NEW YORK UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL: 1998

The opening night bash was RSVP only -- fest filmmakers and press weren't allowed in without an invite! I knew NYUFF was hip, but too hip for the...

THE OSCARS 1998: AND THE WINNERS ARE…

[ BEST PICTURE ] ^ Winner Best Picture: "Titanic" ^ Should Have Won: "L.A. Confidential" [ BEST DIRECTOR ] ^ Winner Best Director: James Cameron,...

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