Monthly Archives: July 2001

A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

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FILM THREAT’S STAR WARS CELEBRATION! In clever use of cross-cutting, we see Star Wars fans fighting over cases of freshly opened toys intercut with shots of refugees from Kosovo fighting over food…

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A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

This feature documentary film by Tariq Jalil is about the throngs of fans who spent months waiting in line to see Star Wars Episode I. The director Jalil...

LARRY FESSENDEN: APOTHEOSIS IN WAITING

When I think of Larry Fessenden, I am reminded of the song from the musical "Funny Girl" which contains the lyrics: "I'm the greatest star...I am by far,...

WOOLY BULLY

The teenagers in Bully don't give a damn 'bout their bad reputations. In fact, they don't give a damn about anything but screwing, drugging, surfing and...

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FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN

Four years in the making, "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" is a sci-fi fantasy with breathtaking visuals and stunning alien designs unlike anything we...

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THE SCORE

Frank Oz, well-known for directing comedies such as his most recent film, Bowfinger; and even better known as the man pulling the strings behind Yoda and...

LARRY FESSENDEN: APOTHEOSIS IN WAITING (part 2)

How did winning the Independent Film Spirit Award help your reputation as an indie filmmaker? ^ I have said in the past that the award had mostly...

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NATIONAL TICKET PICKET ON FRIDAY

To protest the outrageously high price of movie tickets, DON'T see a movie this Friday July 13th. Just wait until Saturday. "We Can Do This" is an...

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RARE SAMMY DAVIS JR. FILM SCREENS

The first New York screening in nearly four decades of the 1963 film version of the Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill masterpiece "The Threepenny Opera" takes...

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LEGALLY BLONDE

OK it was cute when Film Threat decided to bag on "Crocodile Dundee III: The Search for Wrinkle Cream." After all, who besides Paul Hogan's accountant...

MOXIE IS OUT THERE

Moxie!, The Santa Monica International Film Festival in collaboration with The Italian Institute of Culture, The French Consulate and Bergamot Station...

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