Monthly Archives: April 2003

THE “FREEDOM” FILM FESTIVAL?

By | April 2003

If you can’t call it French, don’t bother with the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival. Guest programmer, French critic and magazine editor Michel Ciment managed to smuggle an armload of what Opening Night filmmaker Alan Rudolph calls “Weapons of Mass Enlightenment” past airport security: Films. French films, in fact…

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THE “FREEDOM” FILM FESTIVAL?

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Baghdad has been liberated, but the "Baghdad by the Bay" – as the noted columnist Herb Caen dubbed his home city – remains ever liberal. The 46th San...

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ROBBIE BRYAN TAKES A STAND

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The Stand-In focuses on wannabe actor Brian, who’s finding it hard making it in the industry as he toils away at the thankless job of standing in for...

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TURNING DOWN A PLUM ROLE

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It is not uncommon to look upon a performance and think to yourself: "Nobody but so-and-so could be better in that role!" Surprisingly enough, film history...

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THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE

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Another beautifully detailed film from Leconte ("Ridicule," "Monsieur Hire"), "The Girl on the Bridge" is a moving, fascinating film about fate, luck ......

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DEADCENTER FILM FEST WANTS YOU!

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The 3rd Annual DeadCenter Film Festival is now accepting entries for the 2003 festival, which will be held June 19 – 22 in downtown Oklahoma City....

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SISTAS ‘N THE CITY (DVD)

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A crudely Urban Entertainment has now compiled animated series made popular on the Internet are now on DVD, and the results are both hit and miss. A...

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ONE THOUSAND YEARS

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Digital video and improv are two incredibly effective filmmaking techniques. Sadly, they can also be a crutch for lazy filmmaking. I fear that the latter...

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SLACKERS MEET THEIR MAKER

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In just one weekend, filmmaker David C. King will make you feel very afraid of being a slacker ever again. On April 24th, “Twisted Weekend 3: Slacker...

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LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL IN MAY

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Get ready for the Visual Communications Film Festival 2003 - the 19th Edition of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival beginning May 1-May...

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THE YOUNG UNKNOWNS

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In “The Young Unknowns,” Charlie (Devon Gummersall) is a spoiled, young prick who’s been living large in his Daddy’s plush Hollywood Hills house...

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