Monthly Archives: October 2004

AMERICA BROWN

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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION REVIEW! Even I am disturbed by the disproportionate importance many Texans place on a game played by mere 16-18 year-olds…

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AMERICA BROWN

It's hard to understand the importance Texas places on the game of football unless you live here. This is especially, and perhaps dangerously true when it...

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THE GRAFITTI ARTIST

If it's true that filmmakers often make films based on what they know, then let's hope that director James Bolton never buys another can of spray paint...

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THE SCREAMERS: LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO SEPT 2ND 1978 (DVD)

During the late 1970s, the L.A. group The Screamers were among the early players in the first wave of punk rock. While The Screamers made a film (the...

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DEVILS ARE DREAMING

It is usually pretty easy to summarize different categories of debut filmmakers. There are those few that come out of nowhere with something so unique and...

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AFTERMATH: THE REMNANTS OF WAR

Milton’s epic Lucifer was far more successful than his (her?) wildest imagination with the advent of “modern” warfare where, if the battles don’t...

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THE MACHINIST

You can add Christian Bale to the list of attractive actors who wreak havoc on their beautiful bodies in order to prove themselves as serious thespians. If...

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THE GRUDGE

Given the recent spate of sub-par American horror movies, it’s hardly surprising that domestic studios are looking increasingly to their more inspired...

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NIGHT DEMONS

It never occurred to me until I was watching "Night Demons" that I don’t know what gunfire actually sounds like. I’ve heard shotguns and rifles, sure,...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA”

For many years, I kept hearing about how the 1952 comedy "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla" was among the worst films ever made. Due entirely to its...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA”

BOOTLEG FILES 052: "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla" (1952 cheapo comedy). LAST SEEN: Playing online in its entirety at MovieFlix.com. AMERICAN HOME...

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