Monthly Archives: July 2005

DOOMED TO FAILURE

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DJ Summit’s “Doomed to Failure” adequately sums up in seven minutes the inherent frustrations of shooting a short when you are new to the film world…

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DOOMED TO FAILURE

Low budget film shoots can be hell. Looking back it's easy to laugh and say that things weren't so bad but when it's 10AM, you have taken control of your...

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SUSPINO: A CRY FOR ROMA (DVD)

The plight of Europe's Gypsy population has been one of never-ending tragedy, ranging from enslavement during the medieval period and culminating with...

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MULVA 2: KILL TEEN APE (DVD)

Mulva (Debbie Rochon) is back ... sort of. This is a different Mulva than the one who was a zombie ass kicker, a fact brought up several times in this...

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NOVEMBER

Perhaps the easiest way to describe Greg Harrison's "November" is it's Run Lola Run meets Pi with a splash of "Seven". If that description isn't clear...

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A QUIET DRINK

“A Quiet Drink” was probably the most straightforward of all the short films I saw at MUFF. Shot-on-video and no flashy aesthetics, this brief little...

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WHAT’S SO FUNNY? (DVD)

Jessica Fischer dreamt of being an entertainer since childhood. When she moved to New York to pursue a career as an actress, she faced an uphill battle...

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ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: COMPANY (DVD)

In “Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks”, Nathan Lane quips that the reason these types of documentaries exist are because...

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MUSICALS ROCK THE AERO

The American Cinematheque presents CAN'T STOP THE MUSICALS: MORE MUSICALS FROM THE 1970's AND '80's at the Aero Theatre in Los Angeles, (July 21 - 29,...

ALL AMERICAN GIRL: NERIAH DAVIS

You grew up in a Northern California town with a population of 300. What was that like? Growing up in a town with a population of 325 was definitely an...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA”

Few movie stars experienced as rapid of a fall from grace as John Gilbert. MGM’s reigning star of the mid-to-late 1920s, Gilbert was among the most...

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