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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THEY ARREST WRITERS, DON’T THEY?

By | June 2006

As a film critic/journalist, part of my job involves going to bat for things I think have some sort of validity despite the fact that the majority of the public may think otherwise. “Amateur Porn Star Killer” is a hell of a film to recommend…

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THEY ARREST WRITERS, DON’T THEY?

A casual friend asked me what new project I was working on. At the time, I was currently writing the essay to accompany the DVD release of “Amateur Porn...

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With the 2006 summer movie season already in motion, after the release of such predicted box office winners like Mission: Impossible III and The Da Vinci...

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THE TOP 10 LA MOVIE LANDMARKS

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