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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: INTRODUCING THE NEW STEVEN SEAGAL

By | May 2003

There are quite a few people who enjoy Mr. Diesel in every movie he’s been in. That will change if he doesn’t start picking better projects. We can fix this situation before it gets out of hand…

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: INTRODUCING THE NEW STEVEN SEAGAL

It occurred to me the other day that Vin Diesel is just a few films away from becoming the next Steven Seagal. Now, I know that Vin Diesel’s fans delve...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: GROWING BUSH FOR THE JAPANESE

I like the Argento family. Dario’s films have always been among my favorites in the horror/thriller genre, and his maniacal “Stendhal Syndrome” is...

BRING ON THE SUMMER MOVIES ALREADY!

Looking at a run down of the pictures released at the start of this year can leave moviegoers feeling rundown. Peer over your shoulder at the last three...

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FOOTAGE FETISHES: “REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS”

Absolute beginners You kids today – with your MTV2, your wireless Internet, and your action movies that actually have action in them. Like countless...

FOREVER LESLIE: A TRIBUTE TO LESLIE CHEUNG, 1956-2003

You want to believe it was some tasteless April Fool's Day joke, that a ghost had called Leslie Cheung back from that 24th floor balcony, convincing him...

A P.A. SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW NOT TO SHAKE HANDS WITH DANGER

It doesn't matter what type of movie you are making. From Hollywood, all the way up to porno, the first step towards greatness usually begins as a P.A....

A P.A. SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW NOT TO SHAKE HANDS WITH DANGER

1. Availability Do you have a decent calendar or daily planner handy? Get one and make sure you use it. Be sure to write down every appointment, gig, or...

TALKING PICTURES: BOOK CLUB

Inside a tiny upstairs theater within the Rafael Film Center, in San Rafael, California, Stone Reader, the stirring new documentary film by Mark Moskowitz,...

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