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BEN COCCIO: AIMING FOR “ZERO DAY”

By | September 2003

SCREENING SEPTEMBER 3RD AT NEW YORK’S FILM FORUM! Unlike Michael Moore’s grandstanding “Bowling for Columbine,” which points fingers all over the place in trying to assign guilt for the massacre, “Zero Day” literally zeroes in on the heart and soul of the matter…

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BEN COCCIO: AIMING FOR “ZERO DAY”

Where were you when you heard about the siege at Columbine? Filmmaker Ben Coccio remembers very well: he was in a pizza parlor in Brooklyn watching the...

PAUL HOUGH’S BACKYARD BASH

Mention the idea of a documentary on backyard wrestling and its underground stars and suddenly the aroma of a freshly wrecked train tickles your nose. You...

ROBERT ENGLUND: FINDING FREDDY

How has Freddy changed since we last saw him? Freddy’s a mean prick in this film, like a dog. There’s no sympathy for him whatsoever and no more fun...

KEN KIRZINGER: THE NEW JASON

Do you feel like a part of history? Can you watch a film like Friday the 13th, where there was no Jason, and say, “I’m a part of this saga?” I went...

HARVEY PEKAR AND JOYCE BRABNER: LIVING IN AMERICAN SPLENDOR

Not many people have had their lives turned into successful comic books, especially when those people are plain-old ordinary file clerks. There’s one...

PAUL GIAMATTI IN ALL HIS SPLENDOR

It was the biggest hit at Sundance and since last January, word of mouth has just been getting better. Now, with the theatrical release of American...

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HEART: CHERI LOVEDOG’S ROAD TO SUNDANCE

As any aspiring screenwriter knows, with the gigantic volume of scripts out there—it’s nothing short of a miracle for an unknown writer to get his or...

REGGIE BANNISTER: IN THE COMPANY OF ELVIS, BUBBA AND THE TALL MAN

Bubba marks Reggie’s ninth outing with Coscarelli. The pair made their respective debuts as actor and director with the 1970 film "Kenny And Company,"...

BRIAN FLEMMING: THE CINEMATIC VAGRANT WHO WOULD BE GOVERNOR

He’s assassinated Bill Gates, made the Bat Boy sing and now Nothing So Strange filmmaker Brian Flemming is getting ready to run as a candidate for...

BRIAN FLEMMING: THE CINEMATIC VAGRANT WHO WOULD BE GOVERNOR

So, how's the race for California State Governor going? Surprisingly well. It is August 3 as I write this, and I have to decide whether to file my final...

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