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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE "SECAUCUS SEVEN?" (part 2)

By | January 2001

John Sayles debut film, “Return of the Secaucus Seven,” gave birth to the modern independent film…

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE "SECAUCUS SEVEN?" (part 2)

It's hard to believe it's been over twenty years since this film came out. Really hard. "Return of the Secaucus Seven" has no real conflict, except the...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE "SECAUCUS SEVEN?" (part 3)

"Acting is cheap," explains Sayles. "I knew I couldn't afford lots of moving cameras, and cranes and dollies, so I needed to get movement into the film,...

SUNDANCE 2001: BY THE NUMBERS

There's an old myth that Sundance skeptics like to repeat, "They only show films that already have distribution!" Out of 114 films playing at Sundance,...

SUNDANCE 2K1: DIGITAL MYTHS AND REALITY

The introduction in the 1990s of low-cost digital cameras and post-production tools to edit features for professional exhibition was heralded as the...

WHAT WILL THE TIDE BRING IN "CAST AWAY?"

THE CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times), Ron Wells (filmthreat.com), Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times), MaryAnn Johnson...

THE DEATH OF THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD (part 5)

DVD Success 101 ^ There is an alternative to this and it is not a pretty one. In my recent 2001 DVD Year In Review I came down particularly hard on "The...

THE DEATH OF THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD (part 6)

But what can I do about it? ^ There are many ways to curb this trend, and I'll discuss two here. 1. Keep yourself aware of DVD petitions around the net....

THE DEATH OF THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD (part 2)

In the beginning... ^ Even in its infancy DVD was a robust, extraordinary film medium. It was cheap enough for the average consumer to afford yet held...

THE DEATH OF THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD (part 3)

Money Squabbles ^ But not everything was peachy keen in DVD land. When you have it so good for so long, problems are bound to arise. The phenomenon had...

THE DEATH OF THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD (part 4)

The Golden Era of DVD ^ Right now we live in the golden era of DVD. When I first got into the format, the industry was so new and fresh that trailers,...

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