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LAST DAYS

By | June 2005

LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2005 REVIEW! Serving as an open homage to the last days in Cobain’s life, Gus Van Sant’s portrait of fictional rocker Blake in “Last Days” is a victory for ambitious filmmaking if not always a successful attempt at character study…

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LAST DAYS

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