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TWO BOOTS MUSIC & FILM FESTIVAL

By | September 2001

Premieres of “Plastic People of the Universe,” “Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop”
And “Texas Night Train” Plus the Rare Billie Holiday Feature “New Orleans”…

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TWO BOOTS MUSIC & FILM FESTIVAL

One of New York City's foremost organizations for artistic nourishment, Two Boots, presents their first annual music and film festival, "Stop, Look &...

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Attorney John Pennington (Fabien Ray) had had a really lousy day by anyone's standards. Within the span of a few hours, he'd lost his job at his law firm...

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