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DIY FILMMAKERS: YASMINE JAFFRI'S "GET THE HELL OUT OF HAMTOWN"

By | February 1998

“The script is ready to go. I’m shopping it around, but if nobody bites I’ll just put the money together and shoot it myself”…

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DIY FILMMAKERS: YASMINE JAFFRI'S "GET THE HELL OUT OF HAMTOWN"

If you're like the average Los Angeles resident, you've had this thought at least once. Convincing someone else to make your script into a movie--...

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THE BIG ONE

Michæl Moore of "Roger and Me" and "TV Nation" sets out on a book tour to promote "Downsize This: Random Threats from an Unarmed American." Rather...

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THE REAL BLONDE

A comedy about the Hollywood system and the vapid, pretentious participants who all have dreams to "make it". In other words, its about three typical LA...

SLAMDANCE SHORT REVIEWS: 1998

The shorts below represent the notable shorts from Slamdance. (NOTE: We didn't say they were good films, just "notable.") [ JUNKY ] ^ (Directed by Tony...

SPIKE AND MIKE'S SICK AND TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION: 1998

My Dad came for a visit last week. Now, Pop isn't really a film goin' kind of guy. In fact, I had to do some pretty hefty arm-twisting just to persuade...

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BLUES BROTHERS 2000

They are eighteen years older and still can belt the out blues, but there're two very important elements missing from the original, 1980, comedy classic:...

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PALMETTO

What begins as a lush, pulpy gothic laced with intrigue quickly spins into a convoluted web of over engineered and preposterous plot twists. Woody...

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THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS

Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-Fat makes his Hollywood debut in smashing style. But anyone who has seen Yun-Fat's imported works knows that he is the...

THE TOP TEN EXPERIMENTAL FILMS OF 1997

Since experimental films and videos don't show every night of the week, and in fact usually show only once in a given showcase in a given year, it's...

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CAGED

This film has the distinction of being the worst film at Slamdance and makes one wonder why it was even programmed. The story revolves around Charlie...

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