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SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 1997: MORE FROM THE FRONTLINES

By | March 1997

Film Festival coverage direct from the bowels of Austin, Texas – editor Ron Wells and writer Merle Bertrand provide more movie reviews…

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SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 1997: MORE FROM THE FRONTLINES

[ BATTLE FOR THE MINDS ] ^ Probably the surprise of the festival, and a big time oxymoron. Who would've thought that a documentary on Southern Baptists...

THE ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL: 1997

After watching these three offerings from the SFIAAF, I felt so ridiculously fragile and misunderstood, so "The Second Sex," so... subaltern. The gravity...

15th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL: 1997

Over the past couple of I weeks I attended a pair of film festivals occurring at the same time, 1500 miles apart. Being a little cranky and burned out, ...

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FARGO SWEEPS INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS : 1997

A good ol' time was had by all as the free drinks flowed from the open bar under the tent on the beach in Santa Monica for The 1997 Independent Spirit...

OSCAR WINNERS: 1997

[ Best Picture: ] "The English Patient" [ Best Director: ] Anthony Minghella "The English Patient" [ Best Actor: ] Geoffrey Rush "Shine" [ Best...

OSCARS 1997: A VIEW FROM A COUCH

I remember watching "Footloose" last year on TNT. The one lesson I took away from the film is that it doesn't matter whether you come from a big town, or...

EDITOR ON THE LOOSE: THE OSCAR PARTIES OF 1997

It was my dream. I've wanted to do this ever since I moved to LA eight years ago. No, not receive an Oscar, or to even attend the insidiously long event...

OUR INTERN AT THE OSCARS: 1997

My name is Anthony and I work in the Film Threat office three days a week. Mostly, I transcribe interviews, do filing work and go to screenings that the...

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THE DEVIL'S OWN

In Alan J. Pakula's new film, Brad Pitt is secretly a member of the IRA hiding out in the basement of Harrison Ford's New York home. Ford, one of New...

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ANACONDA

Historically the arts have utilized the snake as a none-too-subtle Freudian phallic metaphor. In Anaconda, however, it symbolizes, well, a snake. A big...

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