Tom Allen

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Oh My God: Peter Rodger Talks Religion

There is one universal question that never fails to stir up passion, curiosity, self-reflection and often wild controversy: "What is…

14 years ago
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Becoming Jodie Foster

Clockwise from upper left: Foxes (1979); The Accused, (1988); Carny (1980); Home for the Holidays, (1995); The Little Girl Who…

28 years ago
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Carty Talkington Hits the Mark with Love and a .45

In Love and a .45, writer-director Carty Talkington has created a stylized, darkly comedic journey through the contemporary American landscape…

30 years ago
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Is Film School Worth It?

The rush to film school continues unabated, and considering the film industry's growth and bright prospects in the emerging Cable…

30 years ago
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Back on the Mainscreen

The feature film format has not always been as dominant a factor in the motion picture industry as it is…

30 years ago
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Steady as He Goes

When it's released, the low-budget Seattle feature House of the Rising, currently in post production, will break new ground by…

30 years ago
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Cut to: The Quick

"I just disagree with the whole student-teacher apparatus," he states plainly. "Basically, if the teachers are working or practicing artists,…

30 years ago
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Learning the Biz

By now we've all heard the adage about film school being to the 90s what business school was to the…

30 years ago
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“Making it” in Super 8

Once upon a time, long before commercial moviemaking became the passion of every Tom, Dick and Mary in America, Super…

30 years ago