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Foo-Foo Dust

Journalist-turned-director Gina Levy, co-creator of Foo-Foo Dust When Eric Johnson and I began shooting Foo-Foo Dust, winning awards was the…

20 years ago
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Richard Roe

It's the age-old quandary: "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does…

22 years ago
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The Making of Love, Life, and Laundry

Stacie Isabella Turk is an independent filmmaker from Los Angeles, California. Her first short, Love, Life, and Laundry, a well-made…

25 years ago
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The Killer B’s Return

Back in the days of the studio system, gangster films were moviemakers' bread and butter. Although they seldom won awards,…

30 years ago
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Bit Men and Hitmen

You know they’re part their prime when a Roger Corman movie receives a degree of critical acclaim, Diane Ladd ends…

30 years ago
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Another Getaway

When he died in 1977, Jim Thompson left as his legacy a handful of crime novels. Never popular during his…

30 years ago
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A Touch of Welles

The last couple of years have been pretty good for Orson Welles, even though he hasn't been around to enjoy…

30 years ago
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Triumph and Tragedy

In 1954 two exceptional films on organized labor were produced. Elia Kazan's On The Waterfront worn innumerable awards and is…

30 years ago
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The Friend or Dafoe?

Prior to Body of Evidence's theatrical release a rumor floated that if the film did not perform well, the producers…

30 years ago