AMERICAN MOVIE

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AMERICAN MOVIE

Documentary filmmaker Chris Smith follows up his 1996 Sundance Film "American Job" with another mid-western story, this time entitled "American Movie", and...

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PLAYING BY HEART

Sophomore writer/director Willard Carroll weaves together an all-star cast in interlocking parallel stories about finding love in Los Angeles. The film's...

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STILL CRAZY

Seeing "Still Crazy" has put me in a reflective mood. While I've retained much of my youthful weirdness, if I jump into a mosh pit now I would probably...

PARK CITY MADNESS

We came, we saw, we waited in really long lines and still didn't get in. But did that stop us? No! The Film Threat staff presents these film reviews and...

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MY FRIEND PAUL

Jonathan Berman was a struggling New York filmmaker who received a call from his childhood friend, Paul. While the two, as children, made super 8 films in...

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VIRUS

Remember the computer virus that Will Smith used to kick alien ass in "Independence Day?" Well in this sci-fi disaster-to-come, the aliens "are" a...

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1999

When using a party on the Millennial New Year's Eve as a metaphor for humanity, what defining trait should the main character possess? Indecision,...

SAN FRANCISCO INDIEFEST DEBUTS

The house is full for the opening night screening of "1999" at the first annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival. The sharp tang of expectation...

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IN DREAMS

Here's to the Sherman's March of cinema known as January -- the elephant's secret burial ground of BAD movies. Maybe in the future I can put myself in...

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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Memo to director John Madden: Cut it out, damn it! Keep making charming and enjoyable pictures like "Shakespeare In Love" and you'll ruin it for us grumpy...