Chaos Below Canal
New York City: the one place on earth that may, at least in the eyes of its own citizens, come…
Author: john_rodzvilla
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Portland, Oregon
Legend has it that when settlers came west by covered wagon more than 150 years ago, those seeking fame and…
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Beating the Cheat
Make it a rule – don’t ever watch six Steven Okazaki films in a row. It started at around 9…
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What’s (still) experimental?
For filmmakers, being experimental isn’t as easy as it used to be. Fifty years ago, tossing aside Hollywood’s conventions of…
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Coming Clean
David Sampliner and Tim Nackashi’s debut documentary film Dirty Work premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2004 and is currently…
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Lost Angels
I could just be romanticizing it now that I’ve moved, but in New York all the filmmakers I knew seemed…
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Rodney Evans
In the Flying Saucer café in Brooklyn, New York, Rodney Evans settles into the same chair he sat in to…
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Don’t Worry, Film Happy
After more than twenty years in the business, I decided to quit my career as a costume designer. I was…
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Sundance Feels the Burn
There are two Sundance Film Festivals. The made-for-television, glamorous, Los Angeles-chic Sundance can be seen on Entertainment Tonight and Extra:…