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Entries from April 2007

Double Dare (2004)

April 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Documentary directed and photographed by Amanda Micheli begins in 2000, as Lucy Lawless’ stunt double on the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess - 22 year old Zoe Bell - finds herself out of work when the show ends. Bell leaves her family in Auckland and arrives in L.A., where Jeannie Epper - Lynda Carter’s […]

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Tags: Documentary · Martial arts · Master and pupil

Searching For Debra Winger (2002)

April 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Documentary directed by actress Rosanna Arquette features brief, candid interviews with about thirty of her acting peers. Conversation includes how the women have balanced work with raising a family, and what affect turning 40 has had on their screen careers.
Arquette’s inspiration for the project - which debuted on Showtime cable TV - was Debra Winger, […]

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Tags: Documentary

Children of Men (2006)

April 23rd, 2007 · 3 Comments

On the 16th of November 2027, London wakes to the following news: “The world was stunned today by the death of Diego Ricardo, the youngest person on the planet.” For 18 years, women have been infertile, and no one has been able to explain why. Anarchy has overwhelmed most of the world, but Britain “soldiers […]

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The Hidden (1987)

April 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments

After robbing a bank in Hollywood, a stockbroker climbs into a Ferrari and leads police on a high-speed chase, plowing over pedestrians in MacArthur Park. Detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) and his partners (Ed O’Ross, Richard Brooks) have been pursuing the stockbroker and help bring his crime spree to a halt. Shot up and burned, […]

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Tags: Drunk scene