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Hollywood is dead. Long live Hollywood.
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The Big Pay Off
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XVI. The Cut (Part 1)
aka The Doubt
Jan 7
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XV. The Lessons (interlude)
What I've learned so far making a $15,000 movie.
Nov 19, 2025
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XIV. The Shoot (Part 2)
We were shooting around LA without permits. Then the cops came.
Nov 12, 2025
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XIII. The Shoot (Part 1)
A race against the clock in a location we can only use once. Will we make it?
Nov 5, 2025
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XII. The Stars
Introducing our cast! First shoot date is scheduled! We're already up against it!
Oct 30, 2025
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Sunday Screening
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Sunday Screening: Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Some nondē lessons from 1960s Italy
Nov 30, 2025
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"You’re going to need to give this your attention if you want it to make sense" - an interview with writer/director Cameron Andrews
Part 1
Nov 23, 2025
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Midweek Movie: An interview with "Clown-N-Out in Valley Village" director Mark Hensley
How to make a movie as a one man crew with zero budget
Sep 11, 2025
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Midweek Movie: Chan Is Missing (1982)
A formal experiment in plan, a different experiment in execution
Aug 21, 2025
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Midweek Movie: Killing Them Softly (2012)
How sound design offers production value
Aug 14, 2025
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