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June 24, 2012 John Soltes 727 Views Federico Fellini, Francis Ford Coppola, Grand Theft Auto (film), Ingmar Bergman, Jack Nicholson, John Sayles, Naked Paradise, Night of the Blood Beast, Roger Corman, Ron Howard, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Intruder, The Pit and the Pendulum, William Friedkin, William Shatner, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 2 min read

‘Corman’s World’ looks behind the curtain at the legendary Hollywood rebel

One doesn’t need to be a fan of Roger Corman’s long list of movies to learn something from Corman’s World: Exploits

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September 3, 2011 John Soltes 962 Views Alligator, Amigo, Chris Cooper, Full Metal Jacket, Garret Dillahunt, Joel Torre, John Sayles, Passion Fish, Piranha, Platoon, Sunshine State 3 min read

‘Amigo’ tells the untold story of the Philippine-American War

John Sayles is a prolific writer-director who has made several important films. From Sunshine State to Passion Fish, the man

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July 3, 2011 John Soltes 309 Views Alligator, Jackie Brown, Jaws, John Sayles, Lewis Teague, Michael V. Gazzo, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Steven Spielberg 2 min read

‘Alligator’ rips off ‘Jaws,’ trading the ocean for the sewers

For lovers of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, enduring the cheesy monster movie that is Alligator may be too trying. However, for