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Vic Armstrong, Worlds Greatest Stuntman at Larry Edmunds Bookshop

Vic Armstrong gave a fantastic video presentation at Larry Edmunds Book Shop on July 31, covering some of the greatest stunts that he participated in, did himself, and many that he directed over the years.  His breathtaking stunt work has … Continue reading

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So You’re Going To Enter Your Film in a Festival?

The Complete Filmmaker’s Guide to Film Festivals by Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis Reviewed by Five Okay, so you have finished post-production of your first indie film and it is to die for… Now what? The simple answer is: Get … Continue reading

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Funny The Book by David Mirsch

A Review by Five. In FUNNY: THE BOOK, thirty-five year show business veteran David Misch went deep undercover to investigate the secrets of comedy, while producing a very humorous page-turner in and of itself. His mission was to explore the … Continue reading

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Hollywood Inc. and the Rise of Indie Film

Shoot It! is a revealing history of how Hollywood, with its eye on the bottom line, lost its ability to support the work of creative filmmakers; it is also a passionate portrait of the independent filmmakers who have risen up … Continue reading

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Every Night The Trees Disappear

What is it like to work with Werner Herzog?  Alan Greenberg has written his account of working on Heart of Glass, Herzog’s 1976 film about a glass worker who dies without revealing the formula to his “Ruby Glass”.  This book … Continue reading

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