Word: certain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...subject, something a little more daring. Actually, once you get out of the big cities--like Boston, New York, Chicago--where there is a limited number of theaters, an independent film gets pushed out of the market. So I think especially so for regional festivals, I mean there are certain big festivals, I mean there are certain big festivals that become a great launching pad for independent films. We're the ones who actually can bring them around to areas where they probably wouldn't show...
...funny. I think there are people who you just know are going to succeed. They have a certain personality and a certain desire to get things done. And then there are people who are purely talented and don't necessarily have an outlet in their personality to get the right people. If you're not a filmmaker and you think you might want to be one, you don't necessarily have to go to a film festival and meet Harvey Weinstein. Making a film looks easy, but there something that goes into the process that you get a sense...
...subject, something a little more daring. Actually, once you get out of the big cities--like Boston, New York, Chicago--where there is a limited number of theaters, an independent film gets pushed out of the market. So I think especially so for regional festivals, I mean there are certain big festivals that become a great launching pad for independent films. We're the ones who actually can bring them around to areas where they probably wouldn't show...
...funny. I think there are people who you just know are going to succeed. They have a certain personality and a certain desire to get things done. And then there are people who are purely talented and don't necessarily have an outlet in their personality to get the right people. If you're not a filmmaker and you think you might want to be one, you don't necessarily have to go to a film festival and meet Harvey Weinstein. Making a film looks easy, but there something that goes into the process that you get a sense...
...weakness of this novel is that forced into the raw, unedited action is some cliched philosophy. Each character represents a certain mindset, an extreme faith or belief, and Teran flounders around with strained dialogue between Case and Bob and even a couple of extremely uncomfortable visits into Cyrus's mind. While it is certainly necessary that Teran explores the motivation behind the actions of these three characters, it's disappointing that they fit into predictable molds. Bob, the straight-as-an-arrow, law-abiding, conformist believes in the Christian God without question or doubt. Case, the rebellious, radical, ex-druggie...