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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
New Reviews & The Carrots

2 New 'Heavy Soul' reviews were posted yesterday and today...

The first, at Pulp Movies:

"With Heavy Soul, Oren Shai walks the fine line between parody and homage, and does so to great effect. He clearly has a great deal of affection for the teen culture of the time, as well as for the period’s exploitation films, but this doesn’t stop him from mercilessly sending up the cultural paranoia that was also very much in evidence at the time." Continue reading...

The second, at Film Guru.net:

"Shot with a $10,000 budget and on 16mm film, Heavy Soul looks and feels more professional than a good number of features I've seen. It has good sound production (something that I appreciate more after seeing some amateur efforts), excellent use of lighting, and a clear focus on what it is trying to do. If this is any indication of what we can expect from Shai, I look forward to his first feature." Continue reading...

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Originally uploaded by zach-o-matic.
The all-girl, Austin punk band 'Finally Punk' rolled through town last weekend for two shows. They were excellent and I also learned that a part of the group forms one of my new favorite band: The Carrots. This is stripped down 60's Girl-Group gems...


The Carrots - Kissing and Telling

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