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"American Movie"

Don't you just love it when a film you've been wanting to see pops up on TV? It's happening for me tonight with American Movie on BBC 2 at 11:40 or so.

It's a documentary about a no budget filmmaker and his dreams to create an amazing horror film.

I've wanted to pick it up on DVD (region 1 - you can't buy it here) for quite some time and have heard great things about it. Plus it's a subject I can really relate to.

I just kept seeing him as Tom Green. He's kind of similar in looks, but it's the voice and way he acts that really does it.

His friend Mike (the large, quiet man, who used to love partying) was fantastic wasn't he?

Intrigued by this topic i also watched it. Rather good i thought, even if the main guy did look inbred.

I would've watched it but it most only have been a mainland showing, the dirt didn't air it here in NI.

Yeah that's it. He's making Coven so he can sell 30,000 copies and get his $40,000 budget to make a feature film. I loved it when he wrote the plan out on the white board just so he could aggressively rub it out to get his point across.

His uncle was another of the great characters that really make the film what it is. I also couldn't stop thinking how much Mark (the writer/director) reminded me of Tom Green.

Saw this a while ago, this is the guy that wants to make Coven right? Yet they argue about whether it's pronounced "Co-ven" or "Cuv-en" and he keeps getting his Uncle to finance?

Makes media students look shabby, a guy out there busting his ass instead of "learning" how to bust his ass.

Good good.

There are some fantastic characters in there, the best of which has to be Mike (who looks a lot like Kevin Smith).

Videoeoeoed it.

Well it was excellent and it seems you all missed it.

I bet people would have watched it if it was by Michael Moore. Oh well.

It's about to start.

Cheers for that.

There's actually a similar film called Storyville on BBC 2 right now. I have a feeling American Movie will be better though.