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	Reel Talk: Jen's Movie Reviews by Jen R. · Hollywood/Set The summer's big movies, graded on a five-popcorn scale by a film buff who works the concession stand.
	The B-Movie Bunker by Vince Caputo · Hollywood/Lot Reviews of the finest terrible movies ever made, with a five-skull rating scale.
	Extra! Extra! Diary of a Movie Extra by Lauren Beckett, Los Angeles · Hollywood/Studio What it's like to be a background extra: the calls, the waiting, the craft-service table.
	Our Small-Town Movie Palace by The Friends of the Rialto · Hollywood/Theater Saving a 1927 single-screen theater: the history, the restoration and the fall 1999 classic film series.
	Autograph Hunting by Lorraine Kaplan · Hollywood/Boulevard Collecting autographs by mail and at premieres since 1974: etiquette, the SASE and the ones that came back.
	Film School Applicant by Danny Reyes, 18 · Hollywood/Academy Applying to film school: the portfolio, the short film shot on Hi8, and the waiting.
	Old-Time Radio Corner by Walt Pruitt · Hollywood/Bungalow Collecting and listening to radio shows of the 1930s-40s on cassette: the shows, the tape trading and the history.
	The Assistant JOURNAL by Daniel Cho · Hollywood/Studio An agent's assistant in Beverly Hills writes about his screaming boss, his parents' dry cleaners and a girl his mother likes.
	Script Girl JOURNAL by Irene Castel · Hollywood/Bungalow A retired script supervisor who worked on television for thirty years writes about her memories and moving into her daughter's house.
	Be Kind, Rewind JOURNAL by Wendell Fry · Hollywood/Set A Blockbuster clerk in Tucson who left film school to come home keeps a journal of late fees, new releases and the screenplay he can't finish.
	Reel Me by Desmond Clay · Hollywood/Theater A twenty-four-year-old projectionist introduces himself entirely through movie references.
	Out of Frame by Viola Chen · Hollywood/Hills An aspiring cinematographer writes about light, her grandmother, and learning to see.
	The Burkittsville Question by Lorraine Beachley · Hollywood/Lot A library reference assistant near Burkittsville weighs whether there was ever a real Blair Witch legend before the movie.
	The Heart of the Ocean by Marisa, 14 · Hollywood/Boulevard A page for Leonardo DiCaprio and Titanic: all about Leo, his movies in order of love, and why I've seen Titanic seven times.
	INT. RUDY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT by Rudy Kasparian · Hollywood/Lot Scenes from the screenplays I write after my shift at the video store. Read them and tell me what's broken.
	ID4 Command Center by Brendan, 15 · Hollywood/Academy Everything I know about Independence Day: the characters, my top 5 scenes, the times I've seen it, and who the real hero is.
	Staff Pick: Stanley Kubrick by Nora Kincaid · Hollywood/Set Stanley Kubrick, 1928 to 1999, from a video store clerk in Austin: the facts, where to start, and all thirteen films with her notes.
	T Time: A Tribute to Mr. T by Terrence Myers · Hollywood/Bungalow A thank-you to Mr. T from a South Side Chicago fan who grew up on The A-Team and actually drank his milk.
	The Meade Family Movie Guide by Larry Meade · Hollywood/Studio Can the kids watch it? Straight answers from a dad of two, plus the trophy case: six awards and counting.
	A Hundred Years of Hitch by Theresa Alexander · Hollywood/Theater Alfred Hitchcock was born a hundred years ago this August. A retired librarian's twelve favorite films, his cameos, and Vertigo's San Francisco.
	Franklin's Radio Room by Franklin Costner · Hollywood/Bungalow Sixty-three old tube radios, every one of them playing, in the back bedroom of a retired TV repairman in Springfield, Missouri. Come in and turn one on.
	The Land of the Dead Travel Bureau: A Grim Fandango Guide by Lisa Bronson · Hollywood/Bungalow A Grim Fandango walkthrough in four years, like the game: a hint first, the answer if you need it, and nothing spoiled before you get there.
	The 007 Dossier: Tony's James Bond Page by Tony Bowers · Hollywood/Studio All eighteen Bond films ranked, the five Bonds, my Corgi Aston Martin, and counting down to The World Is Not Enough on November 19.
	Sold on Tom Hanks by Lou Alday · Hollywood/Boulevard A Sacramento real estate agent ranks every Tom Hanks movie since Splash in SOLD signs, and counts down to Toy Story 2 and The Green Mile.
	GODZILLA WATCH '98!!! by Joseph, 13 · Hollywood/Hills 3 DAYS until GODZILLA!!! Everything we know, the old Japanese movies ranked, rumors about what he looks like, and my opening-night plans.
	Every Frame a Computer: Colleen's Toy Story Page by Colleen Schmit · Hollywood/Studio The first movie made entirely on computers! What Pixar pulled off, why it matters, and my own ray-traced tribute (coming soon).
	Under the Stars: A Drive-In Theater Logbook by Jessie Thomas · Hollywood/Bungalow Twenty-three drive-ins in five states, rated on screen, sound, snack bar and the intermission. My logbook, drive-in manners, and what I saw this summer.
	The Giant Who Chose: An Iron Giant Page by Alexander Teed · Hollywood/Theater Five weeks ago my son and I saw the best animated movie in years, and hardly anybody else did. Why The Iron Giant matters, what it gets right about 1957, and please, go see it while you still can.
	The Halloween Yard Wars of Maple Court by Jeannie Landreth · Hollywood/Lot In 1996 I put out three jack-o'-lanterns. Then Doreen across the street put out four. Four years later we have fog machines. The whole history of the Maple Court Yard Wars, and this year's plan (classified).

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