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Pittsburgh Triumphant
Indie filmmakers create black-and-white horror film for the 21st Century
By Greg Goodsell, Bakotopia.com Contributor
The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. - Oscar Wilde
Jim Towns,...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Tue Sep 2, 2008 17:08:17 PDT
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Into the Zone
‘Forbidden Zone’ director Richard Elfman spends some quality time with Bako
By Greg Goodsell, Bakotopia.com Contributor
People who stumble on to the cult movie classic “Forbidden Zone” are...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:24:16 PDT
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The Origins of Fiction
By Jason Alvidrez, Bakotopia.com contributor
“Bad Mother F***er.”
What film fan hasn’t wanted to put that phrase on their wallet? Were you dying to taste a Big Kahuna Burger? And how...
Posted by Weltall
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 15:40:42 PDT
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Bakersfield Biker Flicks
Bako was host to a few biker films!
Angels From Hell (1968)
Tom returns home from Vietnam to resume his life. He decides to re-join his old motorcyle gang (the Madcaps of Bakersfield).
Bakersfield...
Posted by eduhartvt
- Sun Jun 22, 2008 02:52:49 PDT
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Alvidrez’ canon of top ten avant-garde films
By Jason Alvidrez, Bakotopia contributor
As a young cinephile, one that cares deeply about the preservation of film as an art form, I have put together a canon of films that I...
Posted by Weltall
- Mon Jun 9, 2008 20:17:40 PDT
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May 10th, 2007
Bakersfield’s porn-rock comedy band, Krotch, have just put the final touches on a locally self-produced film entitled, “Behind The Seams,” and want you to see it no matter what the cost, or Krotch for...
Posted by krotchdaband
- Sun Feb 10, 2008 21:34:13 PST
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Goth icon Vampira dies
Long before Elvira, Maila Nurmi was TV’s original ‘Mistress of The Dark’
By Greg Goodsell, Bakotopia.com Contributor
“The grief of his wife’s death became greater and...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 09:47:58 PST
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B.A.M.S. is back!
Attention film freaks — The Bakersfield Alternative Movie Society returns in 2008
By Greg Goodsell, Bakotopia.com contributor
If CGI makes you sigh, if your humor, like your clothing, runs to the dark,...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Fri Jan 4, 2008 14:12:23 PST
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Tempest in the toy box
New children’s fantasy film ‘The Golden Compass’ said to promote atheism
(Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards star as Mrs. Coulter and Lyra in "The Golden Compass." Courtesy...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 17:43:54 PST
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Rob Zombie outdid hisself with the latest Halloween movie, it really was far better than I imagined it would be. If anyone missed it, CHECK IT OUT, mostly for the laffs! He done did real good here;)
Posted by skullrider
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 15:44:57 PST
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Farming Out The Dead
I was killed at the “Zombie Farm” - and I lived to tell the tale! Special screening at The Spotlight Nov. 11!
By Greg Goodsell, Bakotopia.com Contributor
One pleasant Sunday afternoon...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 16:50:31 PST
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Kern Projections goes global
Local film fest to feature local and world cinematic talent this month, October 10 - 14 at the Spotlight in downtown!
By Greg Goodsell, Bakotopia.com contributor
The Kern Projections Film...
Posted by Bakontributor
- Sun Oct 7, 2007 22:59:21 PDT
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Happy Friday the 13th everyone!
When I was young I would get so excited to watch the Friday the 13th marathon on the USA network—back when it was still an exceedingly crappy basic cable network (and not just a crappy...
Posted by eduhartvt
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 23:05:34 PDT
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ATTENTION ALL BAKOTOPIA
ZOMBIE ENTHUSIASTS!
WANNA BE IN A MOVIE THIS SUNDAY?
CHECK THIS OUT!
For those of you who don't know… We are making a Zombie Movie called Wretched Flesh. So far we have a lot...
Posted by hecticfilms
- Thu May 24, 2007 19:10:56 PDT
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I was raised on skateboarding culture. My dad would drop of my older brother and I at Video Zone to get the newest videos, I would always pick Hollywood skateboarding movies (such as Thrashin’ or Gleaming the Cube) to the dismay of...
Posted by eduhartvt
- Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:42:26 PDT
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