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Music videos have always had a profound impact on my life. I grew up watching RAGE either late on a Friday night or early on a Saturday morning. RAGE has been like an institution for a lot of music lovers here in Australia for over 20 years because it\rquote s just 10 hours straight of uninterrupted music videos.

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Friday, February 27 2004
 
Music General
 

Exorcise Renny 

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With so many sequels and prequels coming out this year, the Exorcist prequel looked like the most promising. I’ve always been a huge fan of the original film and put it up there as one of the best and scariest horror films. The prequel was originally directed by Paul Schrader (writer of Taxi Driver and director of Auto Focus) and was rumoured to be in the tone of the original, focusing on story rather than gore. But when executives decided they didn’t like what they saw, they hired Renny Harlin (director of that piece of crap known as Cut Throat Island) to take over the directing reigns. They claimed they needed a director to put in some rotating heads, projectile vomit and all the rest to make it successful. So in walked Renny and out walked Schrader, along with a few cast members.

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Wednesday, February 25 2004
 
Film General
 

Credit please! 

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Woohoo! Found out today that the majority of my credit transfers got approved. This means I can concentrate on the subjects I LIKE rather than the ones you HAVE to do as core subjects. I think anyone who has studied any form of further education would agree that a lot of those first year subjects have nothing to do with your chosen career path. I also have to complete some work experience this year, so the credits will give me more time to find the appropriate company. I’d like to think that once I’ve done my experience that I will be offered a permanent position but I’m not holding my breath.

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Tuesday, February 24 2004
 
University
 
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