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Jerome's Razor

Reel Cinema’s latest production was recently finished in early July of 2001. Written by John Swon and Marcus Edward, Jerome’s Razor is the tale of one man’s attempt to find his meaning of life by simplifying it. Set against the scenic backdrop of the mountains of New Mexico, Jerome’s Razor combines scope, drama, action and adventure. The movie is currently making the rounds on the festival circuit.

On location in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Jerome's Razor Trailer (6.11 Mb)

WMV format. Contains strong language...

peter

To the rest of the world, Peter seems little more than a blank canvas. As a mentally-handicapped young man spending his days in a state hospital, Peter remains unmoved by his confined conditions or the bleak future that awaits him on the horizon. But behind a mask of indifference, Peter hides remarkable talent waiting to burst forth. His secret is revealed only to one, Denise, a young college intern struggling with a pessimistic future of her own. Together they face a similar challenge: give up or move on.

To the joy (read : surprise) of Reel Cinema, peter was accepted at numerous film festivals, including a few in New York City. The film was also nominated for a D.L. Mayberry Award, the Minnesota version of the Oscars. The success of this film has been tremendous and can be linked to the growth of Reel Cinema into a full-blown company. Download the full story behind peter as well as reviews of the film by clicking here.

Video clips from peter

Peter loses it | Peter's talent is discovered | A gift for Peter | Peter loses it again

Mike the sarcastic (L) | Mike the a-hole | Mike and Denise drop the gloves (L)

The judge makes a threat

WMV format. Scenes marked with an (L) contain strong language...

Music from peter
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Main Theme

Full-length Melody

End Credits

Composed by Andy Thompson

The video files contained herein are in windows media format. You will need Microsoft Media Player to view them. If you don't have the player, you can download it here. High-speed internet access users (Cable, DSL, LAN) can likely just click on the files and let them stream. Dial-up users, right click on the files, choose "Save Target As..." and download them to your computer for viewing. Your movie viewer may require special software for viewing these clips. If a window pops up asking you if it's okay to install a file, click "Yes" and wait for the software (called a codec) to install. Then, watch the movie clip.

FACTOID

peter was filmed in under a week and cost less than $10,000 to make yet played in New York right next to a multimillion dollar film starring James Earl Jones. peter was hand picked from thousands of entries to make it into the IFFM festival along with only about 30 other movies.

STAFF-STAT

During the filming of Knowing the Paper Tiger, Marcus and John rolled John's car on the highway during a rainstorm, damaging much of the equipment, making the film difficult to finish. Don't worry. They were okay, but the movie was never completed.

STAFF-STAT

Doug Aamoth, webmaster and director of marketing for Reel Cinema, is often so hyperactive on the set that he has to be told to calm down.