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Amazon Falls

AMAZON FALLS (Katrin Bowen). 82 minutes. March 17 at 7 pm at the Carlton, followed by a director Q&A. Then continues in first-run at the Carlton from March 18.

FEMALE EYE FILM FESTIVAL from Wednesday (March 16) to March 20 at Rainbow Cinemas Market Square (80 Front East), unless otherwise specified. See Indie & Rep Film. femaleeyefilmfestival.com. Rating: NNN


Here’s a pic that has an amateurish feel but aptly reflects its theme: life in the schlock-movie biz.

Jana (April Telek) used to be a B movie star in a series of Amazon flicks, but she’s getting old, and that’s not a good thing in Hollywood. Worse still, she’s not prepared to accept the fact that her time is up.

Her DJ boyfriend is a druggie leech, she’s working in a sleazy club where she gets big tips for doing who knows what, and she’s constantly fantasizing that the next audition will make her an indie star.

Telek gives a performance that manages to be both over-the-top and believable, but the key to Amazon Falls is its commentary on the desperation of women seeking fame in all the wrong places.

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