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We had a discussion the other day about what movie holds the world's record for the most killings/deaths. Anyone know? This was prompted by watching "Kill Bill" and seeing Uma off the 88 gang with her sword. I don't know how many people were killed in "Kill Bill" but it looked like 100+. Also...

To tell you the truth, I will probably do nothing about it and eventually die from ulcers over it.

LOL :lol:

Okay, so it's okay to snitch for murder or rape? What about armed robbery? Burglary? Purse snatching? Corporate Embezzling? Check Fraud? Shop Lifting? Where is the line when it comes to crime? At what point does one become a snitch?

I saw that one coming. But "spinal research" and "copyright infringment" are both causes. I'm not getting anyone in trouble. They did that to themselves by using stolen music in a film festival. If I testify as a witness to a murder, I'm not the one is getting the killer in trouble. He did...

Logan, I don't think we are that far off from agreeing. Would I turn in a friend because he smokes weed? No. Would I drag my son into rehab if he's addicted to coke? Yes. Would I drag a stranger into rehab if he's addicted to coke? No. If I drove past a crack house on the other side of town...

BTW, Logan, feel free to use the words "narc" or "tattler". I think these forums are for frank and open discussions. If you feel that those are the best words... use em. I've made this same post on a couple of other boards and have been called a lot worse. One guy even threatened to track...

Logan, There are lots of Oscar qualifying festivals. I'm not even sure how it works. But normally a film has to show in an Orange county theater for 7 consecutive days to eligable for a nomination (or something like that). But if you win an Oscar qualifying festival you are eligable to be...

Zen, As soon as I get resolution (one way or the other) I will write an article and put it onto the film's website. I'll put a link here.

Pick Your Battles... That's good advice Logan. I'm not sure what my course of action will be, but I have been getting a lot of positive emails. Here are a couple of things that were pointed out to me that I had never even thought about. - Copyright infringement raises the rates of everyones...

Not true. The festival rules are part of a legal contract entered into between the festival and the filmmaker. I agree to pay an entry fee and in return the festival gives me certain guarantees. One guarantee is that it will operate by it's own rules. I looked at the rules again. It states...

Easily 200. My editor owns a very large post facility. They have a couple rooms with nothing but music and FX CD's for post. For months we both crated around boxes of CD's listening to music in our cars, at home, on vacation. In those 200 hours I am including my wife's time. We finally gave...

It is still an illegal act even if no charges are filed. If someone hits me over the head and steals my wallet, that is a crime. The fact that I decide not to press charges does not make it any less of a crime. We spent several thousand dollars on our short. We had a cast of 40 and a crew of...

Zen, I don't want to burn any bridges just yet. I'm just making some post to find out my options. And yes I do know for a fact that the music was stolen. The filmmaker actually told me. C'mon, he shot it on a consumer grade camcorder with the built in mic then used about a dozen top 10...

ZenSteve, I did post on other boards. I try to use the same username on all boards but sometimes my regular name is taken. This is a major long running festival. It is an Oscar qualifying festival. I was floored at the fact that they didn't care and the "wink wink" attitude towards pirated...