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First famous for his editing contributions to Easy Rider, the British born and Actors Studio trained actor/editor turned writer/director Henry Jaglom has dedicated several of his cinematic creations since his feature filmmaking debut in 1971 to exploring the many issues surrounding women and men in contemporary society.

His most recent film, Hollywood Dreams, offered a phenomenal role for its lead actress Tanna Frederick and was featured as an Official Selection at our very own Scottsdale International Film Festival, which incidentally kicks off tonight.

Nearly a dozen of the groundbreaking, experimental, and acclaimed independent filmmaker's classic works starring such notable performers as Orson Welles, Vanessa Redgrave and Dennis Hopper have been made available for the digital generation as iTunes feature length downloads, which you can learn more about below.

Tracks (1976)
Starring Dennis Hopper, Taryn Power, Dean Stockwell.
Introducing Michael Emil and Zack Norman.
With Topo Swope, Alfred Ryder, Barbara Flood
and Richard Romanus (International Rainbow Pictures).




Sitting Ducks (1980)
Starring Michael Emil & Zack Norman. Introducing Patrice Townsend.
With Irene Forrest, Richard Romanus. And Henry Jaglom
(International Rainbow Pictures/United Film Distribution).




Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
Starring Karen Black and Michael Emil. With Michael Margotta, Frances Fisher, Martin Harvey Friedberg, Robert Hallak, Larry David
(International Rainbow Pictures/Castle Hill).




Always (But Not Forever) (1985)
Starring Henry Jaglom and Patrice Townsend.
With Alan Rachins, Joanna Frank, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Kaufer, Andre Gregory, Michael Emil, Amnon Meskin, Bud Townsend and Bob Rafelson (Jagfilms/Samuel Goldwyn Co.).




Someone to Love (1987)
Starring Orson Welles, Henry Jaglom, Sally Kellerman, Andrea Marcovicci and Michael Emil.
Introducing Dave Frishberg and Stephen Bishop.
With Oja Kodar, Ronee Blakley, Kathryn Harrold, Monte Hellman, Barbara Flood
(International Rainbow Pictures/Castle Hill).




New Year’s Day (1989)
Starring Henry Jaglom, David Duchovny and Maggie Wheeler.
With Gwen Welles, Harvey Miller, Irene Moore, James DePreist, Michael Emil, Robert Hallak, Katherine Wallach. And Milos Forman
(Jagfilms/Rainbow Releasing).




Eating (1991)
Starring Mary Crosby, Frances Bergen, Gwen Welles, Lisa Richards.
Introducing Nelly Alard. With Marlena Giovi, Daphna Kastner, Marina Gregory, ElizabethKemp, Beth Grant, Savannah Smith Boucher, Taryn Power
(Jagfilms/Rainbow Releasing).




Venice/Venice (1992)
Starring Henry Jaglom and Nelly Alard. With Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, Melissa Leo, David Duchovny. And Suzanne Lanza, Diane Salinger, Marshall Barer, Zack Norman.
And John Landis
(Jagfilms/Rainbow Releasing).



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Babyfever (1994)
Introducing Victoria Foyt. With Frances Fisher, Matt Salinger, Dinah Lenney, Zack Norman, Elaine Kagan, Eliza Roberts, Charlayne Woodward, Tracy Swope.
And Eric Roberts.
(A Jagtoria Film/Rainbow Releasing).




Déjà Vu (1998)
Starring Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt and Vanessa Redgrave.
With Glynis Barber, Michael Brandon, Vernon Dobtcheff, Graydon Gould, Noel Harrison, Aviva Marks, Anna Massey. And Rachel Kempson
(A Jagtoria Film/Revere Entertainment/Rainbow Releasing).



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Hollywood Dreams (2008)
Starring Tanna Frederick and Justin Kirk.
With Zack Norman, David Proval, Melissa Leo, Karen Black, Kim Kolarich and Keaton Simons. And Eric Roberts and Jon Robin Baitz.



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Read the Film Intuition Review of Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood Dreams

Director:
Henry Jaglom

“Mmmm, I'm a star
And the audience loves me
And I love them
And they love me for loving them
And I love them for loving me
And we love each other
And that's because none of us
Got enough love in our childhoods
And that's showbiz, kid.” – “Roxie Hart” from Chicago

In her pitch perfect screen performance as Roxie Hart in the Academy Award Winning musical Chicago, Renee Zellweger played the ultimate ingénue—the quintessential star-hungry dreamer whose ambition was equally matched with her willingness to do whatever it takes to secure her fifteen minutes of fame. While in the 1920’s era Chicago, Roxie Hart’s path led her to murder, the tireless character of a young, wide-eyed hopeful girl much too eager to see her name in lights has been a favorite in Hollywood for years. Whether it’s depicted in All About Eve or in network television’s newest crop of reality programming, the recurring premise of an ambitious talent taps directly into our celebrity driven culture of a contemporary society which seems as equally dependent on gossip as we are on gasoline.

In writer/director Henry Jaglom’s latest film, we’re presented with another aspiring star, who-- and equally fitting to the archetype-- has arrived in Hollywood from small town Mason City, Iowa known to most in Tinseltown as the setting of Broadway’s The Music Man. With an encyclopedic knowledge for classic Hollywood trivia and dialogue and not above bursting into tears at an audition or fainting on cue to gain sympathy, there is something distinctly similar to Roxie Hart embodied in actress Tanna Frederick’s portrayal of Jaglom’s heroine Margie Chizek.

While we realize that she isn’t likely to resort to murder, Margie’s delusional behavior and tendency towards mania makes her an unlikely main character with whom the audience can legitimately sympathize. Even after she’s kicked out of her latest living situation for destroying the microwave, we’re always convinced (although we’re not sure she’s deserving) that she will not only land on her feet but she just may become a star and her big break appears in the form not of a knight in shining armor but in Kaz (Zack Norman) a gay film producer walking his dog in the park. Feeling sorry for Margie, he takes her to lunch only to realize he’s been hustled but he’s so convinced that her ability to lie will translate to an innate ability to perform that he sets her up in his guest home, promising he will eventually make her a star. With her other newfound benefactor, Kaz’s partner Caesar (an excellent David Proval), Margie’s Hollywood Dreams begin to come true but soon love unexpectedly enters the mix when she begins falling for the other occupant of the guest home, Robin (Justin Kirk).

Although warned that when it comes to Robin, he’s “S.B.O.” (“Strictly Boys Only”), the two seem to naturally gravitate to one another with near magnetic force as Margie starts realizing that in modern day Hollywood where the rules have been changed, Robin may only be pretending to be gay to garner more niche work. However lying about one’s orientation may not be the worst of the secrets flying throughout as every member of Kaz’s circle seems to have enough baggage to crash a jet plane.

While Robin’s storyline seems to be the most fascinating one in Jaglom’s overcrowded screenplay, especially when played to such charismatic heights by the impressive Justin Kirk, far too much time is spent fixating on Margie, who, much like Roxie Hart is fascinating enough to ensure interest for fifteen minutes of fame but ultimately not worthy of building an entire production around, despite the daring tenacity and fierce determination brought to the role by the fearless Frederick.