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August 29, 2003
Amateur filmmakers score a direct hit
By BEN NUCKOLS
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
Project Greenlight greenlit a worthy project this time.
The second film produced under Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's contest for amateur filmmakers, "The Battle of Shaker Heights" is fresh, lively and funny, a heightened slice of teenage life that's unafraid to shun cliche.
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