Everybody's a critic

If there's one factor film students love greater than watching movies, it's talking about their opinions of movies. Just Seen It, started by recent U. of La film school graduate David Freedman, allows a team of recent USC grads and current masters and doctorate film students to accomplish just that. The Appropriate Seen It group produces, shoots and produces short reviews of films and tv shows a la Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper's "Within the Movies." Placing contempo spin on people shows, Just Seen It suits a far more youthful demo with internet video reviews together with a 3-part rating system: notice, stream it or skip it. Shot in the way you'd expect film students to destroy lower a movie they've just seen -- over drinks getting a few close pals -- Just Seen It reviews major movies and new Tv shows and champions "great finds,Inch lesser-known films and shows near and dear for his or her hearts. Some recent reviews include "Moneyball," which acquired a "Notice!In . and "Contagion," which got a "Stream It!" In December, Freedman, who now works well with Bill Mechanic's Pandemonium shingle, and also the pals were searching to satisfy the growing demand left with the now-defunct "Within the Movies." There "wasn't a really intelligent and entertaining and contentions movie show," on tv, he mentioned. They looked the idea for just about any Just Seen It Tv program around and situated a cable network that was interested. The web eventually backed out, but Freedman and also the pals didn't quit. Now JustSeenIt.com has about 40,000 hits every week, 500 registered clients, as well as the team just released the 100th review for the site. Even though Internet hosts Just Seen It for the moment, Freedman eventually hopes to find out Just Seen It on tv. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com