Monthly Archives: February 2008

SEMI-PRO

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Ferrell himself relies mostly on period humor (did you know white guys had afros in the ‘70s?) and the result is more of the same brand of dumb that fuels most of the actor’s output these days…

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SEMI-PRO

A Will Ferrell movie is about as close to a known quantity as you can get in the film industry these days. The lead character is almost always a...

"FRIDAY THE 13TH": A SERIES RETROSPECTIVE (PART 3)

Oh how quickly we wander from the path: "Parts 6" through "8"This is when the "Friday..." movies started to suck balls. Still, as bad as these entries were...

"FRIDAY THE 13TH": A SERIES RETROSPECTIVE

I'm a perpetual editor. I think and rethink every word I write until I either achieve what I consider perfection or I become so frustrated with my...

"FRIDAY THE 13TH": A SERIES RETROSPECTIVE (PART 2)

One Hell of a Weekend: "Parts 2" to "4"These three movies (along with the first film) are the beating heart of the series and the reason that it's kept on...

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ACTIONGIRLS: SOLDIERS OF THE DEAD PART ONE

Just when I think that Hollywood has the monopoly on bad filmmaking, along comes something like "Actiongirls" to prove me totally wrong. Apparently, even...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "THE HEARTS OF AGE"

BOOTLEG FILES 222: “The Hearts of Age” (1934 short starring and co-directed by a 19-year-old Orson Welles). LAST SEEN: Available for viewing on...

RAINN WILSON'S AUDITION TAPES

One thing the 2008 Oscars really dropped the ball on was humor, but the Independent Spirit Awards did their best to compensate (albeit a day earlier) with...

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RICCO THE MEAN MACHINE (DVD)

See, now this is my poison: Revenge Movies. There are barely any revenge movies that I don’t find some sort of pleasure from, and call me a sadistic...

A VERY NO COUNTRY BIRTHDAY

I know, we said the 2008 Oscars were behind us, and even remotely mentioning a film that cleaned house there seems counterproductive, but this short about...

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KILLER KILLER

The first three minutes of "Killer Killer" are much unlike anything you've seen in quite some time. The question is, however, whether the remaining...

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