Monthly Archives: June 2009

THE HURT LOCKER

By | June 2009

IN LIMITED RELEASE! A realistic war story can also be great cinema. But the language of “The Hurt Locker” doesn’t marry well with the violence. It makes for a pretty schizophrenic film-going experience.

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THE HURT LOCKER

I was really excited for “The Hurt Locker” because I’m a huge fan of one of director Kathryn Bigelow’s early films. Maybe you’ve heard of it....

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PARTY GIRL (DVD)

Set in 1930s Chicago, “Party Girl” is laced with the familiar threads of the gangster flick: a tough mob lawyer and a cynical but leggy showgirl find...

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IRVING KLAW CLASSICS: VOL. 1-4, 1951-1956 (DVD)

A friend of mine once said, as we were discussing Ed Wood’s porn films, that they were sad not only because Wood was reduced to making them at the end of...

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THE SEVENTH SEAL: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

How many degrees of separation lie between Ingmar Bergman and Comedy Central? Just one: The opening to Stephen Colbert's health news segment, in which he...

JAMES KENDRICK: THERE WILL BE BLOOD

If you were going to the movies in the 1980s, you were probably watching films that were rocked with wall-to-wall violence. From the various slashers who...

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Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker is a grinding, nightmarish machine. Oh, you wanted some three-act plot structure with your movie? Sorry, they only serve...

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HOLLYWOOD, JE T’AIME

This one’s probably worth checking out for those planning to venture out to Los Angeles to live the Hollywood dream. Not to discourage them, mind you -...

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YEAR ONE

Once upon a time, Harold Ramis embodied hip, cutting edge film comedy. As a writer and director he presided over a golden-age that spanned "Meatballs,"...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

BOOTLEG FILES 289: “The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots” (groundbreaking 1895 short filml). LAST SEEN: Available on numerous web sites. AMERICAN...

2ND ANNUAL PHILADEPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL RUNS JUNE 25-28

The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival runs from June 25-28. The grassroots-style festival is back, with screenings in everything from the...

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