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ARE WE THERE YET?

By | January 2005

IN THEATERS! The expression “family comedy” is usually enough to make me grab for the airsick bag, and while “Are We There Yet?” attempts to deal with the issue of growing up fatherless in a semi-serious manner, it can’t compete with the pratfalls…

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ARE WE THERE YET?

Ice Cube got his start as one of the hardest of the hard, rapping with N.W.A. and then as a successful solo artist. He made his acting debut in John...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “DON’S PLUM”

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "Don's Plum" BOOTLEG FILES 062: "Don's Plum" (1996 no-budget indie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire). LAST SEEN: We cannot...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “DON’S PLUM”

In December 2004, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire received an unwanted Christmas gift: a 16-page lawsuit from the co-producer of a 1996 no-budget movie...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: FRIDAY NIGHT MORONS

I refused to watch Friday Night Lights because it was being billed as the “best” and most “inspirational” sports film ever made. My response to...

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“FANTASTIC FOUR” TRAILER

FILM THREAT INVADES SUNDANCE 2005

Film Threat will be in Park City, Utah covering the Sundance Film Festival and all the festival madness. Here's the line-up on Film Threat's roster: Eric...

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ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13

Released in 1976, the original “Assault on Precinct 13” heralded the arrival of director John Carpenter and his penchant for suspense and annoying...

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BROADCAST 23

Alright, what’s with all the Bigfoot rape movies? Did I miss that “In Search of…” episode way back when in which Leonard Nimoy clued viewers in on...

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MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA

Are you ready for some GUILT? Well, I hope so, especially if you’ve ever gone wild for some beads at Mardi Gras. This tale of globalization is here to...

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LACKAWANNA BLUES

"Lackawanna Blues" is a cliche-choked travesty about the relationship between a tough-but-tender boarding house owner who finds herself raising the young...

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