Monthly Archives: December 2006

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SANTA CLAUS’ PUNCH AND JUDY”

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Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil gets violent under the mistletoe…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SANTA CLAUS’ PUNCH AND JUDY”

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BOOTLEG FILES 160: “Santa Claus’ Punch and Judy” (1949 short that brings violence and racism to the holidays). LAST SEEN: Available for viewing at...

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JUNE 9

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A fantastically chilling story of mayhem and vengeance comes to us by way of "June 9". And what makes June 9 the scariest date by far on my calendar? A...

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2007 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE-UP

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The 18th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced a record-setting roster of 254 films, culled from more than 73 countries for the...

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NUCKIN’ FUTS: JIBJAB YEAR IN REVIEW

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The fine minds from JibJab offer up this end-of-the-year round-up video, sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells." If it happened in 2006, it's in here, and...

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JUST ANOTHER ROMANTIC WRESTLING COMEDY

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Professional wrestling is not the easiest subject to parody, since it exists as a burlesque of sports. Love within the squared circle could possibly work...

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GOLDEN GLOBE NOMS ARE IN

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The 64th Golden Globe nominations have been announced, and the major surprises are the films being overlooked, such as "The Good German," Steven...

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ENNIO MORRICONE TO GET OSCAR…FINALLY

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Joining the list of amazing filmmakers who get continually snubbed by the Academy but are getting old so they better fete them now, composer Ennio...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: STIR CRAZY

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Remember when Dave Chapelle chickened out of a great deal with Comedy Central? I do. I didn't write about it at the time because I didn't care. His show...

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I WAS A TEENAGE MOVIE MAKER – DON GLUT’S AMATEUR MOVIES (DVD)

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Don Glut isn’t a famous filmmaker, hell he isn’t even a well known filmmaker to the mainstream, but what makes him such a likable person is that he’s...

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EVERYBODY LOVES PETER BOYLE, R.I.P.

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"Young Frankenstein," "Taxi Driver" and, most recently, "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Peter Boyle has died at the age of 71. He was battling multiple...

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