Monthly Archives: July 2008

THE BOOTLEG FILES: HEALTH

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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 sick over a Robert Altman dud…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: HEALTH

BOOTLEG FILES 243: “Health” (1980 Robert Altman film starring Lauren Bacall, Glenda Jackson and Carol Burnett). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last...

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ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

When filmmaker Werner Herzog convinced a group of scientists, naturalists and volcanists (as well as other scientific folk with various “ists” tagged...

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RED 71

After the surreal trip into the nightmarish world that was “Mercy,” I was ready to watch almost anything director Patrick Roddy could serve up. Sadly...

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As much as we love a good story, the storyteller is just as intriguing. The lives of authors are at once inspirational and enigmatic since they can make...

FILM THREAT'S GUIDE TO THE 2008 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

The geeks inherit the Earth for one week a year, and that week is upon us. The 2008 San Diego Comic-Con kicks off with Preview Night on Wednesday, and...

DIGITAL DUSTBIN: MADONNA'S "BODY OF EVIDENCE"

Welcome to Digital Dustbin, a new Film Threat-ening series that explores forgotten releases from DVD bargain bins and free digital cable menus. Now that...

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KILL THE ARTIST (DVD)

Be forewarned: Andreas Troeger’s documentary “Kill the Artist,” an examination on extreme art, is not for the squeamish. The film is packed with...

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TONY N' TINA'S WEDDING: THE MOVIE (DVD)

Before the start of the original “Masquerade Show in the Sky” stage and ceiling float show at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (it has changed in...

FILM THREAT'S GUIDE TO THE 2008 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON (PART 3)

SUNDAY, JULY 27th, 2008It's Kids Day at the Comic-Con, which means I'm likely going to be miles away from the convention center. Seriously, if walking the...

FILM THREAT'S GUIDE TO THE 2008 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON (PART 2)

FRIDAY, JULY 25th, 2008It's "Star Wars" Day at the Comic-Con, which should probably be re-named "Broken Hearts and Crushed Dreams" Day. I know this is...

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