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THE JOURNEY TO "ATOLL K"

By | August 2008

The last screen appearance of the beloved comedy team Laurel and Hardy, to many fans, was one of their very worst endeavors. What went wrong in the creation the film, “Atoll K”? Film Threat talks to author Norbert Aping about the story behind this doomed production…

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THE JOURNEY TO "ATOLL K"

Say the words “Atoll K” to most Laurel and Hardy fans and they will cringe. The 1951 film, produced in France, was the last screen appearance of the...

NO BURGERS FOR BIGFOOT

As a film reviewer, I get to an awful lot of movies – not to mention a lot of awful movies. When a stinker starts to smell up the screen, it is easy to...

FIRST FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS

The Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF) announces the award winners for its inaugural film festival with Jim Pasternak’s CERTIFIABLY JONATHAN as the winner of...

"HABER" WINS BEST OF LA SHORTS FEST

The Los Angeles Shorts Film Festival presented its highest award this weekend to writer / director Daniel Ragussis for his film "Haber," the story of Nobel...

THE JOURNEY TO “ATOLL K”

Say the words “Atoll K” to most Laurel and Hardy fans and they will cringe. The 1951 film, produced in France, was the last screen appearance of the...

VAMPYR: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

On the small screen, silent films can often seem either static or awkwardly melodramatic. Yet viewers are left shocked, elated and soon enough haunted...

DEATH RACE

Tired of Jason Statham being a fun and charismatic action star? Well then spend your time watching “Death Race” and see him turned into a boring...

BLACK WHITE + GRAY: A PORTRAIT OF SAM WAGSTAFF AND ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

I watched this documentary with a bias and handicap. Before this film I had no clue about Sam Wagstaff. And then there’s Mapplethorpe. I never...

FLOAT

The hardest reviews to write are the ones where a film neither excels nor fails. When a movie is absolutely tip-top brilliant, it's easy to go on for hours...

RETARDEAD (DVD)

The mentally handicapped have really been getting the shit end of the stick for the past couple of years what with the release of zombie flick Special Dead...

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