Monthly Archives: September 2008

BURN AFTER READING

By | September 2008

If you are a fan of the Coen Brothers, you owe it to yourself to see this film. It’s not their greatest film, but it is so much fun to watch and in a time when Apatow is king of comedy, it is refreshing to see something different…

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BURN AFTER READING

Last year, Joel and Ethan Coen shocked and awed audiences all over with their gritty (by their standards at least) indie film “No Country for Old...

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RIGHTEOUS KILL

One doesn’t have to live a long time to realize that no good deed goes unpunished, that terrible things happen to good people and not-so-good people...

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TOWELHEAD

Racism, teen sex, and war are all hot button issues. When you are a young person these things can seem new and confusing. In Alan Ball’s genius...

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CTHULHU

"Cthulhu" is one of those rare mindfucks of a film; the kind that mix genres so well that, when all is said and done, I don't know if I was watching a...

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PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND

Peter (Bill Pullman) and Hillary (Felicity Huffman) Lichten are highly literate parents who embrace their precocious children’s individuality. Dad’s...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: LUCY IN LONDON

BOOTLEG FILES 250: “Lucy in London” (1966 TV special starring Lucille Ball, Anthony Newley and the Dave Clark Five). LAST SEEN: In its only U.S....

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TYLER PERRY’S THE FAMILY THAT PREYS

Writer, actor, producer, and director Tyler Perry has become synonymous with his stage-to-screen character Mable "Madea" Simmons, an outspoken,...

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KING KAUFMAN: THE PASSION OF LLOYD

I'm going to go on record now as saying that Troma and Lloyd Kaufman deserve a big-time documentary; something that gets at the roots and gives a full...

THE LONG, HARD LIFE OF JOHN HOLMES

So, who was the biggest male star in movie history? Those with a flippantly dirty mind can produce the obvious answer: John Holmes. Most people know...

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TILLIE OLSEN: A HEART IN ACTION

Ann Hershey’s documentary on the life and career of short story writer and feminist literature historian Tillie Olsen (1914-2007) provides an...

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