Monthly Archives: November 2008

MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

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In Alex the Lion and Marty the Zebra, we finally have the first unabashedly gay characters in a major Hollywood animated feature…

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MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

The problem I always had with DreamWorks Animation’s movies was that they were emotionally lifeless. Compared to their contemporaries, DWA’s films...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: BRIEF ENCOUNTER

BOOTLEG FILES 258 “Brief Encounter” (1974 TV movie with Sophia Loren and Richard Burton). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the film’s last public...

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A QUIET LITTLE MARRIAGE

"A Quiet Little Marriage" tells the story of married couple Dax (Carter) and Olive (Ellis). Dax is a school teacher, and Olive spends much of her time...

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LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS

I love Bollywood. And I love Hindi music. But I’m not a fan of "American Idol." So when presented with a film that melds all three together, needless to...

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IMAGINADORES

"Imaginadores" is a documentary focusing on the Argentinian comic book industry from the Golden Age of the '40-'60s to the magazine compilation days of the...

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DEADGIRL

Two friends, J.T. and Rickie, sneak into an abandoned mental hospital after school for a little trespassing, beer drinking and mayhem, only to find a naked...

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JUST ACT NORMAL

"Just Act Normal" is fun for its nonsensical nature, though I'm sure it could turn off more than a few people on account of being awkwardly...

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TANAREXIA

"Tanarexia" tells the hybrid narrative-mockumentary tale of Johnny, a young man addicted to tanning. Of course, Johnny has never been to the beach and...

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THE DRIFT

Kelly Sears' "The Drift" is visually notable for its use of pictures and images from magazines and newspapers, re-purposed and animated, to create a new...

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WELLNESS

When I was a kid of 12 or 13, I had a job selling newspaper subscriptions door to door. Each day we’d meet our driver at 6:00pm, pile into his old...

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