Monthly Archives: January 2009

MARY AND MAX

By | January 2009

OFFICIAL SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION 2009… Shot over five years, Adam Elliot has created a masterpiece with “Mary and Max.” A stop-motion feature with absolutely no computer animation

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MARY AND MAX

Like every one of Adam Elliot’s previous pieces, “Mary and Max” is a delight to watch. Narrated in the usual fashion by a deep-voiced Australian man,...

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BARKING WATER

Somewhere in the dry wasteland that is Oklahoma, two middle-aged American Indians take a road trip. Irene and Frankie have been in an on-again-off-again...

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TOKYO GORE POLICE (DVD)

Not long after an online teaser for “Machine Girl” got fanboys’ panties wet, the team (including folks from U.S. distributor, Media Blasters) behind...

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WE LIVE IN PUBLIC

A film that publicizes with a photograph of two people taking a shit together is sure to get some attention. And while I was hoping that “We Live in...

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WORLD’S GREATEST DAD

I have some shocking news to announce: Bobcat Goldthwait has written and directed a really, really good movie. Need a second to gather yourself? Go ahead,...

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I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS

So they guys who wrote “Bad Santa” (2003) directed a gay romantic comedy? This should be interesting. The buzz around this movie sounded a lot like...

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EL RELOJ (THE WATCH)

A case of mistaken identity leads to homoerotic connection between two soccer players in Marco Berger’s “El Reloj.” While waiting for a bus, late at...

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PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI

Morgan Freeman and I have something in common; we both hate racism. We also love penguins but that’s another story. Mr. Voice-of-God, found out that a...

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THE VICIOUS KIND

“The Vicious Kind” is, at times, hard to stomach. Full of relatively good people doing horrible things to each other, the film never lets up, leaving...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: ST. LOUIS BLUES

BOOTLEG FILES 267 “St. Louis Blues” (1929 short starring Bessie Smith in her only film performance). LAST SEEN: The film can be found...

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