Monthly Archives: March 2009

ZOMBIE GIRL: THE MOVIE

By | March 2009

OFFICIAL SELECTION AFI DALLAS 2009!!!

While always respectful and plainly in admiration of their young subject, “Zombie Girl” co-directors Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall and Erik Mauck don’t shy away from showing the inevitable conflicts that arise in such an unconventional venture.

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ZOMBIE GIRL: THE MOVIE

Remember being amazed by how cheap they made ‘em? Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, Spike Lee, Kevin Smith, all those indie auteurs from the 1990s or...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE STAR WARS KID

BOOTLEG FILES 276: “The Star Wars Kid” (2002 viral video of a chubby teenager as a Jedi) LAST SEEN: It is all over the Net. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:...

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MONSTERS VS. ALIENS

If you spent a good portion of your childhood weekend afternoons watching monster movies, then you no doubt are attracted to this latest animated feature...

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HOT ROD GIRLS SAVE THE WORLD (DVD)

So, what’s going on in Anywhere, Washington? Lots of hot rods, zombies, and intervals of edgy rock ’n’ roll, it would appear. In case the title...

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THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (DVD)

San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle once said: "The Holocaust is too huge an event not to present onscreen - and yet it's really too huge to...

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THE CITY (DVD)

Unless you are a tap-your-toes fan of Aaron Copland’s music, it is hard to make a case for this DVD release of “The City,” a 1939 non-fiction film...

THE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES LINEUP

The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) has announced the films that will be featured at the 2009 Independent Film Festival of Boston. The...

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

...and then we get to the scene where the villain tells the man who has been kidnapped that they are going to sell the man’s unborn child on the black...

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SUNSHINE CLEANING

Unless Mary Poppins is there as project manager, tidying up life’s spills, stains, and clutter isn’t exactly a fun-filled activity. Picking up after...

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BOYS OF SUMMERVILLE

"Boys of Summerville" is another entry in the tried and true genre of "big city boy returns to podunk hometown and realizes what is really (no, really)...

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