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THE BOOTLEG FILES: OLYMPIA 52

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Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil discovers why Chris Marker never pursued a career in sports film documentaries.

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: OLYMPIA 52

BOOTLEG FILES 275: “Olympia 52” (Chris Marker’s 1952 documentary on the Helsinki Olympics) LAST SEEN: The film is available on YouTube. AMERICAN...

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KILLER POET: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF NORMAN PORTER

You’d think a documentary about a guy who escaped prison to become a poet after twenty years would be interesting. Especially when it’s got a title...

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THE WINTRESS

Liz (Stephanie Johnson) has tied her abusive husband Sam (Heath Sweatman) to a tree, during the coldest part of a frigid Wisconsin winter. Sam is bleeding...

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BLUE COLLAR BASTARDS

Given that director Mark Lewis’s “Baystate Blues” has been receiving good reviews around the ‘net, one might assume that his short film, “Blue...

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ALEXANDER THE LAST

“Alexander the Last” doesn’t concern itself much with plot. While mapping the difference between true love and love that can develop in artistic...

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YOU’RE OUTA HERE

“You’re Outa Here” is a short animated film that plays more like a music video. The story follows a woman who’s fed up with her boyfriend – so...

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TWO LOVERS

Joaquin Phoenix, one of the most gifted actors of his generation, has arrived at a pivotal juncture in his career: the end of it. Or so he would have us...

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INTO THE WOODS

You wouldn’t always know it from my reviews, but I do truly love independent cinema. I also love ideas, and I respect (and look for work by) people who...

BROTHERS AT WAR

Can the voice of Budweiser All American Ale make an absorbing documentary about a family of G.I. Joes supporting the American military efforts overseas?...

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MODERN LOVE IS AUTOMATIC

Lorraine Schultz (Melodie Sisk) wants to humiliate you. She wants to tie you up, choke you with chains, and make you brush your teeth with the brush you...

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