Monthly Archives: April 2009

FRANKENSTEIN (1910) (DVD)

By | April 2009

As with many long-sought-after titles, the film does not live up to heady expectations.

Read More

Reviews

FRANKENSTEIN (1910) (DVD)

For many years, the 1910 Thomas Edison-produced version of “Frankenstein” was among the most sought-after lost films. When word came out in the 1980s...

Reviews

WINGED MIGRATION (Blu Ray)

"Winged Migration" is basically 90 minutes of birds flying from left to right, and then from right to left. I simplify a touch of course, but this...

Reviews

DANCERS

In "Dancers," which screened at the 33rd annual Cleveland International Film Festival, Annika (Trine Dyrholm) is a Danish woman who runs a dance school...

2009 MIAMI LATIN GAY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP

Miami, Florida – The Miami Latin Gay Film Festival has unveiled the line-up of the best Latin Gay and Lesbian films from around the world that will be...

Reviews

ST. NICK

When I saw David Lowery’s flat out brilliant short film, "A Catalog of Anticipations,” I couldn’t believe how much mystery and fantasy blended with...

Reviews

FAST & FURIOUS

America is mired in uncertainty and doubt. What a nation as great as ours requires in these desperate times is not massive taxpayer-fueled bailouts or even...

Reviews

RAMCHAND PAKISTANI

You've got your movies that are "based on a true story," and then you've got movies like “Ramchand Pakistani” – which screened at the 33rd annual...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: ROAD TO BALI

In reviewing the comedy films from Hollywood’s so-called golden era, the “Road” pictures are often called up as representing the finest of the genre....

Reviews

FORBIDDEN LIE$

Anna Broinowski’s “Forbidden Lie$” is one of the year’s best films. It is an extraordinary triumph of nonfiction filmmaking, presenting a wild...

2009 AFI DALLAS ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS

PRESENTING 2009 AFI DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS “GIGANTIC” RECIEVES THE $25,000 TARGET FILMMAKER AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE...

« Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 Next »