Monthly Archives: June 2009

THE GIRL FROM MONACO

By | June 2009

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE! I am so tired or stories about men who are powerless against the wiles of a Succubus.

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THE GIRL FROM MONACO

“The Girl From Monaco” is party buddy-comedy, part romantic tragedy. If it had been more of the former than the latter, perhaps I would have liked it....

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FREEBIE AND THE BEAN (DVD)

Back in 1974, this type of frenetic crud was considered to be popular entertainment. Thirty-five years later, the stupidity of this endeavor is almost...

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POPPY SHAKESPEARE

Welcome to the Nut House. Our guide, known simply as N, is a career outpatient nutter, living off British government-provided “Mad Money” and a happy...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: ARNOLD (1973)

BOOTLEG FILES 288: “Arnold” (1973 dark comedy with Stella Stevens and Roddy McDowall). LAST SEEN: Available on Google Video AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:...

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FOOD, INC.

In 2001, Eric Schlosser's book Fast Food Nation revealed to the world that, when we eat a burger, we are basically eating shit. All mass-produced ground...

MANUFACTURED CONSUMPTION: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER ROBERT KENNER

The opening sentiment to “Food, Inc.” asserts that the way we eat has changed more drastically in the last fifty years than in the last 10,000. This...

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PATRIOTVILLE

I genuinely like Justin Long as an actor. Sure, he’s kind of the poor man’s Jimmy Fallon, but I think the guy can act and time will prove that to be...

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WHAT’S UP, TIGER LILY? (DVD)

Given the fact that most of us have experienced "Rocky Horror Picture Show," the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" TV series, and YouTube re-edits of movie...

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THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE

As I watched Steven Soderbergh’s latest, I couldn’t help thinking back to John Lennon’s "Instant Karma" for a variety of reasons. This movie by an A...

SIFF AND SPIN!!! PART THREE

Imagine covering the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival for a magazine, newspaper, or web site. A walk in the park, right? Well, not exactly. More...

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