Monthly Archives: September 2009

A PATRIOT ACT

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What happens when you get some paranoid, slightly pretentious people making a movie inspired by the Patriot Act? You get a film with an interesting premise that thinks it has more power than it actually does.

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A PATRIOT ACT

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A Lackluster Protest What happens when you get some paranoid, slightly pretentious people making a movie inspired by the Patriot Act? You get a film with...

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ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION

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Small Town Decay “Zombies of Mass Destruction” is a limb-shucking, eye-gouging hoot, full of both disemboweled stomachs and belly laughs. However, the...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: PHIL’S BOOTLEG ADVENTURES

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This week marks the 300th entry in The Bootleg Files series, and I thought I would shift gears on this anniversary to talk about the circumstances that...

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CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS

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Warm, Boozy Memories “Chelsea on the Rocks,” Abel Ferrara’s first feature-length documentary, is a warm and curiously engaging film despite many...

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INDYFANS AND THE QUEST FOR FORTUNE AND GLORY

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Brandon Kleyla is an Indiana Jones fan. He was but a baby in 1984 when "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was released, but he grew up on the Indiana...

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BABY ON BOARD (DVD)

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In these trying times, it’s difficult to say what the world needs. But I can tell you what the world didn’t need. And that is a little film called...

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DAMON PACKARD NEEDS YOUR HELP!

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The "Reflections of Evil" and "Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary" filmmaker is about to begin production on his "Untitled BBC Documentary" and he's looking...

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9

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The life of a bean bag A reviewer attempting to write about the new CGI-animated movie “9” runs into a minor difficulty, which is that it’s unclear...

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LIFE AFTER DIVORCE

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“Life After Divorce” should have been one of the worst documentaries ever made. For example, the front of the DVD jewel case includes the quote,...

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MURNAU: THE SIX-DISC KINO COLLECTION (DVD)

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Emil Jannings has sure gotten some bad press lately. In the like-it-or-not juggernaut “Inglourious Basterds,” the great German actor appears as a...

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