Monthly Archives: October 2009

THE DAMNED UNITED

By Elias Savada | October 2009

“The Damned United” will be savored and appreciated when considered for year-end prize consideration. Don’t wait till then to see it.

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THE DAMNED UNITED

One of the finer films of the early fall season, "The Damned United," a small British import, chronicles nearly a decade in the sport of soccer — the...

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AMELIA

Today, we take aerial photography for granted. Ever since “Top Gun” shot jets all through the sky, we've come to expect that cameras can capture it...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: BUSTER KEATON IN “LE ROI DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES”

BOOTLEG FILES 306: “Le Roi des Champs-Élysées” (1934 French comedy starring Buster Keaton). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

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FOUR YEARS

Jim Exton’s bold attempt at Neo-Noir, shot on 35mm film with that fine favorite of low-budget filmmakers, the Arriflex 35 BL-2, falters more than...

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ESPN’S 30 FOR 30: MUHAMMAD AND LARRY

ESPN and great filmmaking: not exactly synonymous. At least not until now. A couple of years ago the sports network’s Bill Simmons had a brainstorm: “I...

HOW L. FRANK BAUM INVENTED THE FILM FRANCHISE: EXCERPT FROM THE HISTORY OF INDEP

(The following article is excerpted from The History of Independent Cinema by Film Threat’s contributing editor Phil Hall. The book is now available from...

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EL REGALO (THE GIFT)

El Regalo, a short film from director S. Escobedo-Altman, starts out in the desert. We are introduced to three Mexican day laborers named Miguel, Jesus,...

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EAST L.A. MARINE (DVD)

Tom Brokaw called the WWII veterans the “greatest generation.” Guy Gabaldon, a short Hispanic enamored with Japanese culture, would probably be ranked...

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THE BOYS ARE BACK

Clive Owen’s greenish-blue eyes, mocha-hued hair, 6’2” stature, and velvety voice are simultaneously inviting and distracting. Films like...

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ONG BAK 2

The plot doesn’t make a lick of sense. The characters are essentially nonexistent. I couldn’t begin to tell you what the film is about, other than some...

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