Monthly Archives: October 2009

PAT PAULSEN’S HALF A COMEDY HOUR (DVD)

By | October 2009

Considering the wealth of great material that is not on the DVD, the appearance of this dismal collection is a true mystery.

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PAT PAULSEN’S HALF A COMEDY HOUR (DVD)

In comedy, second bananas serve a valuable presence – they keep the fun rolling along and often steal the show, but they never take the spotlight away...

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HIPSTERS (STILYAGI)

"Hipster": such a loaded word, and one that has changed meaning over the years. Among today’s youth, a “hipster” is the latest incarnation of the...

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A SERIOUS MAN

In a recent interview, Moviefone asked the Coens if they'll ever make a sequel to any of their works. Ethan replied that “Old Fink,” about an aging...

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MORE THAN A GAME

The title "More Than a Game" is more than a little cliché, and the most basic summary of this documentary's premise does little to refute that initial...

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ECCENTRICITIES OF A BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL (SINGULARIDADES DE UMA RAPARIGA LOURA)

This humorless and painfully sincere film concerns Macário (Ricardo Trêpa), a junior accountant in Lisbon who falls for a young girl he sees standing in...

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GIRL ON A TRAIN (LA FILLE DU RER)

Twenty-something Jeanne (Émilie Dequenne) is not in a very good place in her life. She has no job, she isn’t very smart, and her father is dead. On...

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GOOD HAIR

Like every American girl, I had a hard time coming to terms with my hair. It’s profoundly straight. Couldn’t be any straighter. It laughs at a...

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URS

This German animated short film offers little through its plot but tons in its style and characterization. Essentially an ironic fable, in which a...

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PARTNERS (COMPLICES)

The French-Swiss feature "Partners" is about a pair of lonely middle-aged cops who can’t get a break. Herve Cagan (Gilbert Melki) is of ambiguous sexual...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

BOOTLEG FILES 305: “Annie Get Your Gun” (1957 made-for-TV musical starring Mary Martin). LAST SEEN: In its one-and-only 1957 telecast. AMERICAN HOME...

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