Monthly Archives: June 2010

THE FREEBIE

By | June 2010

2010 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! Like all Mumblecore, “The Freebie” is about thinking people’s problems… Annie and Darren think they’ve solved their marital problems through careful reasoning but all they probably really need to do is have sex with each other…

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THE FREEBIE

At the, ahem... core... of Mumblecore are characters who end up in extreme scenarios born from drunken conversations. In “The Freebie,” a married...

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SPLICE

“There are some things you do not do!” This should be the tagline for “Splice,” director Vincenzo Natali’s genetic splicing sci-fi-horror film....

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MARMADUKE

Director Tom Dey ("Shanghai Noon") and producer John Davis (80+ features, including all of the recent "Garfield" movies and "Dr. Doolittle" titles), have...

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SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS

I’m willing to bet cash money that writer/director Matt McCormick is a Miranda July fan. There is so much in “Some Days Are Better Than Others” that...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY

BOOTLEG FILES 326: “Till the Clouds Roll By” (1946 all-star MGM musical). LAST SEEN: Available online at several video web sites. AMERICAN HOME...

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TWISTED ROOTS

It’s a perfect storm of misfortune for the Kura family. Patriarch Mikko (Pertti Sveholm) is plagued with uncontrollable tremors. His hands shiver and...

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BURZYNSKI

Eric Merola’s documentary focuses on the controversies surrounding Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski, a Polish-born physician who has been at the center of...

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IN SEARCH OF BEETHOVEN (DVD)

While the title of Phil Grabsky’s latest documentary may suggest a focus on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, the focus is primarily on the music. Or, to...

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CANE TOADS: THE CONQUEST – IN 3D

Secreting toxic ooze and dripping slime, 1.5 billion determined cane toads are hopping across Australia. Their quest? To ingest every bug, poison every...

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THE EASTWOOD FACTOR (DVD)

My first exposure to Clint Eastwood was "Every Which Way But Loose" and its companion in monkey business, "Any Which Way You Can." Hey, I was born in 1970,...

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