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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHINA: THE ROOTS OF MADNESS

By | June 2010

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can be found only on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil gets a decidedly warped history lesson on 20th century China…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHINA: THE ROOTS OF MADNESS

BOOTLEG FILES 327: “China: The Roots of Madness” (1967 made-for-television documentary). LAST SEEN: Available in its entirety on YouTube. AMERICAN...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FILM FESTIVAL S

I was gazing at a stuffed bear in a glass case at the airport in Fairbanks, Alaska when the first eerie, “what the hell am I getting myself into,”...

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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...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – PACKAGING YOUR

It was July 20, 1984, when I piloted my fierce navy blue Camaro to my local movie theater in Overland Park, Kansas to Eddie Murphy’s newest comic...

DECADES 8: IMPRESSIONS OF CLINT EASTWOOD

Comparing Clint Eastwood to his contemporaries, Jonathan Heaf astutely observes in the March 2010 issue of British GQ, “Paul Newman was always too...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: SERENE VELOCITY

BOOTLEG FILES 325: “Serene Velocity” (1970 experimental short directed by Ernie Gehr). LAST SEEN: Available online at several video web...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GENRES THAT SEL

It was a crisp morning in the fall of 1979 when I first learned that I had won the district-wide "Why I love America" essay contest. I was a sixth grader...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: UNCLE TOM’S CABANA

BOOTLEG FILES 324: “Uncle Tom’s Cabana” (1947 animated short directed by Tex Avery). LAST SEEN: Available online at several video web...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FILM MARKETS

On a flight home from the MIPTV television market in Cannes a few weeks ago, I was pondering how I would introduce myself and describe the world of selling...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE DUKE IS TOPS

BOOTLEG FILES 323: “The Duke is Tops” (1938 musical starring 21-year-old Lena Horne in her film debut). LAST SEEN: Available online at...

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