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THE BOOTLEG FILES: GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

By | March 2009

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil looks up to an animated giant.

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

BOOTLEG FILES 274: “Gulliver’s Travels” (1939 animated feature film). LAST SEEN: The film is available on the Internet. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: In...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHIMMIE HICKS AT THE RACES

BOOTLEG FILES 273: “Chimmie Hicks at the Races” (a short comedy made in 1900 and starring Charley Grapewin). LAST SEEN: The film is available on the...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: FLINTSTONES TV COMMERCIALS

BOOTLEG FILES 272 “Flintstones TV Commercials” (a selection of TV advertising from 1960 to today). LAST SEEN: The commercials are available on the...

FILM THREAT’S HARDCORE OSCAR QUIZ ANSWERS

1. A tie: “The Turning Point” (1977) and “The Color Purple” (1985) each had 11 nominations but did not win any Oscars. 2. Sound mixer Kevin...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: INCHON

BOOTLEG FILES 271 “Inchon” (1982 Korean War drama starring Laurence Olivier and Jacqueline Bisset). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

FILM THREAT’S HARDCORE OSCAR QUIZ

So you think you know Academy Award history, eh? Well, try this Oscar trivia quiz on and see if you really, really know Oscar! 1. Which film received the...

MUST READ AFTER MY DEATH, THIS FRIDAY

I’m not sure where you spent this past weekend but I’ve just returned from an invigorating trip to the future. That’s right. The bad news? Still no...

FILM THREATS SEVEN DAYS OF VD!!!

Love is in the glare of the rearview mirror, a fork slices through a ganache or two she twinkles her eyes into a canid's playroom My pretty, young...

CHICK FLICK, SHMICK FLICK

Since we’re on the subject and all, let’s go ahead and talk about the term “chick flick,” shall we? What an awful term. Let’s ignore for the...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: GO DOWN DEATH

BOOTLEG FILES 270 “Go Down Death” (1944 all-black film starring and directed by Spencer Williams). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

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