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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “OUR TOWN”

By | September 2006

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the funky world of rare, classic and hard-to-find films which can only be obtained via bootleg video channels. This week, Frank Sinatra coaches Phil on love and marriage…

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “OUR TOWN”

BOOTLEG FILES 147: “Our Town” (1955 TV musical with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE GROSS

I recently finished Peter Bart’s “The Gross,” an examination of Hollywood in the summer of 1998. It sounds like it may be interesting, with that...

FILM PHONICS: “THE TASTE OF OTHERS”

Rating * Director: Agnes Jaoui Writers: Jean-Pierre & Agnes Jaoui Producers: Christian Berard & Charles Gassot Starring: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre...

CINEMA CPR: “RIVER’S EDGE”

In 1986, veteran actor Dennis Hopper attacked American film like some battered pit bull gone berserk after one illegal dogfight too many. Hopper appeared...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “OH, MR. PORTER!”

BOOTLEG FILES 146: “Oh, Mr. Porter!” (1937 British comedy starring Will Hay). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public screening of this...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME … DOUG.

Dear God, I know I don’t believe in you, worship you, or even think about you all that often. I never even included your name in the Pledge of...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “BLOOD OF JESUS”

BOOTLEG FILES 145: “Blood of Jesus” (1941 all-black religious fantasy). LAST SEEN: Online at MovieFlix. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: Only in public domain...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: TINY DAGGERS

“Clerks II” is probably Kevin Smith’s best film. I know some will say it’s “Chasing Amy,” but I’ll kindly disagree. Why do I think this...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS"

BOOTLEG FILES 144: “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” (1981 girl rockers flick with a very young Diane Lane). LAST SEEN: Reportedly in a...

TALKING PICTURES: TOO MANY MEMORIES

World Trade Center, the new film by director Oliver Stone, would—on the surface—seem to be the perfect cinematic subject for a ripe and chewy—and...

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