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THE EL CAPITAN EXPERIENCE

By | October 2006

The occasion of this virginal visit was a screening of “The Little Mermaid…”

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THE EL CAPITAN EXPERIENCE

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(In honor of today’s release of the two-disc Platinum Edition of "The Little Mermaid," I go back to September 10th, my first visit to the El Capitan...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GAMERA VS. MONSTER X”

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BOOTLEG FILES 149: “Gamera vs. Monster X” (1970 kaiju shenanigans based at the Osaka World’s Fair). LAST SEEN: Available for online viewing at...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: NOAH’S BARK

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I’m one of five people who has not read Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code.” I haven’t seen the movie, either. Tom Hanks with long, greasy hair is...

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DECOMMISSIONING THE “JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA”

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In 1997, CBS commissioned a live-action Justice League of America pilot, based on the popular DC Comics characters. The trainwreck that followed found its...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: DOPE PUSHERS

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You’ve all had this experience. “I just saw this movie I know you’d love,” she says. “What is it?” you ask. “It’s this romantic comedy...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GAMERA”

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BOOTLEG FILES 148: “Gamera” (1965 kaiju romp with the world’s largest turtle). LAST SEEN: Available for download via Public Domain...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “OUR TOWN”

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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...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE GROSS

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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...

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FILM PHONICS: “THE TASTE OF OTHERS”

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

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CINEMA CPR: “RIVER’S EDGE”

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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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