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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA”

By | July 2005

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, John Gilbert teaches Phil never to bruise liquor!

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA”

BOOTLEG FILES 087: "The Captain Hates the Sea” (1934 comedy starring John Gilbert and the Three Stooges). LAST SEEN: We believe the last public...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA”

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ENTER THE DEN OF SIN: J-HORRIBLE

One of the challenges of hosting a weekly movie night is being able to come up with interesting and engaging programs week after week. Having general...

ENTER THE DEN OF SIN: J-HORRIBLE

Overall, reaction was mixed but generally favorable. We had our traditional break wherein three of our group left, then on with the show. Because...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: BAN THIS FILM

I’m thirty-four years old, and I still find it hard to believe that there are other adults out there who think it is perfectly acceptable to tell me what...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: THE ISLAND

Oh my God, Michael Bay is back. We tried exiling him to the island of Elba after Armageddon. We tried spinning three times, throwing a shaker of salt over...

ZOMBIES RETURN TO PITTSBURGH: THE “LAND OF THE DEAD” PREMIERE – PART T

Once we got there, we realized just how many people 1100 were. Or, in this case, 820 (as some opted out of the more-expensive post-party tickets). Though...

JOHNNY DEPP LOVES MICHAEL JACKSON

Spoilage ahead fair readers. First off, I have to say when I heard that Warner Bros. decided to remake “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” I...

ZOMBIES RETURN TO PITTSBURGH: THE “LAND OF THE DEAD” PREMIERE – PART

The theater was rapidly beginning to pack even as we arrived. Reporters and photographers from most of the local television stations, newspapers, etc.,...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SANTA CLAUS”

BOOTLEG FILES 086: "Santa Claus” (1959 Mexican fantasy pitting Santa against Satan). LAST SEEN: Currently available on MovieFlix.com. AMERICAN HOME...

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