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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GAMERA VS. MONSTER X”

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, Phil mistakes Monster X for a monstrous ex-boss!

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GAMERA VS. MONSTER X”

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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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GAMERA”

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”

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

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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...

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