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THE BOOTLEG FILES: "VOYAGE TO THE PREHISTORIC PLANET"

By | June 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 picks up Roger Corman’s recycled junk…

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "VOYAGE TO THE PREHISTORIC PLANET"

BOOTLEG FILES 136: "Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet” (1965 recycling of a 1962 Soviet sci-fi romp). LAST SEEN: Available online at Public Domain...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: GRAVEDIGGER’S LAMENT

Peter Lorre. You either know the name or not, and your knowledge of him usually depends upon on your age or your love of film. If you’ve ever watched...

CINEMA SUPERMAN

Yes, I can pretend. I can say that I love Spider-Man. But if I wanted teen angst and melodrama, I'd watch "Degrassi." And I can say I love Batman, but...

CONFESSIONS OF A GENIUS SCRIPT READER

According to Quentin Tarantino, if a rookie screenwriter wants to get their script read by the right people in Hollywood they must first find a way to...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "THE ORSON WELLES DRUNKEN OUT-TAKES"

BOOTLEG FILES 135: "The Orson Welles Drunken Out-takes” (circa 1978 bloopers starring the Big O and Paul Masson champagne). LAST SEEN: Online on several...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: YES, WE HAVE NO VIDEOS

Call it the end of a short era. May 2006 marked the demise of something beautiful in my hometown of Eureka, California. Anyone local who reads this...

OUTTA GAS – FILM THREAT'S TOP 10 UNFINISHED FILMS OF ALL TIME

Throughout film history, there have been endless occasions where productions have been the victim of unkind abortions. Whether the movie in question only...

THE BEST AND WORST SEASON FINALES OF 2006

(in no particular order) Best 1. Lost Holy Crap! What was weirder? The giant foot, the tube to nowhere or the apocalyptic magnetic burst? Only Lost can...

FILM PHONICS: "BUTTERFIELD 8"

* * * Director: Daniel Mann Writers: Charles Schnee & John Michael Hayes Producer: Pandro S. Berman Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, Laurence...

HOWARD STERN'S FILM FESTIVAL REJECTS

ORIGINALLY POSTED 4/28/06! Very seldom does a film festival make a huge splash in its debut year. Then again, most film festivals aren't being hosted by...

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