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THE 10 BEST URBAN LEGENDS IN FILM HISTORY

By | December 2004

BEST OF 2004! Over the course of the years, many odd and intriguing stories regarding famous films have popped up. Some are laughable, some are tragic, all have been accepted by many people as being correct, and none of them have a shred of truth in them…

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THE 10 BEST URBAN LEGENDS IN FILM HISTORY

Over the course of the years, many odd and intriguing stories regarding famous films have popped up. Some are laughable, some are tragic, all have been...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS 2004 WRAP-UP

I began writing Movie Marketing Madness for Film Threat in May, 2004. Since then I have applied my spectacular lack of writing ability, misguided sense of...

Bootleg Files Features

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS”

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PLEASE LEAVE THE THEATER: CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEVIL

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THE TEN BEST AND WORST UNSEEN FILMS OF 2004

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I love set visits. I love walking around the props, cast, and various fretting P.A.'s with my camera, snapping pictures and causing general annoyance as my...

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On a rainy, windy night in Northern California, I have been convinced to drive 41 miles to re-see a movie I didn’t much like the first time I saw it. But...

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