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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “AMOS ‘N’ ANDY”

By | February 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, Phil reheats a vintage hot potato…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “AMOS ‘N’ ANDY”

BOOTLEG FILES 065: "Amos 'n' Andy" (1951-53 TV series which has generated charges of racism since its first broadcast). LAST SEEN: Ten episodes received...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “AMOS ‘N’ ANDY”

The most controversial program in the history of American television was broadcast more than a half-century ago and continues to generate endless debate...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE MOST EAGERLY ANTICIPATED DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE SUMMER

I don’t get excited about many upcoming movies, but the ones I do get excited about really get me panting. I get like a teenage girl about to lose her...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: CONSTANTINE

I personally think Keanu Reeves peaked as an actor in 1990’s "I Love You to Death" with his portrayal, along side William Hurt, of a drug-addict hired...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HUGO THE HIPPO”

BOOTLEG FILES 064: "Hugo the Hippo" (1976 animated feature film, with voice performances by Burl Ives and Paul Lynde and songs by Marie Osmond and Jimmy...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HUGO THE HIPPO”

One of the joys of being a self-professed know-it-all is the occasional happening when I discovered that, indeed, I don't know it all. A recent discovery...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE DISASTER OF 2005

When it comes to an important event, many people remember where they were when they first heard about it. The Kennedy assassination. The Berlin Wall...

THE SHINING VS. THE SHINING

CHARACTERS: JACK NICHOLSON (Jack Torrance): "The Shining" was the first time that Nicholson really let loose. We'd seen hints of his madness in other...

ELIAS SAVADA CALLS BEST AND WORST OF 2004

Before getting to the best and worst and in-between of 2004, let me take a glimpse back into last year's personal filmgoing activities. As I migrate my...

TALKING PICTURES: TASTFULLY NASTY

I’ve just contacted the best-selling novelist to extract his views on what constitutes the perfect movie for a romantic evening. According to Moore—who...

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