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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “METROPOLIS – THE GIORGIO MORODER VERSION”

By | October 2004

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 visits a 1926 future with a 1984 song sheet…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “METROPOLIS – THE GIORGIO MORODER VERSION”

BOOTLEG FILES 050: "Metropolis - The Giorgio Moroder Version" (1984 rock scored version of the Fritz Lang silent sci-fi masterpiece). LAST SEEN: In a...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “METROPOLIS – THE GIORGIO MORODER VERSION”

It's been 20 years since Giorgio Moroder presented his vision of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis," yet this production has continued to stir debate ever since. ...

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BOOTLEG FILES 049: "All This and World War II" (1976 insanity mixing Second World War footage with covers of classic Beatles tunes). LAST SEEN: On July...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II”

In 1976, 20th Century Fox unleashed something called "All This and World War II" on the moviegoing public. Even by the standards of the studio which...

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A friend of mine, let’s just call him Master Thief, is trying to write a true-to-life romantic comedy/drama. The only problem? He’s never written a...

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Every year around this time I find myself sitting outside Starbucks on Ventura Blvd. and listening to the same pathetic story. Some depressive filmmaker...

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