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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GOLD RAIDERS”

By | November 2003

Unless you are a foaming-at-the-mouth Three Stooges fanatic, you probably never heard of “Gold Raiders.” This 1951 title is the least known…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GOLD RAIDERS”

Unless you are a foaming-at-the-mouth Three Stooges fanatic, you probably never heard of "Gold Raiders." This 1951 title is the least known of the...

PETE JONES’ “DOUBTING RILEY” DIARY XII

Last week in PETE JONES' "DOUBTING RILEY" DIARY, Pete's film grew too close to completion for comfort and now that it's nearly finished, he bids us a fond...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: FIVE MINUTES WITH CUBA GOODING, JR.

I live in a town where there are a lot of prostitutes. That said, I've never seen a bigger whore than Cuba Gooding, Jr., that fool of the silver screen....

BED APPETIT

"My influences are pretty standard — 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'Citizen Kane,' 'Greed,' 'Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'" The Russ Meyer influence on...

BED APPETIT

Years ago (at least a couple), in the wee hours of the morning, George Barry was up late browsing the web, until he found himself bleary-eyed at Scarlet...

WHAT THE HELL IS A FILMMAKER’S PRIME?

"Orson Welles was only 26 when he made Citizen Kane, I'm already 30." -Johnny Depp as Grade-Z auteur Ed Wood in "Ed Wood" (1994) Yes, Orson Welles made...

SHOOT FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER

Remember the scene in “Ed Wood” when no-budget filmmaker Ed (Johnny Depp) and his crew haul ass from a location because the cops are coming and the...

ALTERNATIVE GALAXIES FAR, FAR AWAY

For better or for worse, “Star Wars” fans continue to make their own “Star Wars” themed films, many of which are wildly amusing while others are so...

TALKING PICTURES: SOUL MAN

Charlie Chaplin and Leonard Maltin go way back. According to the famously-amiable movie critic whom most people know from TV (“Entertainment Tonight,”...

IS “HALLOWEEN” STILL SCARY?

CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: MaryAnn Johanson (flickfilosopher.com), Mr Cranky (mrcranky.com), David Ansen (Newsweek), James Berardinelli (reelviews.net), Gator...

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