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WEARING THIN!

By | December 2004

BEST OF 2004! There have been many regrettable trends in Hollywood over the last decade. Most have been chronicled and analyzed to a merciless extent. Except one. The Following is a list of over a hundred recent film titles Using an all-too-familiar formula…

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WEARING THIN!

There have been many regrettable trends in Hollywood over the last decade. Most have been chronicled and analyzed to a merciless extent. Except one. The...

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

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS”

BOOTLEG FILES 059: "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (1964 Yuletide sci-fi). LAST SEEN: Playing online at MovieFlix.com. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS”

One doesn't normally associate Christmas with Martians. Of course, if this was a logical society one wouldn't associate the birth of Jesus with talking...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: CLUELESS

Years ago I took a college course that examined the values of characters in film. The teacher, whom I shall call Mr. Fine, would show a movie and...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: “LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE

“Jim Carrey should avoid wearing outlandish makeup.” This was my second thought after coming out of watching Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole...

PLEASE LEAVE THE THEATER: CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEVIL

This time of year you’ll probably find most folks stampeding back from the shopping malls and Wal-Marts to see “Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer,” “A...

CLIMB ABOARD “DARK RIDE”

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...

THE TEN BEST AND WORST UNSEEN FILMS OF 2004

THE TEN BEST UNSEEN FILMS OF 2004 1. GEORGES BATAILLE'S STORY OF THE EYE Andrew Repasky McElhinney's stunning feature, based on the notorious 1929...

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