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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “I WOKE UP EARLY THE DAY I DIED”

By | December 2003

“I Woke Up Early the Day I Died” holds a special significance for me because I coordinated the PR push for the…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “I WOKE UP EARLY THE DAY I DIED”

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"I Woke Up Early the Day I Died" holds a special significance for me because I coordinated the PR push for the film's sole American theatrical engagement...

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CAN CROWE SAVE “MASTER AND COMMANDER”?

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CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Ella Taylor (laweekly.com), Leonard Maltin (leonardmaltin.com), Chris Barsanti (filmthreat.com), Roger Ebert (suntimes.com), Berge...

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WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO HORROR FILMS?

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Being a hardcore horror fan these days is similar to being Howard Beale from "Network": you are constantly mad as hell at the current state of affairs, but...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL”

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Bootleg Files 011: "The Star Wars Holiday Special" (the legendary catastrophe that put the Lucas characters into the worst TV variety program...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE ASSHOLE TWO ROWS BACK

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Since you are reading articles on this site, it's safe to say you like movies. It's a good bet, too, that you've been in your local theatre several dozen...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL”

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The recent death of Art Carney found obituaries citing the beloved actor's triumphant work in films (his Oscar-winning "Harry and Tonto"), theater (as...

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THE OTHER CINEMA

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When I was a film student in Boston a few years ago, my first short movie--an absurd, 16-millimeter scatology starring my best friend, lasting three...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: “DIE HARD” IN TEXAS

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Houston, Texas. Late '80s. I was visiting the state with my friend Rodney, who dragged me along to meet his new girlfriend, Sharon. He had met her the...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE JAZZ SINGER”

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Bootleg Files 010: "The Jazz Singer" (Inane 1959 telecast with Jerry Lewis playing the role made famous by Al Jolson -- and playing it as a straight...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE JAZZ SINGER”

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For years, bootleg video fanatics have been searching for a phantom videotape of the never-released 1972 Jerry Lewis atrocity "The Day the Clown Cried." ...

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