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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “A TRIP TO THE MOON”

By | March 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 find the world’s first bootleg film!

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “A TRIP TO THE MOON”

BOOTLEG FILES 022: "A Trip to the Moon" (1902 landmark sci-fi film). LAST SEEN: Duped copies have appeared, in one form or another, on numerous video...

TALKING PICTURES: GUILT TRIP

Dr. Robert Funk is flabbergasted. That’s his word for it. As the end credits finally roll on Mel Gibson’s much-hyped The Passion of the Christ, I turn...

JOIN THE DVD REVOLUTION: PREMASTERING

Last week, Brian Felsen went over the planning stages of DVD production. This week, he clues us in on premastering. ENCODING The DVD is a digital storage...

MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “IN THE CUT”

1:02 – FOCUS, DAMN IT! It’s not that hard! There’s got to be a dial or knob somewhere on the camera that can do this! 1:06 – I ride a commuter...

MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “IN THE CUT”

This is one of those movies I wasn’t sure I wanted to see. It looked interesting enough, but there was never a full commitment to it in my mind. The...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE SOUND OF FILM

Film Threat's forum section recently ran a thread on movie soundtracks. Ironically, I was actually working on this column when that first appeared, so...

AN OSCAR FAN’S THANK YOU SPEECH

I love the Oscars for many of the same reasons that most people love the Oscars – the hideous fashions, the garish production values, the lame comedy,...

THE FILM THREAT OSCAR QUIZ, PART 2

ANSWERS 1. James Whitmore's Best Actor nominated performance in "Give 'Em Hell, Harry" (1975). The film was shot-on-video but released theatrically on...

THE FILM THREAT OSCAR QUIZ, PART 2

With Academy Award season at hand, Oscar trivia buffs are out in full force trying to stump their friends, families and colleagues with their knowledge of...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “LIZA WITH A Z”

The other week, syndicated gossip columnist Liz Smith shared this juicy bit of information with her readers: "Don't ask how I did it, but I recently...

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