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THE BOOTLEG FILES: UNCLE TOM’S CABANA

By | May 2010

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can be found only on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil discovers the dark side of Tex Avery…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: UNCLE TOM’S CABANA

BOOTLEG FILES 324: “Uncle Tom’s Cabana” (1947 animated short directed by Tex Avery). LAST SEEN: Available online at several video web...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FILM MARKETS

On a flight home from the MIPTV television market in Cannes a few weeks ago, I was pondering how I would introduce myself and describe the world of selling...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE DUKE IS TOPS

BOOTLEG FILES 323: “The Duke is Tops” (1938 musical starring 21-year-old Lena Horne in her film debut). LAST SEEN: Available online at...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT

BOOTLEG FILES 322: “Chimes at Midnight” (1965 Shakespearean production directed by and starring Orson Welles). LAST SEEN: Available at several online...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: VINNI-PUKH

BOOTLEG FILES 321: “Vinni-Pukh” (three Soviet cartoons based on the A.A. Milne “Winnie the Pooh” series). LAST SEEN: Available at several online...

SEAN CHRISTENSEN’S “SHAVE”

It seems that Sean Christensen came into this world virtually seeing, breathing and living film. The way Christensen puts it, “I was fortunate enough to...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE MALTESE BIPPY

BOOTLEG FILES 320: “The Maltese Bippy” (1969 comedy starring Dan Rowan and Dick Martin). LAST SEEN: This turns up occasionally on cable...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: DECAMERON NIGHTS

BOOTLEG FILES 319: “Decameron Nights” (1953 costume drama starring Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan). LAST SEEN: A bootleg copy is available as a...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE TURKISH BATMAN

BOOTLEG FILES 318: “The Turkish Batman” (1973 made-in-Turkey ripoff of you-know-what). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public exhibition of this...

JESUS IS MY FRIEND

If you're celebrating Easter Sunday, then chances are you feel the same way Sonseed does in this classic performance. Or not. Honestly, I look for any...

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