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THE BOOTLEG FILES: WINDJAMMER

By | July 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 hits the high seas with a bunch of singing Norwegian sailors…

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: WINDJAMMER

BOOTLEG FILES 330: “Windjammer” (1958 travelogue shot in the three-screen Cinemiracle widescreen process). LAST SEEN: A restored version was screened...

Digital Celluloid Features

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 1: TWILIGHT TEAMS

Digital Celluloid, a comic strip by artist Chris Cirillo, pokes fun at the films of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Whether it is a classic or an upcoming...

GOING BIONIC – DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – V.O.D. IS VE

I was a student at the UCLA Graduate School of Film Producers Program in the spring of 1994, (which was pure heaven and I’d recommend it to everyone)...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: GO ASK ALICE

BOOTLEG FILES 329: “Go Ask Alice” (1973 made-for-TV film starring William Shatner and Andy Griffith). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – R.I.P. DVD

It was right after “Star Wars” came out in May of 1977, when my dad brought home a totally groovy, bulky, space-age-looking silver box with red lights,...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: BLACK TIGHTS

BOOTLEG FILES 328: “Black Tights” (1960 French dance film). LAST SEEN: Available in its entirety on Amazon.com. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: It was released...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – ONLINE DISTRIBU

I was on a flight home from New York in the spring of 2003 when the man sitting next to me was bawling his eyes out. While I respected his right to wallow...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHINA: THE ROOTS OF MADNESS

BOOTLEG FILES 327: “China: The Roots of Madness” (1967 made-for-television documentary). LAST SEEN: Available in its entirety on YouTube. AMERICAN...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FILM FESTIVAL S

I was gazing at a stuffed bear in a glass case at the airport in Fairbanks, Alaska when the first eerie, “what the hell am I getting myself into,”...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY

BOOTLEG FILES 326: “Till the Clouds Roll By” (1946 all-star MGM musical). LAST SEEN: Available online at several video web sites. AMERICAN HOME...

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