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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE MAGIC OF ABC”

By | February 2005

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 pulls a very old rabbit out of a hat…

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE MAGIC OF ABC”

BOOTLEG FILES 063: "The Magic of ABC" (1977 TV variety show starring a 21-year-old David Copperfield). LAST SEEN: In its only broadcast on September 7,...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE MAGIC OF ABC”

In 1977, ABC dominated American television with its killer line-up of sitcoms, cop shows and domestic dramas. As the 1977-78 season approached, the...

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A young American couple move to London and become entangled in an ancient battle between good and evil. The wife is possessed by the spirit of a long-dead...

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I like features shot on DV in a trailer park for $1,000 with subtitles as much as the next person, but I just don't like "Trailer Town". I know I'm...

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You gotta love a movie where the message is: Stealing art can be a great prank. That’s not the first time something like that has been explored (Keith...

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THE SALON

Speaking of one-trick ponies, writer/director Mark Brown goes back to the well of hair styling humor that gave us both “Barbershop” and “Barbershop...

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SNOWLAND

If expressions like “Bergman-esque” or “2 ½ hour German language drama” or “modern Gothic romance” don’t exactly set your hair on fire with...

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AMERICAN WAITRESS, NEW MEXICO

“American Waitress, New Mexico” profiles four waitresses working at the tables of various restaurants in New Mexico. Lillian Beams, a waitress at the...

FILM THREAT’S SUNDANCE 2005 WRAP-UP

How can so much pleasure bring so much pain…sweet, sweet pain? Yes, another Sundance has come to pass and the Film Threat team has left the snowy indie...

SUNDANCE 2005 PEEPING TOM

Okay, so you've seen our 2005 Sundance wrap-up and you've read the countless reviews, so now we want to offer you a look into the other side of our time in...

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