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THE BOOTLEG FILES: SHERLOCK HOLMES BAFFLED

By | February 2011

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil matches wits with Sherlock Holmes – and wins!

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: SHERLOCK HOLMES BAFFLED

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BOOTLEG FILES 364: “Sherlock Holmes Baffled” (1900 film that provided an unauthorized introduction of Sherlock Holmes to movie viewers). LAST SEEN:...

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BARNEY’S VERSION

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Barney's Version is categorized by its creators as a comedy-drama, but it's really more a mystery. After all, the movie recounts forty years in the life of...

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SENSO (DVD)

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One of Luchino Visconti’s second-tier efforts, the 1954 “Senso” takes place in Venice of 1866, when the Austrian military occupation was being...

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FILM FESTIVAL NOTEBOOK WITH HEIDI VAN LIER: 2011 OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL

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Indie filmmaker Heidi Van Lier snaps pix on her festival and film journeys around the world. In Mississippi this week, at the Oxford Film...

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DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 35: THE LAST EXORTWIST

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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...

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FILM THREAT PODCAST – EPISODE 33 – I’D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY

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Don and Mark make their 2011 Academy Award picks during the podcast despite their difference of opinion about the event itself (Mark no like, Don like very...

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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE BERLIN

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Over the weekend I accepted an invitation from Ferrari of North America to test-drive a brand new Ferrari “California.” With a professional race car...

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MST3K: BEGINNING OF THE END + THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES… (DVD)

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The stars I assigned to these DVDs does not reflect the quality of these episodes -- like other "Mystery Science Theater 3000" fare, they're solid shows...

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I AM NUMBER FOUR

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Regardless of its legions of fans, the Harry Potter series has a problem: in trying to create a fantastic journey, the storyline dumbly leaves the kids in...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE TELEGOONS

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BOOTLEG FILES 363: “The Telegoons” (1963-1965 British television series starring the voices of Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe). LAST...

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