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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE STAR WARS KID

By | March 2009

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil pays tribute to an unlikely Net star.

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE STAR WARS KID

BOOTLEG FILES 276: “The Star Wars Kid” (2002 viral video of a chubby teenager as a Jedi) LAST SEEN: It is all over the Net. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:...

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THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (DVD)

San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle once said: "The Holocaust is too huge an event not to present onscreen - and yet it's really too huge to...

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HOT ROD GIRLS SAVE THE WORLD (DVD)

So, what’s going on in Anywhere, Washington? Lots of hot rods, zombies, and intervals of edgy rock ’n’ roll, it would appear. In case the title...

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THE CITY (DVD)

Unless you are a tap-your-toes fan of Aaron Copland’s music, it is hard to make a case for this DVD release of “The City,” a 1939 non-fiction film...

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

...and then we get to the scene where the villain tells the man who has been kidnapped that they are going to sell the man’s unborn child on the black...

THE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES LINEUP

The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) has announced the films that will be featured at the 2009 Independent Film Festival of Boston. The...

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SUNSHINE CLEANING

Unless Mary Poppins is there as project manager, tidying up life’s spills, stains, and clutter isn’t exactly a fun-filled activity. Picking up after...

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BOYS OF SUMMERVILLE

"Boys of Summerville" is another entry in the tried and true genre of "big city boy returns to podunk hometown and realizes what is really (no, really)...

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SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (DVD)

If you don't enjoy movies that challenge you, then run away from "Synecdoche New York" as fast as you can. If you haven't clicked away from this review...

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I LOVE YOU, MAN

Just when I thought wedding-centric comedies had run out of narrative steam, writer-director John Hamburg and writer Barry Levin encourage me to reconsider...

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