KAL: The Clown

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Stop me if you have heard this one before- while home alone the doorbell rings. You get up to answer it, only to find no one there. But there is a...

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What could be more fantastic than a Red Hood vs. Pennywise mano y mano mashup smackdown? How about if it was in a 100% fan made film? That's what could...

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Some movies are best enjoyed by viewers willing to abide by the old adage, “check your brain at the door.” Others, however, require some further...

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As if a recent spate of scary real-life sightings isn’t enough, clowns have been invading theaters and TV screens, too. From Pennywise in It to the...

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The simple irony of a crying clown is immediately provocative and one that is the catalyst for the drama in the 14 minute short film. Sad Clown delivers on...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED

BOOTLEG FILES 493: “The Day the Clown Cried” (1972 unreleased film starring and directed by Jerry Lewis). LAST SEEN: Footage from the film just...

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CLOWNS

The story of Clowns is best summed up by a bystander who witnesses the main plot device: "Was that just four clowns kidnapping a Turkish lad?" Andy...

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FILMS GONE WILD: PAUL ANDRESEN – CORRALLING THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE FOR “BIG

About a year ago, I was introduced to filmmaker Paul Andresen by fellow filmmaker Pascal Leister. I had done a little PR help for a short film that Pascal...

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CHINGASO THE CLOWN

“Chingaso the Clown” is something of a cheat: a short film designed as a calling card for a potential feature. The real problem is that the film is so...

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FEAR OF CLOWNS

It’s called “coulrophobia,” the film tells us, and it’s a phobia of clowns. Why are clowns so scary? John Wayne Gacy was a clown, and we’ve also...