THE BOOTLEG FILES: “CHASTITY”
In 1965, Sonny and Cher were the ruling duo in American pop music. Three years later, their career tanked and they were lucky if they could swing a gag appearance on “Laugh-In.” Deciding that a much-needed career change was necessary, Sonny took it upon himself to write, produce and finance a feature film that would [...]
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: “CHASTITY”
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 fondles a pre-nosejob Cher…
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Phil Hall
“LOVE OBJECT” CREEPS OUT LOS ANGELES IN MAY
Making a strong case for plain old masturbation, Robert Parigi’s erotic horror film Love Object will open at the LAEMMLE FAIRFAX and LAEMMLE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE on May 7th. Love Object is the twisted tale of Kenneth (Desmond Harrington), a socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive and impassioned relationship with “Nikki,” an anatomically accurate [...]
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
YOU LIKE THREESOMES, WE LIKE THREESOMES…
…so how can you go wrong with “Kisses and Caroms.” This new indie has it all – girl, girl on guy sex, a shotgun wielding psycho therapist, a horny housewife, a naked white guy, a midget…sounds like fun and you can check out the trailer right here.
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
HIGH-DEFINITION SYDNEY
HDFEST, the world’s only high-definition film festival, will launch its 2004 World Tour in Sydney, Australia May 22nd and 23rd…
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
THE CLAY BIRD
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 98 minutes |
OPENING IN NEW YORK! “The Clay Bird” is an extraordinary production in regards to its lush cinematography by Sudheer Palsane, a beguiling music score by Moushumi Bhowmik that incorporates several songs performed during religious and secular festivals, and a gifted ensemble cast who bring the warm and touching screenplay to delicate life…
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Phil Hall
VERN
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 30 minutes |
Vern” is a strange and memorable documentary short about the posthumous fame of Vernon Kolski, a New York painter whose art career was marked with commercial disappointment and was eventually derailed due to poor health…
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Phil Hall
ANTIBODY
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
We now have the biggest ripoff perpetrated by man since Michael Bolton and “When A Man Loves A Woman…”
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Steven Andersen
CHARLIE: THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES CHAPLIN (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 127 minutes |
There is nothing wrong, per se, with Richard Schickel’s documentary “Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin.” But there is nothing special about it, either…
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Phil Hall
ELEVATOR MOVIE
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 95 minutes |
If you’re a casual movie watcher with very little interest in anything out-of-the-ordinary, then “Elevator Movie” will be probably be the strangest thing you’ve ever seen. But if you miss it, you’ll be missing the assured debut film by an undoubtedly promising new talent in Mr. Haradon…
Posted on April 30, 2004 by Daniel Wible
JOHN FARRELL: A BYTE OF CINEMA
As anyone even vaguely familiar with filmmaking knows, breakthroughs in digital technology have made it much easier and much less expensive to produce films. Boston-based filmmaker John Farrell has not only taken advantage of this technology in the production of two intriguing and challenging feature films, but has also written a new book providing detailed instruction on how to use the technology to its fullest…
Posted on April 29, 2004 by Phil Hall
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: REDNECK STEW
“Deliverance” has that infamous “squeal like a pig” scene. “Mother’s Day.” “The Great American Snuff Film.” “House of 1,000 Corpses.” “Cabin Fever.” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” All of them have one
thing in common: rednecks. They all freak me out — and I love them for it…
Posted on April 29, 2004 by Doug Brunell
MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “TIMELINE”
1:00 – I know it’s popular to dismiss “Return of the Jedi” because of the Ewoks, but in reality… Oh I can’t pull this off. Part of me is happy when that one falls down and doesn’t get up while his friend tries to revive him. Does that make me a sociopath? 1:03 – Paul [...]
Posted on April 29, 2004 by Chris Thilk
MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “TIMELINE”
Chris Thilk has an easier time remembering lines from movies he hasn’t seen in five years than he does the birthdays of people close to him. For his column this is actually a good thing. This week, we visit Chris’s brain as he watches the DVD release of “Timeline.” “If this group is being “faxed” back to historic France, aren’t they worried about being taunted by John Cleese?”
Posted on April 29, 2004 by Chris Thilk
FELISSA ROSE HAS A QUEER EYE FOR THE DEAD GUY
Yes, “Sleepaway Camp” psycho fantasy Felissa Rose has signed on to star in a homosexuality holocaust gone wrong. It’s called “Dead Serious” and it’s shooting in NYC in May, directed by Joe Sullivan. The film also features as producer Michael J. Hein (“Biohazardous”), cinematographer Bud Gardner (“The Curse”) , FX Man Anthony Pepe (“Satan’s Little [...]
Posted on April 29, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
