THE BOOTLEG FILES: “STAIRCASE”
Thirty-five years ago, 20th Century Fox presented “Staircase,” the first Hollywood release where the focus was on a gay couple’s relationship. At a time when the depiction of homosexuals in the movies was limited to presenting gays as unstable and mentally ill deviants, “Staircase” was a giant step forward in concept. In concept. In reality, [...]
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: “STAIRCASE”
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 snaps his fingers over vintage homo antics…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Phil Hall
WATCH “MISS CASTAWAY” TRAILER ONLINE
Miss Castaway, the indie movie that could…star Michael Jackson…now has a trailer up on IFILM for all to see. Check it out!
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
UCLA FILM STUDENTS REVEAL “IMAGES OF WAR” ON SHOWTIME
“There is only one way to be born, but because of mankind, there are hundreds of ways to die. I think about that a lot.” This thought-provoking observation from an adolescent boy is just one of the many captured by seven promising UCLA film students in “Images of War in the 21st Century,” a compilation [...]
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
AL FRANKEN BRINGS LIVE ELECTION COVERAGE ON SUNDANCE
Sundance Channel will air a special election night edition of “The Al Franken Show,” on November 2nd at 11:30pm. The political humorist will be broadcasting live from the Kerry campaign’s election-night headquarters in Copley Square in Boston. The show will contain breaking news as well as segments taped earlier that day. “My pledge to Sundance [...]
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
SPIDER GHOST
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 13 minutes |
An uptight new home owner gets a bug up his ass when he finds his privacy being invaded by a talking…ghost…spider…thing…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Eric Campos
POOR PRETTY EDDIE
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Year Released: 1973 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 92 minutes |
CINEMUERTE 2004 REVIEW! Alternately titled “Black Vengeance”, “Redneck County Rape” and “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Poor Pretty Eddie” is definitely worth a second look for aficionados of ‘70’s grindhouse celluloid, if you can get your hands on it…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Mariko McDonald
LIGHTS, CAMERA…KILL! (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 82 minutes |
“Lights” is a would-be thriller from the mischievous-teens-get-comeuppance-from-deranged-sicko school of screenwriting…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Daniel Wible
TORTURE ME NO MORE
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Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 105 minutes |
In another filmmaker’s hands, “Torture Me No More” probably would’ve turned out to be just another disposable, pretentious serial killer flick trying too hard to bare teeth it doesn’t have. DeGennaro’s penchant for the absurd, however, keeps this one way ahead of the pack…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Eric Campos
SAW
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 100 minutes |
IN THEATERS! Excessive physical violence, gory details, and gruesome imagery will please horror fans who love a great scare, but the more intelligent viewer will also find themselves unable to figure out “whodunit” until the startling end…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Heidi Martinuzzi
THE CRAMPS: LIVE AT NAPA STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL (DVD)
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  Year Released: 1984 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 20 minutes |
A PUNK ROCK CLASSIC NOW ON DVD! One of my encyclopedic friends declared this the most amazing and disturbing punk-rock footage of all time: Lux Interior, surrounded by mental patients, strutting and wiggling like a can of electrified worms…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Flick Harrison
APPLE JACK
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Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 15 minutes |
“Apple Jack” presents the strange events that take place on Halloween 1938…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Stina Chyn
HAUNTERS
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Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
We meet haunters from all across the country, ranging from rocker dudes who put down the guitars for a month to entertain as ghosts and ghouls, to children who take it upon themselves to transform their parents’ front yard into a spook show…
Posted on October 29, 2004 by Eric Campos
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: GOOD OL’ PORNOGRAPHIC FAMILY VALUES
These female adult film stars really are victims. They are victims of ignorance and petty insecurities. They are exploited, too. They are exploited by the media, the church, the government and anyone else who wants to start a moral crusade. Despite that, though, they screw on, and I admire them for it…
Posted on October 28, 2004 by Doug Brunell
MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: THE POLITICS IN MOVIES SPECIAL
As moviemaking costs increase, the pressure to successfully market those movies becomes greater. In an attempt to show how marketers are trying to put the most hinders in the theater seats, Chris Thilk breaks down why some movie campaigns work and some don’t. This week, Chris looks at the recent wave of politics in the movies…
Posted on October 28, 2004 by Chris Thilk