THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HANDS UP!”
Few films have attracted a critical volley over the years with the gusto and severity of the 1926 Civil War comedy feature “Hands Up!” In 1927, the venerable Robert E. Sherwood called “Hands Up!” a superior work to Buster Keaton’s Civil War comedy “The General.” In the 1970s, Stanley Kauffmann and Bruce Henstell, writing in [...]
Posted on September 30, 2005 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HANDS UP!”
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 gives a voice to a forgotten clown of silent comedy…
Posted on September 30, 2005 by Phil Hall
NEW FILMS FROM ITALY AT THE EGYPTIAN
The American Cinematheque, Cinecittá Holding – Rome, and the Italian Film Commission present Cinema Italian Style: New Films From Italy at the Egyptian Theatre, October 6 – 16 and at the Aero Theatre, October 7 – 13. Continuing in the glorious tradition of such filmmakers as Michelangelo Antonioni (whose complete retrospective in new prints from [...]
Posted on September 30, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
TOY STORY 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: G Running Time: 81 minutes |
If you don’t have a copy of “Toy Story,” yet, or if you’re looking for a reference-quality print of the film, then this is the DVD for you…
Posted on September 30, 2005 by Brad Cook
PROZAC NATION
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 95 minutes |
So what is it about Elizabeth Wurtzel that she can’t just sit down for a few hours and write? Oh yeah, it’s the clinical depression…
Posted on September 30, 2005 by Rory L. Aronsky
ADAM & YVES
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  Year Released: 1974 MPAA Rating: X Running Time: 72 minutes |
In celebrating the centennial of the birth of Greta Garbo, the various DVD and film society and television tributes focused on the Swedish star’s Hollywood triumphs. What has been conspicuously missing from festivities is Garbo’s very unlikely final film appearance…
Posted on September 30, 2005 by Phil Hall
PAUL REISER: THE THING ABOUT FALK
It’s tough to find a T.V. personality more beloved than Peter Falk. The smart-yet-scruffy, rough around the edges appeal that defines Columbo is a national treasure, up there with Fonzie’s leather jacket and the messages on Jim Rockford’s answering machine. Cynics might call Falk’s cranky-lovable, salt-of-the-earth persona a “shtick.” Could be. But like Robin Williams’ [...]
Posted on September 29, 2005 by KJ Doughton
SAVING FACE WITH ALICE WU
“SAVING FACE” SCREENING AT THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL! Writer/Director Alice Wu tackled a lot of themes with her feature length debut, “Saving Face.” In an age full of ignorance and stupidity, making a film that tackles the gay issue with open and accepting arms is a pretty amazing thing…
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Michael Ferraro
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THIS COLUMN CAN ONLY BE READ BY REGION ONE COMPUTERS
There are people who read this column who don’t live in America. They may possibly buy into the stereotype that all Americans are ignorant and dismissive of foreign culture. They are wrong. Not all Americans are that way, but most are…
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Doug Brunell
ATOMFILMS AND INTEL ASK FILMMAKERS TO WAVE THEIR MAGIC WAND
AtomFilms and Intel Corporation have launched the Intel Indies Film Contest with a call for short film entries available at http://intel.atomfilms.com. Filmmakers who enter before the November 21, 2005 deadline will compete for a grand prize that includes worldwide distribution from AtomFilms, $25,000 in cash and $20,000 in digital home equipment from Intel. Winners will [...]
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
“MY BIG FAT INDEPENDENT MOVIE” OPENS IN LOS ANGELES SEPTEMBER 30TH
MY BIG FAT INDEPENDENT MOVIE will open Friday, September 30th at the Sunset Laemmle 5 in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets online a few days before at the Laemmle Theatres website. MY BIG FAT INDEPENDENT MOVIE will screen daily at: 1:00 3:10 5:20 7:35 9:50 Sunset Laemmle 5 ^8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 90046 [...]
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
THE 6TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IS GO!
WATCH HERE FOR FESTIVAL COVERAGE! The festival opens with the South Korean blockbuster MARATHON – based on a true story about a young, autistic man whose one pleasure in life is running…
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
MANDERLAY
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 127 minutes |
ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2005 REVIEW! It certainly isn’t “anti-American”, though few will surely see it that way. Some may even call it “racist” but does it deserve such a harsh adjective? Certainly not…
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Michael Ferraro
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
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Year Released: 1968 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 127 minutes |
OPENS IN NEW YORK! “Once Upon a Time in the West” is getting a theatrical re-release in a new 35mm Scope print and in the original uncut version. Indeed, this is the only way to appreciate Leone’s style: as he intended it to be seen, on a very big screen…
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Phil Hall
GOING SHOPPING
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Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 106 minutes |
IN THEATERS! A special degree of thanks should be given to Henry Jaglom for offering high-profile roles in his new feature “Going Shopping” to three actors who have been woefully underused in recent years…
Posted on September 29, 2005 by Phil Hall
