THE BOOTLEG FILES: BOYS BEWARE
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’s innocence is compromised by a homicidal homo…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Phil Hall
“SUPERMAN RETURNS” IN IMAX AND 3-D!
When Superman finally returns to theaters this summer, you can not only see the flick on an Imax screen, but also in 3-D! A few sections of the film, totaling 20 minutes, will be projected in 3-D using some new fangled process that you can… Read all about at Yahoo Movies>>>
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Film Threat Staff
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL GOES WESTWOOD
Westwood Village will be the new home of Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, June 22 – Sunday, July 2…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Film Threat Staff
ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: PG Running Time: 90 minutes |
IN THEATERS! “Ice Age: The Meltdown” is – big surprise – the sequel to 2002’s “Ice Age,” which might as well have been subtitled, “How Three Comedians Managed to Parlay Their Marginally Entertaining Stand-Up Routines into A More Profitable Venue…”
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Pete Vonder Haar
TIBET: A BUDDHIST TRILOGY
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  Year Released: 1979 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 127 minutes |
Graham Coleman’s 1979 epic documentary “Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy” has been restored and re-released, offering a new generation the opportunity to view the intricacies and epiphanies of the exiled Tibetan community’s celebration of their ancient Buddhist faith…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Phil Hall
HOOD OF THE LIVING DEAD (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 86 minutes |
You know, I’m generally in favor of zombie movies. Generally, I’m always willing to look a little more charitably on zombie movies as they represent the highest ideals of survival horror, my personal favorite subgenre of horror. It’s movies like “Hood of the Living Dead” that test that fondness to its limits…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Steve Anderson
SOCKS & VIOLENCE
To some the most ominous thing about a pair of used gym socks is the rank stench, but to Director Andrew Shearer and his Gonzoriffic filmmaking collective, dirty old gym socks hold far more sinister powers…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by T.W. Anderson
BOY EATS GIRL
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 77 minutes |
I loved “Shaun of the Dead”, it was one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in years, and “Boy Eats Girl” aspires to adhere to that formula and show the same appeal. It comes very close…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Felix Vasquez Jr.
STAY ALIVE
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 85 minutes |
IN THEATERS! I never really expected something so utterly lame-brained…
Posted on March 31, 2006 by Felix Vasquez Jr.
THE BEASTIE BOYS’ “SURE SHOT” CONCERT MOVIE
MICHAEL DIAMOND INTERVIEW! A look at the Beastie Boys’ 25-year career should prove that this group has been all about reinventing themselves. Then it’s no surprise that the group would offer a fresh take on the concert film…
Posted on March 30, 2006 by Matthew Sorrento
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: UP THE ACADEMY
I learned how to make my breasts look bigger. I saw Bruce Vilanch, who really isn’t funny, talk about writing jokes. I got fashion tips, and saw some guy take off his shirt. Is it any wonder most of the movie goers in America look at the Oscars as a joke?
Posted on March 30, 2006 by Doug Brunell
IT’S NOT SHOWTIME FOR ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
Fans of TV’s beloved “Arrested Development” better sit down. After lengthy talks, the series will not be headed to Showtime. Apparently the show’s creator Mitch Hurwitz felt that the show had “reached it’s end, creatively, as a series.” In other words, Showtime didn’t offer enough money. Ah well, we’ll always have the DVD… Read all [...]
Posted on March 30, 2006 by Film Threat Staff
SPIDEY’S BACK IN BLACK
When you’ve got as big a geek fan base as Ain’t it Cool News does, you’re bound to get screwed with daily in regards to rumors, gossip and photo’s from up and coming flicks. That being said, AICN has got a pic of Peter Parker being taken over by Venom (or something) from the new [...]
Posted on March 30, 2006 by Film Threat Staff
CLOONEY’S SACK SCORES FAT CASH
In case you haven’t heard, George Clooney decided to take his Oscar swag bag and auction it off for charity. Aww, what a sweet guy. The auction closed this week and netted $45,100 for the United Way’s hurricane response and recovery fund. There was all kinds of froo-froo items in it and you can… Read [...]
Posted on March 30, 2006 by Film Threat Staff
DEVIL, DANCING & MORE OPEN SONOMA
FESTIVAL BEGINS NEXT WEEK! The Ninth Annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival has announced that Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School will officially open the 2006 Festival with Starbucking and Dance with the Devil…
Posted on March 30, 2006 by Film Threat Staff