Monthly Archives: December 2006

VOLVER

By | December 2006

You can see that the current events in Raimunda’s life and her mother’s past ‘neatly’ dovetail into twin vengeful scenarios that leave you in no doubt about Almodovar’s heavy-handed contempt for straight males, logic, plotting, and, hell, throw in believability just for good measure…

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VOLVER

I have to say, it's not often I go to the cinema and see a film where I haven't heard the first thing about what I'm going to see and thus I don't know...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “A CHARLIE BROWN KWANZAA”

BOOTLEG FILES 162: “A Charlie Brown Kwanzaa” (2002 short film that mixes “Peanuts” and “Dolemite”). LAST SEEN: Playing online at numerous...

REMEMBERING JAMES BROWN AND GERALD FORD

In tribute to the recently deceased Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and former President of the United States, Gerald Ford, Film Threat presents the...

Reviews

PAN’S LABYRINTH

For many years I knew of the visual style of Guillermo del Toro, but the only film I’d seen of his was the tepid “Mimic.” While that movie stank like...

News

“INDIANA JONES 4” TO BEGIN FILMING IN 2007

George Lucas has finally given the greenlight, and "Indiana Jones 4" is heading towards a 2007 production, with a proposed release date in May 2008. Our...

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MOST HIGH (DVD)

Unlike films such as “Trainspotting” and “Spun” where you can laugh and marvel at the characters’ over-the-top drug induced downfalls, “Most...

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Currently one of the most popular genres during the holidays is the fantasy/adventure film. Roll out your “Eragon,” your “Lord of the Rings” and...

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NOTES ON A SCANDAL

There is relatively little to recommend in “Notes on a Scandal” outside of watching Dame Judi Dench pretend to be a dyke and Cate Blanchett pretend to...

Blogs

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: AN INTERVIEW WITH M.A. LITTLER

His name is probably not familiar to you, but if you are a Voodoo Rhythm Records junkie like myself, you know the Germany-based M.A. Littler as the man who...

News

THE BODY IS NOT EVEN COLD YET

Spike Lee has signed on to direct a biopic about recently departed soul legend James Brown. Brian Grazer, Godfather of Ron Howard Schmaltzy Biopic-ery,...

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