THE BOOTLEG FILES: DOGARAMA
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil goes to the dogs…
Posted on December 7, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: KING LEAR
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil brushes up his Shakespeare…
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Phil Hall
ANNA KARENINA (2012)
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 130 minutes |
The world wasn’t demanding another film version of “Anna Karenina,” and it certainly wasn’t demanding this bizarre reworking via director Joe Wright and writer Tom Stoppard…
Posted on November 23, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE SECRET DIARY OF DESMOND PFEIFFER
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil gives an infamous TV flop a second chance…
Posted on November 23, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE SON OF THE OLIVE MERCHANT
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 76 minutes |
The painfully serious subject is trivialized in a tiresome and self-indulgent manner.
Posted on November 17, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil checks out what’s playing at Ford’s Theatre…
Posted on November 16, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: COLLECTOR’S ITEM
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil flies with a vintage pilot…
Posted on November 9, 2012 by Phil Hall
RESCUE (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 46 minutes |
On the smaller screen, however, much of the power of the IMAX cinematography is lost and the viewer is watching longer-than-necessary shots of roaring ocean waves and sweeping landscapes. And for those watching the 2D DVD version instead of the 3D Blu-ray, the impact is completely lost…
Posted on November 5, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil relies on the kindness of teenage strangers…
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE KOOL-AID COMMERCIALS
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil hits a wall…
Posted on October 26, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE SOUND OF CRICKETS AT NIGHT
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 80 minutes |
This small and remarkable film is one of the year’s most engaging under-the-radar gems…
Posted on October 26, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BOOTLEG FILES: VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil spots a silly UFO…
Posted on October 19, 2012 by Phil Hall
ANNE BRADEN: SOUTHERN PATRIOT (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 77 minutes |
Braden’s landmark essay “A Letter to White Southern Women” boldly challenged its readers to fight against the prevailing status quo.
Posted on October 17, 2012 by Phil Hall
THE BARNES COLLECTION (DVD)
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 60 minutes |
Barnes happily challenged an arts establishment that preferred the conservative traditional concepts of academic painting and sculpture…
Posted on October 17, 2012 by Phil Hall
GENEVIEVE GOES BOATING
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 17 minutes |
In lesser hands, this could have resulted in something a bit too twee for comfort – but Gray’s imaginative production creates an original and wise work that mixes different artistic traditions into a unique concept…
Posted on October 16, 2012 by Phil Hall
