In a desolate America, a set of boys walk until only one survives in the intense and emotionally devastating The Long Walk, directed by Francis Lawrence, adapted from Stephen King’s novel.
The Bootleg Files – Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
BOOTLEG FILES 917: “Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John” (1973 television film starring Raymond Burr).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the proverbial cracks.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: It deserves one.
I have a huge regret in writing this particular column – I wish I wrote it years earlier. Indeed, the film “Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John” was on my to-do list for the longest time, but I only now got around to it. And while I am angry with my self-inflicted delay, I am overjoyed to report this film is one of the finest to be featured in The Bootleg Files series.
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The Toxic Avenger [2025]
Macon Blair’s remake of The Toxic Avenger is just as funny, goopy, and satiric as any Troma classic, now with more plot and character. I’m in Toxic Love with the new Toxic Avenger.
The Thing (1982) [Science Fiction Month]
A shape shifting alien makes contact with a group of researchers stationed at an outpost in Antarctica, slowly feeding upon them, mimicking them, and driving them mad with paranoia.
Ebony & Ivory [2025]
Two men descend into madness on an island. What the hell is The Lighthouse? Nah, I’m talking about the *totally* true story of when Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder made… Ebony & Ivory, also the title of this wild and weird odyssey from Jim Hosking.
The Roses (2025)
A married couple finds their relationship strained to the max, with their disdain for one another growing to the point of hatred, absurdity, and an explosive divorce. Literally.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: A Star is Bored (1956)
A Star is Bored (1956)
Directed by Friz Freleng
Story by Warren Foster
Animation by Art Davis, Virgil Ross, Gerry Chiniquy
Music by Milt Franklyn
Daffy Duck is the malcontented janitor at a movie studio where Bugs Bunny is the reigning screen star. Annoyed at the attention Bugs is receiving, Daffy marches into the office of the casting director to demand a crack at stardom. Daffy is cast as Bugs’ stunt double in an ongoing production and is dressed in a rabbit suit but soon discovers to his frustration he is being assigned the most dangerous stunts.
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