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1940s Chicago, a private eye dodges the draft, leading to disappointment from those close to him. Soon, he finds himself visited by three ghosts…
Tag Archives: Fantasy
The Bootleg Files: The Wonderful Land of Oz
BOOTLEG FILES 886: “The Wonderful Land of Oz” (1969 kiddie matinee feature).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: On public domain-friendly platforms.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: A lapsed copyright.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: This is just what The Criterion Collection needs!
On this particular day – November 22, 2024, to be precise – most moviegoers are fixated on the release of the big-budget musical “Wicked.” But since I prefer the rat-a-tat-tat from a different drum, I am venturing to a lower rent corner of the Yellow Brick Road to celebrate the no-budget 1969 feature “The Wonderful Land of Oz.”
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Despiser (2003) [Visual Vengeance]
Now available on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance
An artist who was just dumped by his wife and fired from his work finds himself in an unexpected version of purgatory.
Frankie Freako (2024) [Halloween Horror Month]
Frankie Freako, call the number on the late-night ad for a great party. Well, maybe.
Wrath of the Titans (2012) [Limited Edition]
Available now from Arrow Video as part of the When Titans Ruled the Earth box set.
Following the taking of Zeus to the underworld by Ares and Hades, Perseus must go save his father.
Clash of the Titans (2010) [Limited Edition]
Available now from Arrow Video as part of the When Titans Ruled the Earth box set.
Perseus must decide which side he wants to join in the battle between humans and gods.
Red Riding Hood (2011)
It’s hard to imagine but Hollywood just never seems to be short of attempts to re-think and re-imagine “Red Riding Hood. And surely enough they never seem to think of an interesting enough idea for a franchise of any kind. I wish they’d stop by now. “Red Riding Hood” is Catherine Hardwicke’s efforts to transform “Red Riding Hood” in to this Puritanical, Stephanie Meyer tinted romance horror film that never works as well as it wants to.