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DARK WATER (DVD)

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SEE THE ORIGINAL BEFORE SEEING THE REMAKE! Hideo Nakata asks for your patience in each frame of “Dark Water”. He wants us to absorb, to feel a location, and to understand the plight of the characters before he goes any further…

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DARK WATER (DVD)

Hideo Nakata asks for your patience in each frame of “Dark Water”. “Give me time,” he might say. “In order for you to be jolted or uneasy, these...

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FOREPLAY (DVD)

This review can be summed up in six words: "Fore Play" is not very funny. To say anything else would merely reinforce this point but here goes. A 70's sex...

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KAMIKAZE GIRLS

Fluff. The cinematic equivalent of too much cotton candy Tetsuya Nanashima's "Kamikaze Girls" is a hyperkinetic fun house ride that is about forty five...

OUTER SPACE ANGEL

At first listen, Klaus Nomi neophytes may have difficulty appreciating the juxtaposition of his Kabuki/New Wave/Opera music. But try again. Nomi’s...

THE NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS IN 2005, BIGGER AND BETTER

Subway Cinema returns like the Jedi to present its fourth annual festival devoted to new feature films from Asia, June 17 - July 2. This year's program...

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SOUTHBOUNDERS

The hiking term Southbounder refers to traveling the distance of the Appalachian trail starting in Maine and heading South. Based upon his own experiences...

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HOW TO EAT YOUR WATERMELON IN WHITE COMPANY (AND ENJOY IT)

Melvin Van Peebles. The director who stuck it to the man with "Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song", a film showing an independent black character rallying...

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THE TALENT GIVEN US

A 10-day car trip with the ultimate dysfunctional family, “The Talent Given Us” is a cross between a road movie, a documentary and a therapy session....

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THE GODFATHER PART III (DVD)

While Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part II” is certainly one of the best sequels ever made, “The Godfather Part III” must be one of the...

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GALILEO’S SONS

"Galileo's Sons" is a competent if somewhat forgettable documentary which charts the Vatican's pursuit of astronomical research. Yes, the Vatican has an...

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