Monthly Archives: April 2009

TRILBY (DVD)

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This early silent by Maurice Tourneur contains a strangely compelling Svengali and a visual treat of a Christmas party sequence, complete with a raucous dance number.

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TRILBY (DVD)

Maurice Tourneur was clearly the right director to adapt George du Maurier’s “Trilby” for the screen – the French-born artist had an innate gift...

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OBSERVE AND REPORT

"Observe and Report" may be the smartest dumb comedy since "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle." That 2004 comedy classic used its stoner comedy trappings...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE FAT SPY

BOOTLEG FILES 278: “The Fat Spy” (1966 comedy starring Jack E. Leonard and Jayne Mansfield). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public exhibition...

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CORRECTION (DIORTHOSI)

In this limp attempt at a suspense film, a Greek man named Yorgos (Giorgos Symeonidis) is released from prison. Homeless, and with no friends other than...

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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN: 3-DISC COLLECTOR’S EDITION (DVD)

Well, I was wrong, and I'm happy to admit it: My original review of "No Country For Old Men" on DVD said that a Special Edition likely wasn't in the works,...

FROM THE NYPD TO INDIE CINEMA: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER WILLIAM LAPPE

In many ways, William Lappe has enjoyed the two remarkable careers: as a celebrated member of the New York Police Department and as an indie filmmaker with...

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AN ALTERNATIVE TO SLITTING YOUR WRIST

“An Alternative to Slitting Your Wrist” was amongst the most talked-about entries at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and not just for its...

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3 BLONDES IN HIS LIFE (DVD)

Fans of B-grade obscurities will find diversion in this 1961 hard-boiled mystery. Broad-shouldered Jock Mahoney plays an insurance investigator tracking...

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STRANGERS

In the Israeli production "Strangers," which screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, a young man from Tel Aviv named Eyal (Liron Levo) meets...

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GUTTERBALLS (DVD)

Aiming to recapture the feeling of good old 80s slasher films, “Gutterballs” ends up way overshooting its target and instead becomes a rather nasty...

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