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THE MASTERS OF TIME (LES MAITRES DU TEMPS)

By | August 2000

AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE 1ST ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FANTASY, HORROR AND SCI FI REVIEW! It may not look or sound quite as good as, say, “Titan: æ”, but this ’82 film will stay in my memory much longer…

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THE MASTERS OF TIME (LES MAITRES DU TEMPS)

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Others can try to describe a movie to you, but often you're never going to understand what they mean until you see it for yourself. Japanese cinema is...

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