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Jaws | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 14, 2012

Jaws. The first summer blockbuster. The first film to reap the benefits of a massive 400 theater opening weekend release. The first film to...

The Tempest | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 14, 2012

Shot entirely on location in the incredible Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire, England, director Derek Jarman's re-imagining of The Tempest is a bizarro Shakespearian fever...

Marley | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 7, 2012

The herb induced gospel of reggae and Rastafarianism would never have become the international phenomenon it has if it wasn't for the impassioned genius...

Once In A Lullaby: The PS22 Story | Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 6, 2012

It's A Celebration: Making Internet Celebrities Out Of School Children On the festival circuit earlier this year we were given the wonderful opportunity to see...

Celeste and Jesse Forever | Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 1, 2012

Krieger Asks You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone An emotionally grounded dramedy authored by a pair of television veterans and a burgeoning...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

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Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.