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Jordan M. Smith - July 24, 2012

Garnering nearly universal acclaim and major award noms from the Academy, Independent Spirit, and Cannes last year, American born and Jerusalem raised director Joseph...

Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - July 24, 2012

Anyone who is a fan of The Food Network will attest to their curious attraction to watching the preparation of food. It is part...

The Turin Horse | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - July 17, 2012

Operating somewhere between Bergman and Tarkovsky, Béla Tarr has been a wholly original inspiration for remodernist filmmakers for his spiritually exploratory form of cinema...

Dirty Pretty Things | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - July 17, 2012

Stephen Frears has had a very successful career, dabbling in all corners of fictional cinema with cult hits such as High Fidelity, major main...

The Hunter | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - July 10, 2012

Sometimes great actors and promising material don't always add up to cinematic excellence, and unfortunately this is the case for the Willem Dafoe vehicle,...

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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.