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FNC: Capsule Reviews #6

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Pierre-Alexandre Despatis - October 24, 2005

Bombon, el perro (Bombon, Le Chien) Unlike the jarring Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Carlos Sorin’s Bombon is charming from the beginning to end....

FNC: Capsule Reviews #5

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Pierre-Alexandre Despatis - October 21, 2005

Bangkok LocoThai cinema is very unique, - and despite there being a lot of cultural references in many Thai films, they're usually also praised...

FNC: Capsule Reviews #4

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Pierre-Alexandre Despatis - October 20, 2005

Greg & Gentillion At every festival, there are good surprises—films that you didn't have any expectations for a film that you select to fill a...

FNC: Capsule Reviews #3

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Pierre-Alexandre Despatis - October 18, 2005

Main Hoon NaIn the program notes, they compare this film to a mix between Die Hard and Grease. In other words, singing and dancing...

FNC: Capsule Reviews #2

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Pierre-Alexandre Despatis - October 17, 2005

Odete As much as Juan Pedro Rodriguez was acclaimed by critics a few years ago, this one deceived many North American critics. Unfortunately, while the...

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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.