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PR Octubre on DVD Feb 21

A deadpan dark comedy incorporating influences ranging from Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaeki to Robert Bresson. It is October, the "purple month"; in Lima, when the grey city's somber tones give way to processions celebrating the Lord of Miracles. Sofia spends her days as a worshipper, but her nights still ache with loneliness. One day, her neighbor, Clemente, a small-time loan shark with a penchant for reckless hookers, grave solitude, money lending and nothing else, is left with a baby. While he searches for the child's prostitute mother, Sofia joyfully starts taking care of the infant in Clemente s house.

New Yorker Films

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Posted by: News Editor - February 19, 2012, 8:53 pm - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Police, Adjective on DVD Aug 30

Cristi (Dragos Bucur) is a young undercover cop who undergoes a crisis of conscience when he is pressured to arrest a teenager who offers hashish to classmates. Not wanting to ruin the life of a young man he considers merely irresponsible, Cristi must either allow the arrest to weigh on his conscience, or face censure by his self-serious superior (Vlad Ivanov, of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), for whom the word "conscience" has an entirely different meaning. Porumboiu approaches his story with the exacting patience of a master ironist, culminating in one of the most unexpected comedic payoffs in years—an extraordinary dissection of language that affirms his reputation as one of the most exciting new talents in European cinema.

Zeitgeist Films

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Posted by: News Editor - July 21, 2011, 11:14 am - PR
Keywords: comedy

DVD Review FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS

On the road again, with Johnny Depp channeling the psychopharmacological vibe of Hunter Thompson, and Benicio del Toro riding shotgun.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - July 14, 2011, 1:56 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: criterion, fear, loathing, vegas, depp, gilliam, del toro

DVD Review SHOCK CORRIDOR

Samuel Fuller has no use for understatement or subtlety, especially when he encamps to the insane asylum.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - March 25, 2011, 2:19 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: samuel fuller, pulitzer prize, insanity, asylums

DVD Review MYSTERY TRAIN (BLU-RAY)

A quirky cool love story to the mystique and allure of Memphis and its music, told via three interwoven stories.

Highly recommended, and one of my favorite BD releases of 2010.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - July 23, 2010, 5:50 am - DVD Review
Keywords: jim jarmusch, memphis, elvis presley, joe strummer, steve buscemi, nicoletta braschi, screamin' jay hawkins, rock and roll