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I’m back on a foreign film binge. In case you’ve wondered, the years listed are when the film was released, not when the particular DVD came out. Brothers (2004) 4.5/5 Just when you think this Danish film is all too predictable and you know just where it’s going, director Susanne Bier turns things upside down. […] The little recent media viewing has been dominated by the 22 episodes of the first entry. American Gothic (2005) 4/5 This set contains all the episodes of this genre-bending and all too short-lived series that aired on CBS during the 1995-96 television season. Put simply, Sheriff Lucas Buck (played magnificently by Gary Cole) runs the […] Serenity fell 51 percent at the box office this past weekend. While it did remain in the top 10, the drop and total take certainly doesn’t bode well. The film has brought in $17.6 million (against $39 million in cost) over two weeks. According to The Signal, word is it will take $80 million worldwide […] A Very Long Engagement (2004) 4.5/5 A wonderful and beautifully filmed French movie that reunites the star (Audrey Tautou) and director (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) of Amélie (which I admit not having seen). A Very Long Engagement somehow manages to combine the horrors of World War I with a mystery and a story of love, hope and […] Serenity was Number 2 at the box office this weekend, raking in an estimated $10.1 million. A few commentators says it’s a “tepid” opening, “one of the year’s biggest flops” and that it “pretty much kills off the Firefly/Serenity universe.” I guess box office numbers are another thing I don’t understand. As I read the […] |
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