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Currently ReadingRecently Read | There’s an adage among fans of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It’s basically that, no matter how many times you’ve seen them, the best concert you’ve ever been to is the last one of theirs you saw. That thought came to mind as I was watching the DVD of their 1975 concert at [...]            Tim November 16th, 2005 | Tags: Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, DVD reviews, DVDs, Music | Category: Film, Music | Comments are closed |  Print This Post |  Email This PostI’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. [...] Tim November 13th, 2005 | Tags: DVD reviews, DVDs | Category: Film | Comments are closed | Print This Post | Email This PostThe 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 [...] Tim November 5th, 2005 | Tags: DVD reviews, DVDs | Category: Film | Comments are closed | Print This Post | Email This PostA 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 [...] Tim October 4th, 2005 | Tags: DVD reviews, DVDs | Category: Film | Comments are closed | Print This Post | Email This PostWhen I first discovered the joy of foreign films, I decided a salutary mission would be to see all the films that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film or the Golden Palm (Palme d’Or) Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Let me tell you, that is not an easy task given the video rental [...] Tim May 21st, 2005 | Tags: DVDs, movies | Category: Film | Comments are closed | Print This Post | Email This Post |         The views expressed here are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for my law partners, our associates, staff and clients or my family and friends. Not only should any opinions here not be attributed to them, chances are they probably don't agree with me.  | ||
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