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DVD Reviews
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Cult classic of the 1970s rediscovered and gets a small theatrical and DVD release.
2.
Review of the recent American low budget indie film, Virgil Bliss, released recently on DVD by First Run Features.
3.
A review of Criterion's wonderful transfer of the Alain Resnais film which helped usher in the 1960s modernist cinema.
6.
An in-depth DVD review of Wakamatsu's seminal Roman Porno film.
7.
A round-up of some of the best from one of the more interesting National cinemas of the past few years.
9.
An in-depth analysis of Criterion's swank release of Sir Carol Reed's British noir classic.
10.
The long wait for Tarkovskians is finally over. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky) is out on DVD!
11.
Kudos to Columbia-Tristar for their continued excellence in Asian DVD's.
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Firstrun Features does an admirable job with the DVD transfer of Dariush Mehrjui's excellent Leila.
13.
Although there is a fear among film purists where digital revolution is concerned, those of us who study film are more often inclined to acknowledge the benefits of digital technology. For such reasons as the recent DVD-Rom entitled Masterpieces of Silent Japanese Cinema.
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Throughout, Tati contrasts the cold colors and industrial sounds of the Arpel’s and the Plastac factory to the warm, earth tone colors, traditional French music, and human sounds of the old quarter. Tati may prefer this idealized vision of the past, but he remains the realist.
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The most gratifying aspect of Criterion's new digital transfer of Mario Monicelli's classic comedy caper film I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street) is the fuller appreciation of the stunning black and white cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo.
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