Category Archives: Foreign Films

Two New Clips from the Upcoming ‘Battle Royal’ Blu-Ray Release

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

One of the great ancillary effects of the popularity of The Hunger Games is the renewed exposure it is generating for the certified classic, Battle Royal. The Japanese film is a bit over a decade old and has grown a huge international … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘A Separation’ – Nat’s Take

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Nat Almirall

While the first half hour or so will keep you wondering where all the accolades came from, once the movie gets rolling (and when it does, you’ll know), it’s worth it. The separation refers to Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘A Separation’

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Grace Suh

The much-deserving winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Picture (in a precedent-making move, it was also nominated for Best Screenplay, the first time a foreign film has won a nomination outside the foreign category), A Separation is as far … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Olsen Offered Lead Female Role in Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

  The casting has not come particularly quick or easy for the Spike Lee directed remake of the Korean thriller Oldboy. Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men, Men In Black III) locked in as the lead character quite early … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome’

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the final chapter of the Mad Max Trilogy, or at least it is until George Miller gets Fury Road out of the film can and into theaters after almost thirty years since the franchise dried up. … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘The Road Warrior’

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is The Road Warrior (a.k.a. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) (1981). Mel Gibson dons his black leather uniform once again in this second installment of the franchise. The Road Warrior begins with a narration sequence with … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: Mel Gibson In ‘Mad Max’

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1979 action thriller Mad Max, a film that lunched one of the most lucrative franchises in film history. The Mad Max trilogy has spawned many imitations over the last thirty plus years, but they … Continue reading →

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‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Remake is Getting a Sequel, Despite Poor Performance

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Matt Raub

Those who caught Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig get in all kinds of trouble in the American remake of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo probably left the theater wanting more. And even though the film didn’t do very well in … Continue reading →

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