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• Reckless Abandon

  
  The Junkyard — Authority: 116
  Okay, so I have to get this out… I know, so far it’s been a lot of moaning, but I don’t care… it’s too easy to praise… I will say though that, this year A Serious Man stands out as the best American film. While I was down in Savannah for the film festival and the production of my brother’s film, Up In ...
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• PRESENTING :: Jams Dean’s Criterion Collection

  
  creamteam.tv — Authority: 128
  Jams Dean is currently on tour with local indie rock act the Netherfriends and Friday his promised mixtape, The Criterion Collection , arrived in my inbox. There was no title to the email nor any message, just a download link. That’s just the kind of guy Jams Dean is, a bit mysterious, and often vague, but full ...
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• A Night to Remember – The Criterion Collection #7 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

  
  J!-ENT entertainment news pop culture TV music DVD Blu-ray reviews fashion celebrity USA Asia UK — Authority: 152
  Before James Cameron’s “Titanic” was the 1958 film “A Night to Remember”.  Without the dramatic aspects, the film is an adaptation of Walter Lord’s book which was a minute-by-minute description of what took place on the night of April 12, 1912.  Riveting and impressive for a film created over ...
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• Two Scholars Ask: What if Marriage Is Bad for Us?

  
  Living Single — Authority: 487
  People who dislike my writings are fond of calling me anti-marriage, but thats not quite accurate. What I really think is that marriage is not for everyone, and that people who want to stay single should not be targeted with singlism because of it. People who marry should refrain from becoming matrimaniacs , as ...
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• La Jetée/Sans Soleil – The Criterion Collection #387 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

  
  J!-ENT entertainment news pop culture TV music DVD Blu-ray reviews fashion celebrity USA Asia UK — Authority: 152
  From the master filmmaker Chris Marker, two significant films that are so different from one another.  One that shows us experimentalism in film at its finest and another that challenges you intellectually and begs for repeated viewings. A fantastic release from the Criterion Collection for those who want to ...
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• Stuff: New Export to Nigeria: Sesame Street

  
  Needcoffee.com — Authority: 430
  Kami Theres a lot of stuff going on in the world of pop culture. But you just want the gist. We got you covered. Read this and then go have a life or something. Amazon s killer deal of the day is the complete Seinfeld , for 66% off. Thats $84.99 today only and while stocks last. Snag it here. ...
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• A Christmas Tale

  
  Guru — Authority: 414
  Reviewer: Dylan de Thomas Rating (out of 5): **** Arnaud Desplechin s A Christmas Tale opens with the death of a child, but theres actually a reason for it beyond cheap audience manipulation. In fact, the childs death - which is depicted with shadow puppets - is eulogized in a profoundly joyful way by the ...
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• Monsoon Wedding: Criterion Collection – Blu-ray Review

  
  KillerFilm — Authority: 574
  The Film: Although her latest effort, Amelia , was a flop both critically and commercially, the Criterion Collection’s recent release of Mira Nair ’s Monsoon Wedding reminds us of Nair’s enormous talents. The film is wonderfully unique, a cultural smörgåsbord with an endless supply of gorgeous ...
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• ESQ Swiss Stainless Steel Bracelet Men’s Watch | 07301311

  
  it-echo.Com — Authority: 449
  ESQ Swiss 07301311 by Movado Criterion Men’s Watch is perfect for the sportsman who demands performance and style, Its polished stainless steel bracelet has brushed silver accents and is complemented by a black, circular bezel that features a tachymeter scale.The dial is a bold black color with luminous indexes ...
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• NEW HOME VIDEO PICKS - 12/8/09

  
  / HAMMER TO NAIL — Authority: 123
  The holidays are just around the corner. Gee, I can’t wait. Do you too suffer from a similar case of crippling paralysis that wreaks havoc on one’s central nervous system and turns what should be a pleasant occasion into a stressful affair? I don’t even like shopping for myself, let alone getting ‘creative’ ...
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• Howards End (The Criterion Collection) on Blu-ray

  
  All Blu-ray and Home Entertainment — Authority: 137
  Amazon.com Howards End is E.M. Forster’s beautifully subtle story of the crisscrossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain–and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic, but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried ...
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• Downhill Racer

  
  Guru — Authority: 414
  Reviewer: Jonthan Poritsky Rating (out of 5): **** Even in an artform as ever-changing as cinema, films from what many consider one of Hollywoods strongest, richest periods -- the late 60s/early 70s -- still feel remarkably fresh. And its not just the famous examples, from The Graduate to The Parallax View , ...
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• A Woman is a Woman – The Criterion Collection #238 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

  
  J!-ENT entertainment news pop culture TV music DVD Blu-ray reviews fashion celebrity USA Asia UK — Authority: 152
  Experimental, crazy and wild!  “A Woman is a Woman” is a unique film that features an experimental style by Jean-Luc Godard satirizing American musicals, poking fun on relationships, deconstructing cinema and more! Image courtesy of © 1962 StudioCanal Image-Euro International Films. All Rights Reserved.TITLE: A ...
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• The Battle of Algiers – THE CRITERION COLLECTION #249 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

  
  J!-ENT entertainment news pop culture TV music DVD Blu-ray reviews fashion celebrity USA Asia UK — Authority: 152
  Stunning, gripping, shocking and as relevant as it was in the 60’s, it is even relevant today!  Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 masterpiece is given the best treatment on DVD by the Criterion Collection with the remastered, uncensored version of the film and plenty of special features in a fantastic 3-DVD disc box set.  ...
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• The Battle of Algiers – THE CRITERION COLLECTION #249 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

  
  J!-ENT entertainment news pop culture TV music DVD Blu-ray reviews fashion celebrity USA Asia UK — Authority: 152
  Stunning, gripping, shocking and as relevant as it was in the 60’s, it is even relevant today!  Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 masterpiece is given the best treatment on DVD by the Criterion Collection with the remastered, uncensored version of the film and plenty of special features in a fantastic 3-DVD disc box set.  ...
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• Review: Criterion’s AK100 Box Set

  
  Akira Kurosawa: News, Information and Discussion — Authority: 106
  Criterion’s mammoth AK100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa box set will hit retail shelves on Tuesday (8th of December 2009). But, who should buy it? Despite the title, this is not really a review, but an attempt at one based on somewhat incomplete data. While I really appreciate Criterion’s kind offer to send me ...
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• My Night at Maud’s – THE CRITERION COLLECTION #345 (part of “Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales”) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

  
  J!-ENT entertainment news pop culture TV music DVD Blu-ray reviews fashion celebrity USA Asia UK — Authority: 152
  Smart, witty and fantastic!!!  “My Night at Maud’s” is a wonderful film that is even relevant today as people struggle with their religious morals and temptations.  As part of Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales (available as part of a box set from The Criterion Collection), the film looks fantastic and still ...
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• Daily Dose Pick: A Christmas Tale

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 698
  New from Criterion, Arnaud Desplechin’s lovely, novelistic drama captures the long holiday reunion of the crazy and royal Vuillard family.Catherine Deneuve stars as the materfamilias who learns of her life-or-death need for a bone-marrow transplant. With doting husband Jean-Paul Roussillon, she assembles the tribe, ...
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• Health News Review launches new site with improved e-patient training

  
  e-Patients.net — Authority: 542
  Gary Schwitzer on the cover of Minnesota magazine There’s a new resource for a vital e-patient skill: reading health news responsibly. It helps us be smarter before we bring new findings to the attention of other patients and our providers – not to mention smarter for our own benefit. When “Doc Tom” ...
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• "Gimme Shelter": Criterion Blu-Ray (Essays)

  
  micropsia — Authority: 144
  By Godfrey CheshireGimme Shelter is the film I’ve seen more than any other. I guess you could say I was obsessed with it for a spell. I saw it first during its premiere New York run in late 1970. Back home in North Carolina shortly thereafter, I followed it through the celluloid food chain of the time. Saw it a ...
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