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Tag: drama

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INCENDIES

Death is never the end…it always leaves tracks.

Posted on February 3, 2011June 2, 2012
dvd doubleback

Doubleback: NOWHERE BOY

I first remember excitedly talking about this film around this time last year. Strangely, its theatrical release came & went without a glimpse from yours … Read More ›

Posted on January 30, 2011August 7, 2011
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BLUE VALENTINE

A beautiful and heartbreaking ballad to a shattered relationship.

Posted on January 9, 2011June 2, 2012
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TRUE GRIT

Only cowards flee when no one chases…

Posted on December 26, 2010December 7, 2012
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THE FIGHTER

How many rounds do you think you have left in you?

Posted on December 21, 2010June 2, 2012
trailers

Life Itself (THE TREE OF LIFE Trailer)

Wow.
Just wow!!

Posted on December 15, 2010May 25, 2013
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THE KING’S SPEECH

Any Man With a Microphone Can Tell You What He Loves The Most…But What If He Can’t?

Posted on December 12, 2010January 12, 2013
dvd doubleback

Doubleback: THE GHOST WRITER

Sometimes, you have to realize the universe is trying to tell you something and make a point of seeing something. In the same day, two … Read More ›

Posted on December 5, 2010August 8, 2011
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BLACK SWAN

Ballet isn’t pretty…

Posted on December 3, 2010April 10, 2015
trailers

We Did It When We Were Young (RESTLESS Trailer)

Gus Van Sant returns with a tale of young love.

Posted on December 1, 2010August 8, 2011
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127 HOURS

Who would have thought such a claustrophobic story could play with such sweeping scope.

Posted on November 5, 2010March 26, 2012
trailers

King For a Day (THE KING’S SPEECH Trailer)

Fun fact: I knew close to twenty people who took in this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Not one of them saw THE KING’S SPEECH. … Read More ›

Posted on November 2, 2010August 13, 2011

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