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20th Century Boys 2: the Last Hope / Yukihiko Tsutsumi, dir.
BY CHRIS ZIMMERMAN Compressing a story as large and complex as Naoki Urasawa's manga series "20th Century Boys" is no easy task. The task would be daunting for any filmmaker; thankfully more... |
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Doctor Who: The Complete Specials / Doctor Who: The Complete Specials
(BBC America; 311 Minutes) www.bbcamericashop.com BY CHRIS ZIMMERMAN Doctor Who is somewhat of a mystery to me. Being a sci-fi aficionado, I was familiar with the show' more... |
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Rip! A Remix Manifesto / Brett Gaylor, dir.
(DISINFORMATION; 80 mins.) www.disinfo.com BY RANDY HARWARD Brett Gaylor's film puts the "Copyright" against the "Copyleft" - implying ideological differences similar to more... |
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Edge of Darkness: the Original BBC Mini-Series / Edge of Darkness
(BBC America; 314 Minutes) www.BBCAmerica.com BY CHRIS ZIMMERMAN With the theatrical film starring Mel Gibson looming near, BBC America has taken the opportunity to rele more... |
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More Than This: The Story of Roxy Music / Roxy Music
(Eagle Vision/Eagle Rock Entertainment; 94 mins) www.eaglerockent.com BY JOSE MARTINEZ Catalysts of the emerging ‘70s era glam scene, England's R more... |
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All Tomorrow's Parties / Various Artists
(Warp Films; 83 mins + 55 mins bonus) www.warp.net/films BY JONAH FLICKER Music festivals can be a huge pain in the ass. The crowds, the heat, the expensive food and more... |
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs / Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
(Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 90 Minutes) www.sonypictures.com BY CHRIS ZIMMERMAN My expectations were minimal when first sliding the DVD into my player. The tra more... |
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End / Yukihiko Tsutsumi, dir.
(Viz Media, 142 minutes) www.viz.com BY CHRIS ZIMMERMAN In 1969 Kenji Endo spent his childhood days dreaming of changing the world through Rock and Roll. Jump to 1997 an more... |
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Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 / Jethro Tull
(Chrysalis/EMI; 93 mins.) www.chrysalis.com BY LEE ZIMMERMAN Given their unlikely and unimpeded juxtaposition of Prog, Rock. Blues, Folk and outright indulgence, Jethro Tull wo more... |
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Lambchop Live @ XXMerge / Lambchop
(Merge) www.mergerecords.com BY JOHN SCHACHT If you're lucky, over the course of your concert-going life you'll attend a few shows whose legendary status begins before t more... |
The Avon Barksdale Story — Legends of the Unwired / Kenny Jackson, prod./dir. and Bruce Brown, dir.03/12/2010
The Devil Went Home and Puked: Robert Pollard’s Rock Show / Guided By Voices/Robert Pollard11/16/2009
