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Reviews of foreign content on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.


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Falco (DVD Review)   20 Mar, 2011

'Falco' tells the story of Johann (Hans) Hölzel, better known as Falco, the chart-topping Austrian singer behind such ’80s hits as “Der Kommissar” and “Rock Me Amadeus.” (Prebook 3/22/11; Street Date 4/19/11)More>>

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Sasha (DVD Review)   15 Mar, 2011

'Sasha' succeeds as a cautionary tale about the importance of honesty and communication.(Street Date 3/22/11)More>>

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Au Revoir Les Enfants (Blu-ray Review)   14 Mar, 2011

You can walk into this movie not knowing anything about the particulars and almost immediately sense that it’s authentic. Every scene is invested with details that don’t in any sense feel contrived. (Street Date 3/15/11) More>>

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Alex and Leo (DVD Review)   10 Mar, 2011

We should be forgiven as viewers for thinking a movie such as 'Alex and Leo' would be just another low-rent shirtless gay romp. It isn’t. German film 'Alex and Leo' is a sweet movie, low in budget but light and entertaining, with a lot of heart. (Prebook 3/15/11; Street Date 4/5/11)More>>

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Ping Pong Playa (DVD Review)   7 Dec, 2008

'Ping Pong Playa' is a playful, albeit broad, comedy/drama that should find acceptance in families’ dens nationwide.More>>

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Micmacs (Blu-ray Review)   11 Dec, 2010

'Micmacs,' the latest feature from French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, of 'Amélie' fame, finds the director returning to the whimsical style of that film after the more dramatic 'A Very Long Engagement.' (Street Date 12/14/10)More>>

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Liverpool (DVD Review)   23 Nov, 2010

Watching 'Liverpool' is like watching someone go about daily life through a hidden camera. (Street Date 11/30/10)More>>

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Secret in Their Eyes, The (Blu-ray Review)   20 Sep, 2010

'The Secret in Their Eyes,' the most recent foreign-language Oscar winner, is several movies in one — beginning as a whodunit where we pretty well know who did it by the two-thirds mark. (Street Date 9/21/10)More>>

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Ajami (DVD Review)   25 Jul, 2010

The complexity of the story, and likely the foreign-language element (a key plot device in the film is certain characters’ inability to speak either Arabic or Hebrew), will require a second viewing to fully understand. For a film with such intense and heart-gripping drama, that should hardly be a...More>>

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Sun, The (DVD Review)   26 May, 2010

'The Sun' requires great patience and a love of subtlety. (Street Date 6/1/10)More>>

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