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Film Road to Halloween: Funny Games (1997)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 73 days to…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: La Pianiste / The Piano Teacher, 2001

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. La Pianiste / The Piano Teacher, 2001 Grand…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Das weiße Band / The White Ribbon, 2009

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Das weiße Band / The White Ribbon, 2009…

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100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 17

It is not fair to say that because A Beautiful Mind won Picture and Director, that the Academy were just not into darker movies. True,…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Happy End

Happy End Michael Haneke France, Germany, Austria CRITICAL RESPONSE “Haneke’s magisterial control of tone, actor and shot is not to be underestimated: there are scenes…

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