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A TIFF hit …

The 77-year-old zombie king still has it! :) I speak of George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, although it's more of a very solid double than a fence-clearing home run. Zombie movies are so timeless — which I suppose is one of the few advantages of being undead. As social commentaries (one of my [...]

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Mon, September 10 2007 » Film, Main Page » Comments Off

And a TIFF miss

Let's say that sometime in the next six to 12 months, you're in your favourite video store looking for a French movie about city kids plunged into a nighmarish rural hell. If you come across director Xavier Gens' Frontiere(s) during your search, keeping on looking. Don't stop until you find Haute Tension, Calvaire or Sheitan, which is da bomb of [...]

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