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Once Upon a Time in America

Warner released Once Upon a Time in America on Blu-ray in Canada on January 11, 2011. Help support Toronto Screen Shots by buying it on Amazon.ca. Once Upon a Time in America (Director: Sergio Leone): The first and best thing … Continue reading

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NY Export: Opus Jazz DVD

Still holding top spot in the list of best films I’ve seen this year, NY Export: Opus Jazz (review) has just been released on DVD by Factory 25. I received my copy yesterday and am extremely impressed. Extras include a … Continue reading

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NY Export: Opus Jazz

NY Export: Opus Jazz (Directors: Jody Lee Lipes and Henry Joost): It has been a very long time since I have been as knocked out by a filmgoing experience the way NY Export: Opus Jazz knocked me out. Based on … Continue reading

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West 32nd

West 32nd (Director: Michael Kang): John Cho (Harold from Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle) plays John Kim, an ambitious young lawyer who offers to represent a Korean teenager accused of a gang-related murder in New York’s Koreatown. His … Continue reading

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The Most Beautiful Night in the World (Sekai de Ichiban Utsukushii Yoru)

The Most Beautiful Night in the World (Sekai de Ichiban Utsukushii Yoru) (2008, Director: Daisuke Tengan): Thanks to the good folks at the J-Films Powwow blog, I wound up with a free ticket to this film, screening as part of … Continue reading

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