When I watched The Red Violin for the second time a couple of weeks ago, it had been a few years since my first viewing.  I can say with certainty that it will not be that long before I watch it again.  In fact, I enjoyed it so much, I’m thinking about watching it this [...]

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The Mission is a beautiful, yet heart wrenching movie which not only won an Oscar for Best Cinematography, but was also nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Director, Film Editing, Costume Design, Art Direction, and Original Score.  It tells the story of the 18th Century struggle between the South American native tribes, most notably the Guarani, and the Spanish [...]

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The Usual Suspects might be the most underrated film of the 1990s.  That’s not to say that it got bad reviews.  In fact, it was lauded by critics when it was released, and even won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) and Best Original Screenplay.  I just can’t get over how many [...]

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Glory is the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War, which, other than the officers, was the first regiment composed entirely of African American soldiers.  Obviously, in a movie such as this, the issue of race is front and center.  Not only were the African American soldiers fighting for their freedom, [...]

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