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		<title>DVD Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Becvar aka Luigi Bastardo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if I were the world’s greatest clairvoyant and had envisioned the coming of Blu-ray only a few years back, I still would not have believed this could have happened: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition.”  The mere title sends shivers down my spine &#8212; not so much owing to the fact that somebody went balls-to-the-wall to create and market such an elaborate Blu-ray boxed set, but because of the whole “25th Anniversary” thing.  You see, I was there when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles conquered the world the first time around.  That, combined with the little-known-truth that I am creeping up on yet another birthday, has me shuddering at any montage of words that reminds me how old I am truly getting.
The other unbelievable thing about the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition” is the fact that Warner Home Entertainment…well…did it!  
I could see Warner releasing the dynamic “Dirty Harry Collection.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Way Down TV Series (2007) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jodie Bass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so much reality television favoring conflict and situations that seem to bring out the worst in people it&#8217;s refreshing to discover a documentary about a &#8220;couple of mates&#8221; who find their friendship strengthened in the face of adversity.  In Long Way Down, the sequel to the popular BBC miniseries Long Way Round starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, the pair intend to ride their motorcycles fifteen thousand miles from John O&#8217;Groats, Scotland to Cape Town on the southern most tip of the African continent in just eighty-five days.  For star struck McGregor fans even his winning smile and boyish charm lose a lot of their novelty after the first couple of hours.  However, both McGregor and Boorman prove themselves to be far more than their star status as they encounter some of the most memorable, and notably respectable, people ever captured on camera. 
The dynamic stars are also reunited with producer Russ Malkin and director David [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paranoid Park (2007) Movie Review (Tartan Blu-Ray Edition)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gus Van Sant is one of the few directors who have successfully managed to keep one foot in the mainstream and the other in the art house, balancing the likes of &#8220;Good Will Hunting&#8221; and his bizarre &#8220;Psycho&#8221; remake with smaller scale and more personal projects. His last few films, including &#8220;Last Days&#8221; and his Cannes winner &#8220;Elephant&#8221; have seen him exploring the disaffected and disconnected American youth, a theme he continues with his latest effort &#8220;Paranoid Park&#8221;, released now on Blu ray through Tartan. 
Based upon a novel by Blake Nelson, the film follows Alex (newcomer Gabe Nevins), a young skateboarder dealing with the usual teen angst issues while trying to fit in at the hip titular hangout. Unfortunately, one night while fooling around on the train tracks with some newfound friends, he is involved in the tragic and gruesome death of a security guard. From then on, his life begins to deteriorate, as he has to deal not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 4th Dimension (2006) Movie/DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Becvar aka Luigi Bastardo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t really decide what I think about The 4th Dimension…maybe I was too tired when I loaded the disc into my DVD player…or perhaps my mind wasn’t in the right place when I watched it…which would be kind of ironic considering the main character of The 4th Dimension may not actually be in his right mind, either…at least, I think that’s what it was about…
The story (and I use that term knowing full well that it is a bit on the “loose” side) centers upon Jack Emitni (spell it backwards), an obsessive compulsive lad who lives alone, drinks a lot of tea, and works as a repairman in an antique shop.  Oh, our hero (?) is also something of a mathematical genius and tends to slip through time and finds himself living as his younger self…well, either that or Jack has even more flashbacks as your average crazy ‘Nam vet.
One day, a mysterious woman brings Jack an antique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Emanuelle&#8217;s Box, Vol. 2 (1976-1978) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Becvar aka Luigi Bastardo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1974, the controversial film adaptation of the equally-controversial novel “Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman” found its way to the big screen and was garnished with praise and scrutiny alike.  Being good businesspeople, the Italians were quick to cash in on the international success the film had and a new exploitation franchise was born: Black Emanuelle (note the lack of an ‘m’ to prevent the lawsuit that would definitely have followed).
This DVD box set from the sleazemeisters at Severin Films brings us two ‘official’ Black Emanuelle films, (I‘m not sure if ‘official’ is the right word…this is exploitation cinema we‘re talking about) and Velluto Nero: a very bad, very stupid film that was also released as Black Emanuelle, White Emanuelle.  Naturally, logic tells me to start with this film. Why? Because it was the first in the box, dummy, that’s why!
Black Emanuelle, White Emanuelle (1976):
Egypt.  Crystal (Nieves Navarro aka Susan Scott) is a rich lady that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen 1921) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Phantom Carriage&#8221; from Swedish director Victor Sjostrom was originally released way back in 1920 and has long been revered as a classic example of early supernatural cinema. Said to have been an early inspiration for Ingmar Bergman, the film is a haunting tale based around a legend that the last person to die on New Year&#8217;s Eve is fated to become the spectral driver of the titular cart, travelling the land for a year and collecting the souls of the newly departed. The film is here reissued by Tartan on DVD, with a specially recorded new soundtrack from KLT (otherwise known as Stephen O&#8217;Malley and Peter Rehberg). 
The fact is, an undisputed and influential genre landmark though it may be, &#8220;The Phantom Carriage&#8221; as a film on its own is unlikely to be of interest to the average horror fan simply due to its having been made nearly 90 years ago and being silent, in black and white and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seventh Seal (1957) Blu-Ray DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tartan&#8217;s 50th digitally re-mastered Anniversary release of Ingmar Bergman&#8217;s immortal classic &#8220;The Seventh Seal&#8221; on Blu-ray format is an interesting proposition, offering a chance to see how an older black and white film holds up on high definition. As well as presenting the film in potentially the best quality it has ever enjoyed, this release also features a host of extras, providing a comprehensive package for aficionados and a perfect introduction to the great Swedish director&#8217;s works for newcomers. For anyone unfamiliar with &#8220;The Seventh Seal&#8221;, the film was originally released back in 1957, winning the Special Jury Prize at Cannes and has over the years gone on to be acknowledged by many critics as being one of the best ever made. Certainly, it has proved extremely influential, having been cited as an inspiration by directors such as Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen and others, though the greatest proof of its iconic status probably comes from its having been parodied to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bride of Re-Animator (1990) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the much touted Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double bill &#8220;Grindhouse&#8221; unfortunately turned out to be a bit of a box office dud, it did have the knock-on effect of inspiring a flood of re-releases of good old fashioned exploitation fare. One company making the most of the renewed public interest in trash cinema is Tartan, who have dredged up a number of stalwart sleazy shockers from the vaults, one of which is &#8220;Bride of Re-Animator&#8221;. The sequel to Stuart Gordon&#8217;s classic 1985 H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, the 1990 film was directed by Brian Yuzna, his frequent production partner, who also worked with him on other classics such as &#8220;From Beyond&#8221; and &#8220;Dolls&#8221;. Yuzna also turned his hand to directing himself with a number of genre outings including &#8220;Return of the Living Dead 3&#8243; and &#8220;The Dentist&#8221;, as well as the recent series revival &#8220;Beyond Re-Animator&#8221;.
Offering no explanation for his survival after the events of the first film, which ended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Future (2003) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Bright Future&#8221; is a recent effort from acclaimed Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, finally released on region 2 DVD via Tartan. Although Kurosawa is best known for horror films such as &#8220;Kairo&#8221;, &#8220;Séance&#8221; and &#8220;Cure&#8221;, his works have always had an appeal beyond the genre, mainly due to his measured, philosophical approach, and the way in which he uses his subject matter as a platform for existential musings on the human condition. As such, &#8220;Bright Future&#8221; is not too much of a departure, being a surreal, almost dream like tale of urban disillusionment and malaise, played out through the bizarre metaphor of poisonous jellyfish. Unfortunately, this probably sounds a great deal more interesting than it actually is, as the film, whilst thoughtful and undeniably well made, is far too slow and ponderous for its own good, and is ultimately as directionless and vague as its characters. This new DVD release comes with a couple of extras in the form of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invisible Waves (2006) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Invisible Waves&#8221; is a recent offering from acclaimed Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang, who scored a cult hit in 2003 with the excellent &#8220;Last Life in the Universe&#8221;. The two films actually have a lot in common, both being surreal mood pieces, beautifully lensed by master cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and featuring pan-Asian casts headed by Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu. Here, Ratanaruang has made an even more internationally-flavoured film, bringing in Korean actress Gang Hye Jung (&#8221;Oldboy&#8221;) and Hong Kong veteran Eric Tsang (&#8221;Infernal Affairs&#8221;), and locating the action in Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand. The film now at last receives a proper and indeed very welcome region 2 DVD release through Tartan, and comes complete with the expected trailer and behind the scenes featurette. 
The dreamlike plot follows Kyoji (Asano), a chef in a gangster-run Macau restaurant, who is rather unwisely having an affair with his boss&#8217;s wife. After their illicit relationship is uncovered, the boss orders him to kill her, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oldboy (2003) Blu-Ray DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For their second Blu-ray release Tartan have chosen Korean director Park Chan-wook&#8217;s worldwide cult hit and award winner &#8220;Oldboy&#8221;. Whilst on one hand selecting such a popular title for a flagship release on the new format certainly makes sense, on the other since most of the intended audience will likely have already seen or indeed own the film, it does throw into sharp focus the question as to whether or not the much touted audio and visual upgrade makes it worth a double dip. Thankfully, the answer to this is a resounding &#8216;yes&#8217;, as the film really shines on the new technology, making good use of its capabilities and resulting in a great example of what Blu-ray can achieve. 
For the few who have not seen the film, the plot (based on a manga by Garon Tsuchiya) follows Oh Dae-su (played by the excellent Choi Min-sik, who also featured in Park&#8217;s follow up &#8220;Sympathy for Lady Vengeance &#8220;) an average, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News (2004) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With &#8220;Exiled&#8221; and the &#8220;Election&#8221; films winning Johnnie To a level of international popularity and respect rarely enjoyed by Hong Kong directors, it&#8217;s good to see another of his recent efforts finally being released on region 2 DVD through Tartan, namely the critically acclaimed &#8220;Breaking News&#8221;. To an extent the film, which originally came out back in 1994, was one of those which really marked To&#8217;s current renaissance and helped bring his brand of explosive thrills to a wider audience around the world, being selected for the Cannes Festival and winning Best Director at Stiges, as well as being nominated for a number of awards back at home. A ninety minute blast of stylised adrenaline, it serves as a perfect antidote for anyone tired of lacklustre Hollywood action films or as proof positive that the Hong Kong genre has continued to thrive long after John Woo packed up his doves and headed West. 
The film follows a gang of thieves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Last Dance (2005) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the benefit of those likely to stop reading at the news that what we have here is yet another tale of that most beloved and enduring of cinematic stereotypes, namely the eccentric / melancholy / honourable / love-struck / well-dressed hitman (is there any other kind?), the bottom line is that &#8220;One Last Dance&#8221; is actually far better, and more importantly, far less derivative than expected from a film with such a desperately tired premise. Written and directed by the Brazilian born Max Makowski, the film was actually originally released back in 2005, and despite boasting a big name cast including Francis Ng, Ti Lung and Harvey Keitel, is only now finally receiving a proper DVD release via Tartan. 
The plot is familiar stuff, echoing countless other films: T (played by top Hong Kong talent Francis Ng, recently in Johnny To&#8217;s &#8220;Exiled&#8221;) is an awkwardly monikered assassin whose name results in plenty of gags about tea and who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Duel Project: Aragami and 2LDK (2003, 2005) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Duel Project&#8221; is kind of like a less pretentious Japanese version of Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg&#8217;s &#8216;Dogme 95&#8242; so-called vow of chastity in that it enforces a number of rules in an attempt to strip down the film making process to its essentials. Of course here, rather than trying to bring the focus onto the story and the performance of the cast, the aim here was somewhat less lofty, being more of a challenge designed to push the creativity of the directors involved. 
The rules in question were laid down by Shinya Kawai, best known for being the producer of &#8220;Ringu&#8221;, who quite possibly after a few too many drinks took aside young directors Ryuhei Kitamura (of the cult hit &#8220;Versus&#8221; fame, and who has since answered the call of Hollywood with &#8220;Midnight Meat Train&#8221;) and the decidedly less famous Yukihiko Tsutsumi (responsible for bringing the &#8220;Siren&#8221; video game to the screen), and said something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many films remain famous or indeed infamous nearly ninety years after their original release? Perhaps even more importantly it might be asked how many such films remain accessible or of interest to the average viewer than existing merely as curio pieces for cineastes and academics? The answer to the first question is &#8216;few&#8217;, and the answer to the second question is &#8216;even fewer&#8217;. Step forward then &#8220;HÃ¤xan: Witchcraft through the Ages&#8221;, a film which has incredibly somehow managed to retain the same sinister aura of controversy and curiosity with which it was greeted both when originally released back in 1922 and during its 1968 redux release &#8211; no small feat for a silent foreign language production. As such, its billing as &#8216;the first cult movie&#8217; is actually not far off, and this new Tartan DVD release, which comes complete with the two different versions of the film, comes as a great opportunity for all fans of weird cinema to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jodorowsky Collection DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tartan have given cult film fans a reason to celebrate with the long awaited, long sought after release of the Alejandro Jodorowsky box set, a mighty six disc collection containing three of the acclaimed underground director&#8217;s works along with a whole host of extras. Crucially, this includes his masterworks &#8220;El Topo&#8221; and &#8220;The Holy Mountain&#8221;, two films which have been talked about in revered tones by fans of eclectic and far out cinema ever since their original release back in the early 1970s, and which have retained their status as must see &#8216;midnight movie&#8217; items despite having only been available for years as low quality bootlegs or shoddy imports. While the presence of these two alone would make the box set an essential purchase, the rest of the package also offers a number of valuable insights into the life and career of the Chilean Jodorowsky, whose surreal and allegorical works have been compared with those of art house darlings Luis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Book (2006) Blu-Ray DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the new high definition DVD war in full swing, a number of companies are choosing to take sides. Currently Blu-ray appears to have the edge in terms of industry support, and Tartan have decided to throw their weight behind the format by exclusively releasing several of their most popular titles, the first of which is &#8220;Black Book&#8221;, the latest offering from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven. The film seems to be a fitting choice, being one of Tartan&#8217;s higher profile hits, having won a number of awards and nominations around the world and representing a return to form and indeed to his roots for the maverick director who had been absent for some years since his 2000 Hollywood effort &#8220;Hollow Man&#8221;. Certainly, as a war epic with impressive production values and strong visuals the film would appear to offer the opportunity to show off the potential and power of the new high definition format, which apparently provides a picture quality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bow (2005) DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With &#8220;The Bow&#8221;, now released on UK DVD by Tartan, acclaimed South Korean director Kim Ki-duk continues to explore human nature and transcendence, moving further away from the bitterness and sadism which characterised his earlier work. Although at first the film appears to have much in common with &#8220;The Isle&#8221;, sharing the same, overtly symbolic setting that verges on the abstract, it is in fact a direct continuation of the themes delved into by &#8220;&#8216;Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter&#8230; and Spring&#8217; and &#8220;3-Iron&#8221;. 
As with these films, &#8220;The Bow&#8221; is a poetic, at times surreal piece which makes use of a basic central gambit, layering it with ambiguous meaning and an enriching emotional resonance which reaches far beyond its own simple premise. Few directors are as skilled as Kim at this, and the film is well balanced, working on both levels and providing on the surface a tense study of love and trust, whilst gently, lyrically encouraging the viewer to dig [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perth (2004) Movie/DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 20:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Perth&#8221;, the latest release from Tartan&#8217;s Asia Extreme label (Region 2), comes from a rather unlikely place, namely Singapore, a country not exactly known for violent or controversial cinema. The film was written and directed in 2004 by the oddly named Djinn, who had previously been responsible for the awful horror outing &#8220;Return to Pontianak&#8221;, a low budget attempt to cash in on the modern Asian horror boom. Here, Djinn turns his hand to gritty urban drama with far more success, offering up a bleak insight into the seedier side of his native land with &#8220;Perth&#8221;, which has been described (with good reason) as the country&#8217;s equivalent of Martin Scorsese&#8217;s classic &#8220;Taxi Driver&#8221;.  
The plot is certainly familiar, following Harry Lee (played by Singaporean television veteran Lim Kay Tong) a 51-year old man fired from his job as a security guard who becomes a taxi driver, driven by his goal of saving enough money to emigrate to the supposedly [...]]]></description>
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