Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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A Trio of Docs: Being Canadian (2015), Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016), and A Faster Horse (2015)

A Trio of Docs: Being Canadian (2015), Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016), and A Faster Horse (2015)

September 30, 2016 | By

A trio of docs are covered today: Being Canadian (Passion River), Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His own Words (Sony), and A Faster Horse (FilmRise / MVD Visual).

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DVD: Faster Horse, A (2015)

DVD: Faster Horse, A (2015)

September 30, 2016 | By

David Gelb’s ode to the mythic Mustang automobile actually covers Ford’s decision to redesign the company’s most iconic brand in 2009 and get the job done in time for the Mustang’s 50th anniversary in 2015…

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DVD: Being Canadian (2015)

DVD: Being Canadian (2015)

September 29, 2016 | By

The question ‘What is a Canadian?’ is something many citizens have pondered – ‘Not American’ is one of the popular answers cited within Robert Cohen’s cheeky documentary – but for the writer of several successful American TV series and an ex-pat, it apparently became a thorny issue…

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DVD: Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

DVD: Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

September 29, 2016 | By

Frank Zappa’s musical inspiration stemmed from modern classical composers, and those elements of discord, experimentalism, and provocative, unconventional sounds runs through much of the concert excepts within the doc…

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Hardboiled Frank Sinatra: Tony Rome (1967) + Lady in Cement (1968)

Hardboiled Frank Sinatra: Tony Rome (1967) + Lady in Cement (1968)

September 28, 2016 | By

Reviews of Frank Sinatra’s film versions of Marvin H. Albert’s hardboiled detective, Tony Rome (1967) + Lady in Cement (1968), new on Blu from Twilight Time.

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