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The Killing / Forbrydelsen 3 and the Return of Denmark’s Sweater Girl

The Killing / Forbrydelsen 3 and the Return of Denmark’s Sweater Girl

April 2, 2013 | By

Waiting for AMC to play catch-up and produce their own third season of The Killing / Forbrydelsen? Not to fear, because the original Danish series is out on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.K. if you need that crime / human misery / life is just horrible fix. Alongside a review of Season 3, I’ve also added a review of Frans Bak’s new CD, featuring music from Season 1.

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The Killing / Forbrydelsen 3 and the Return of Denmark’s Sweater Girl

The Killing / Forbrydelsen 3 and the Return of Denmark’s Sweater Girl

April 2, 2013 | By

Waiting for AMC to play catch-up and produce their own third season of The Killing / Forbrydelsen? Not to fear, because the original Danish series is out on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.K. if you need that crime / human misery / life is just horrible fix. Alongside a review of Season 3, I’ve also added a review of Frans Bak’s new CD, featuring music from Season 1.

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Toronto’s Lost Rivers

Toronto’s Lost Rivers

April 1, 2013 | By

Happy April Fool’s and all that nonsense. Uploaded is a review of Caroline Bacle’s Lost Rivers (2012), a timely film about the status of buried rivers and tributatries in major industrialized cities like Toronto. Tied to the review are excerpts from a post-screening audience Q&A with producer Katarina Soukup and Lost Rivers Toronto founder Helen Mills.

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Denmark’s Borgen Finally Arrives

Denmark’s Borgen Finally Arrives

March 26, 2013 | By

After enjoying exposure on TV and home video throughout Europe, Season 1 of Denmark’s next great TV series – Borgen – finally arrives on home video, via Mhz Networks. The review’s up, but take a peek at the Editor’s Blog for some fawning blather.

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James Coburn is… Our Man Flint!

James Coburn is… Our Man Flint!

March 14, 2013 | By

A review of Twilight Time’s swanky Blu-ray of Derek Flint’s first film adventure, Our Man Flint (1966), is up, with In Like Flint (1967) to follow this weekend.

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