Blu-ray Tuesdays: 11/26/13 Recommendations

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‘The Adventures of Prince Achmed’ & ‘One Thousand and One Nights’

One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of Arabic folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age that is often known in English as Arabian Nights.  The tales trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, … Continue reading →

The Dark Crystal (1982)

“Now, ask what the Great Conjunction is, what’s the Great Conjunction?” says Aughra to Jen.  Jen responds, “What’s the Great Conjunction?  You tell me!”  “The Great Conjunction is the end of the world!  Or the beginning.  Hmm!” In 1982, co-directors … Continue reading →

Blu-ray Tuesdays: 11/19/13 Recommendations

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‘The Apostle’ & ‘Without A Trace’ & ‘Peludopolis’

Quirino Cristiani (1896-1984) was an animator, writer, and director who developed a passion for drawing as a teenager in Argentina.  In 1916, he was hired by Frederico Valle, a former cameraman and director in Europe who emigrated to Argentina and … Continue reading →

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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“Time is an abyss… profound as a thousand nights…  Centuries come and go… To be unable to grow old is terrible…  Death is not the worst…  Can you imagine enduring centuries, experiencing each day; the same futilities?” says Count Dracula to … Continue reading →

Blu-ray Tuesdays: 11/12/13 Recommendations

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Camille Claudel 1915 (2013)

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“Madhouses are houses made on purpose to cause suffering…  I cannot stand any longer the screams of these creatures,” writes Camille Claudel to her brother Paul. The life of an artist is not always an easy one.  Genius and madness … Continue reading →

‘Princess Mononoke’ & ‘Spirited Away’

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(For Miyazaki’s first six films, check out The Castle of Cagliostro & Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle In the Sky & My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service & Porco Rosso) Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film animator, … Continue reading →

Blu-ray Tuesdays: 11/5/13 Recommendations

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