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M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

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  • Title: M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
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Brimming with clips and interviews, M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television offers a look back at the beloved television series which aired from 1972 to 1983, far outlasting the length of the war in which the sitcom about a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital was set. So iconic, many today forget M*A*S*H, inspired by Richard Hooker’s 1968 novel, was a movie before a TV-series (which the documentary touches on briefly).

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Borderline

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  • Title: Borderline
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There’s nothing quite as disappointing as your typical film that never goes for it, never rises to the occasion, and chooses to play it safe within the expected framework of its genre. There are studios who are created for the sole purpose of outputting these kinds of films. Borderline does not have this problem. Writer/director Jimmy Warden‘s batshit crazy dark comedy about a celebrity (Samara Weaving) held hostage by an obsessed fan is the kind of balls-to-the-wall lunacy that garnered and kept my attention for its entire 94-minute running-time. This film rules.

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Battle Royale

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  • Title: Battle Royale
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The 25th Anniversary 4K SteelBook marks the first time director Kinji Fukasaku‘s 2000 action film has been released on 4K. The collection includes both the original and director’s cut of the film, new and previously-released special features, and SteelBook art by Oliver Barrett. While not the first film to offer a dystopian future in which combatants fight for the death, Battle Royale is highly regarded (despite, or possibly because of, the controversy surrounding its release that delayed it being shown in American cinemas for more than a decade).

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Parthenope

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  • Title: Parthenope
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Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino‘s film examines the life of a young woman (the stunning Celeste Dalla Porta) in Naples, highlighting various moments in her life (some of which sequences work better than others). Jumping forward in bursts, the film begins with Parthenope’s birth, then jumping forward to her flirtateous and incestuous relationship with her brother (Daniele Rienzo) and his best friend (Dario Aita), her years in college, various romantic troubles, a short acting stint, and a return to academia.

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