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Contemporary Film

If you're ever tempted to mutter "they don't make 'em like that any more," a brief look at contemporary film on DVD will teach you the error of your ways. The list of modern classics grows every year. Contemporary film makers are breaking new ground (Brokeback Mountain, anyone?) and reinvigorating traditional genres (e.g. Collateral). This is how they make 'em these days - and we should be glad.

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Beginners

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Beginners

2010, Mike Mills, DVD

A semi-autobiographical comedy drama from Mike Mills, Beginners explores the confusion and surprises of love through Ewan McGregor's Oliver, who meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Mélanie Laurent) only months after his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, follow...

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New Contemporary Film Releases

Contagion

Contagion

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City of Men (Blu-ray)

City of Men (Blu-ray)

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The Crimson Ocean

The Crimson Ocean

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Tomboy (Blu-ray)

Tomboy (Blu-ray)

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Wild Side

Wild Side

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Tropical Malady

2004, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, DVD

 

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A masterpiece of contemporary world cinema that cements Weerasethakul's reputation as one of the ...

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127 Hours (Blu-ray)

2010, Danny Boyle, Blu-ray

 

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Recommended 127 Hours (Blu-ray)

An action adventure from director Danny Boyle, 127 Hours traces the true story of trapped hiker A...

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The Singer

2006, Xavier Giannoli, DVD

 

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Gerard Depardieu on triumphant form in this delightful romantic drama about an over-the hill nigh...

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The Slipper and the Rose

1976, Bryan Forbes, DVD

 

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Recommended The Slipper and the Rose

A lavish updating, with songs, of the Cinderella story, The Slipper and the Rose ...

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Antichrist

2009, Lars von Trier, DVD

 

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Lars von Trier's controversial exploration of depression, guilt and sexuality stars Willem Dafoe ...

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Boardwalk Empire: Season 1

2010, Various (TV), DVD

 

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Recommended Boardwalk Empire: Season 1

All 12 episodes from the first season of the HBO period drama Boardwalk Empire, s...

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Special Offers in Contemporary Film

Pina

2011, Wim Wenders, DVD

 

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Recommended Pina

Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. W...

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The Early Films of Peter Greenaway: Volume 1

1973-78, Peter Greenaway, DVD

 

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Recommended The Early Films of Peter Greenaway: Volume 1

Features six films - Intervals, Windows, H is for House, Dear Phone, Water Wracke...

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The Consequences of Love

2005, Paolo Sorrentino, DVD

 

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Recommended The Consequences of Love

A gripping psychological thriller that probes the dark secret harboured by middle...

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Get Carter

1971, Mike Hodges, DVD

 

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Get Carter

Michael Caine plays the title character, an ice-cold, efficiently lethal London mobster investiga...

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Chocolat (Denis, 1988)

1988, Claire Denis, DVD

 

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Recommended Chocolat (Denis, 1988)

French colonial past is touchingly explored through the eyes of a little girl and her relationshi...

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Great Expectations (1997)

1997, Alfonso Cuaron, DVD

 

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Great Expectations (1997)

Updated, transatlantically relocated version of the Dickens tale. Glossy, knowing...

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