Film & DVD
The others
Films from around the world went mostly unnoticed this year
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'Dragon'
Published: December 26, 2012
Safety Not Guaranteed (directed by Colin Trevorrow, available on DVD and video on demand) From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, this movie follows a reporter who goes out to interview a man who takes out an odd classified ad, seeking a companion for time travel. The film surprises with its heart and its unexpected turns.
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (directed by Mark Cousins, available on DVD) The sheer size and scope of this collection, running over 15 hours from the birth of film until today, deserves shouting from the rooftops. Cousins is no timid observer, calling early films out for their racism, and he picks apart the radical social, religious and emotional tides captured by the likes of Pasolini and Bergman as well as directors you've never heard of before. The Story of Film is stark and declarative in a way that doesn't force you to agree with its findings, but it's also authoritative in its overwhelming research. No mere history, it takes a stand about what great cinema is while helping the viewer to do the same.
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