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Top foreign and indie DVDs/Blu-rays this month include the star-earning Till and surreal flicks in Polish and Russian.
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Top foreign and indie picks this month include thrillers and dramas addressing a plane crash and labor relations.
Earth Girls Are Easy, the cult classic, debuts in high-def. It is just one of the many titles librarians might want to add to their AV order list this month.
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Xavier Giannoli’s multiple-César-winning adaptation of Balzac’s marathon novel will earn the attention of literary mavens and is just one of the foreign & indie picks this month.
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Don't miss the essential The U.S. and the Holocaust from Ken Burns or several newly restored gems, including Lost Highway directed by David Lynch and The Rainmaker from Joseph Anthony.
Drama, dramedy, and comedy are in store for viewers this month with winning picks such as Exotica, The Duke, and I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Top Docs: The Life of L. Frank Baum; a Wild Ride into the World of Simulation Theory Believers
LJ’s documentary film reviewer picks four stirring new works, now available on DVD/Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
This list features an even split between reissued classics and recent feature films that stand the test of time.
These Best Documentary selections include films newly available to libraries that are both important and intriguing. We hope these picks provide a means for readers’ advisory and (socially distanced) conversation.
Several restored classics, a stirring romance starring Issa Rae, a collection of Martin Scorsese's early shorts, and a tribute to Chuck Berry are now available on DVD/Blu-ray.
May's top indie, foreign, and classic DVD/Blu-ray picks include a British New Wave classic with a star turn by Julie Christie, the recent Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, and a Soviet cinema landmark.
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Whether you're a fan of classic films or more modern picks, LJ reviews the best of recent and re-released DVDs.
The Guilty
Poetry in America: Season 1
Angry Inuk
Obsession
Elizabeth I and Her Enemies
Left Behind America
Yellowstone: Season 1
No Date, No Signature
Berlin Alexanderplatz
When Giants Fall
Purdah
No Offence: Series 2
Charly
Gift
Chef Flynn
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