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The author writes about her top three favorite foreign films and gives a short review of each one. The fi;ms are: Tin Drum, Old Boy, and Brother of Sleep.

Discussion of five foreign films that are easily accessible to the American viewer, with emphasis on connections to our own movies.

Supernatural themed films are a dime a dozen, certainly. Sometimes, you get the feeling that a dime may have been the budget. Here are three great foreign films that are sure to not disappoint even the most discriminating viewer.

An opinion piece written for the novice, and veteran, movie fan

Among other strange habits that I've developed over the years, I've developed an affinity for foreign films. If it's got subtitles, sign me up! So I thought I'd try to spread the word and share a few of my favorites. So be brave and give one a try!

Foreign film rights are being bought up by Hollywood studios and then remade into American films. Here are some of the success and some of the future projects heading stateside.

If you go to a multi-screen movie theatre in Italy you'll notice that the big box office champions are Hollywood films dubbed in English. For my money, this is neither good nor bad. It's only a reflection of the tastes and wants of the public.

Learning a foreign language -- particularly as an adult -- can be frustrating. Learning the vocabulary is half the battle, which means improving your memory. Following are some unique tips for memorizing foreign language vocabulary.

Miramax and Sony have started importing more and more asian films to the US market. Why though must they insist on butchering them endlessly in an attempt to dumb down the material for an American audience?

Discussion on the differences of American and Asian horror films and three ideas of Asian films to check out for a good look at some of those differences.

With the 1970’s came change in film comedies. The popularity of such shows as Saturday Night Live and Second City Television led to films that were more manic and crazy.

Foreign film fans are sure to enjoy a holiday present that lets them indulge their love of movies from across the globe. Try a hot new DVD release, a film journal that covers all the bases, or an overlooked classic by a cinema giant.

Just because a film doesn't win the Oscar for Best Picture doesn't mean its not great.

This newly released movie is hauntingly dark, yet it stirs the imagination of your inner child in a way that only Guillermo del Toro could pull off.

Determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Golden Globes are considered the precursor to the Oscar nominations.

Haunted house films that will kill you...

Films from 70 countries will screen in Providence this week. But over 30 local filmmakers will also be featured in the RI International Film Festival.

Wild and Woolly Video is the only Louisville video rental store to find the cult classics or rare films that you can't find elsewhere.

Films with animals that can be harmful to your health

Watch the first films of famous directors in this series of informative articles.

The Battle for Iwo Jima was a 36 day long assault by US Marines on Japanese soil to gain a foothold in the Pacific. Clint Eastwood's films are poignant recreations of those days.

What language do you suppose would be spoken in Ireland? Gaelic or English? This paper explores this films answer to this strange question.

As General Sherman once noted "War is hell". Countless books and films have drilled this truism into our heads in the hundred and forty years since. Now imagine fighting for a country that is not even yours and barely aknowledges you.

This is a list of the 10 worst films of 2006. These are films that should be avoided at all costs.

Review of 2003s Foreign Horror, High Tension

With a trilogy that started in 2000 at the Cannes film festivel Alejandro Gonzalez's creative and unqique methods of filming led him to achieving three powerful and brutal films that have all became very well recognized by film industry.

While most film fans head to the megaplex to catch the latest Hollywood blockbuster, the foreign film buff quietly heads to the art house to catch that intriguing new foreign release. This is a holiday gift list for the people in the second group.

A photocopier operator who goes too far to conquer his love. Brazilian colorful noir movie "the Man Who Copied" (2005) is available now in Netflix and Blockbuster. It is a good pick for fans of foreign films and whoever enjoyed 2002's "City of God"

Video Americain is a video store that serves the Maryland, Delaware and D.C. area. They have a vast selection of movies that your Blockbuster or Hollywood Video would never carry, including independent, foreign, classic and even new releases.

These are some of my favorite foreign movies. I hope readers will enjoy them too.

Foreign films, cult classics and independent experiments rarely show up on the screens of the nation's chain-owned megaplexes. For such diversity, check out the alternative theaters in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

Truth and Dare: New York Korean Film Festival 2005, running from Sept 2-11, 2005, boasts an impressive sampling of contemporary Korean cinema, both popular and critically successful films.

There are choices to the cineplex in Columbus, Ohio; Theatres such as the Drexel and other venues like the CAPA and the Wexner Center for the Arts offer interesting options to the standard fare of films at larger commercial theatres.

That's right: crazy hot chicks. And we're not using "crazy" as an adverb to emphasize the unbelievable degree of hotness that these chicks possess.

Pan's Labyrinth is really the first foreign-language Oscar winner that caught my attention. After seeing numerous TV spots and advertisements on-line for this strange, mystical film, I decided that I had to see it. That was a great decision on my part, I must say.

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The 17 hour Sci-Fi Spectacular, at Chicago's Music Box Theater, followed the hugely successful 24 hour Music Box Massacre - 24 hours of horror films - last October.

This research paper looks at a country's films and relates that to the same country's values and beliefs. The paper strives to show connections between the culture that created a film and the culture within the film itself.

"I ate it." These three little words are enough to strike fear in the hearts of many a parent. I know it did mine.

Good or bad, all his movies I've ever seen I have reviewed because they're worth my time to be reviewed.

2006 was a very good year for movies. As I looked over the list of movies I saw this year I was struck by how many of them (22) I considered well above average.

Jet Li uplifts the genre by showing a complete picture of martial arts.

The films of Jean Luc-Godard can more frustrating than watching a David Lynch movie with the Italian audio selection stuck on your DVD player. But when you begin to understand why those frustration aspects are there, your understanding begins to increase.

The St. Louis International Film Festival has quite a few hidden gems. The question is, at $8-$10 a ticket, which ones should you watch?

Praised as much for her stunning sensuality (check her out in Braham Stoker's "Dracula") as for her cool acting, Monica Bellucci has a yellow-brick road under her feet when it comes to her success in films and print.

Don't limit yourself to watching movies at your local multiplex. Try one of these small theatres where you can enjoy everything from first-run Hollywood productions to art house and indie films.

So you want to catch a movie in Baltimore? There are several movie theaters in Baltimore, depending on your taste. Whether you want local, independent, foreign or hollywood films, this guide reviews a theater for you. Local restaurants are also included.

A guide to all Louisville movie theaters, including ticket prices, phone numbers for showtimes and customer service, features offered in addition to films, and locations

A survey of the alternative theaters in the Triangle (Raleigh-Durham, NC) area.

The Samurai film is to Japan what the Western is to the US, movies full of heroes who resonate to the Japanese character. In order to fully understand, instead of only enjoy, these movies, a Westerner needs to know Japanese history and culture.