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Chico & Rita – A sensual animated love story set to seductive Latin rhythms

Posted on 9 May 2011 by Jason Best

CGI and 3D are now the default settings for animation (more’s the pity, some would argue), but Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba has gone against the grain to create Chico & Rita, a charmingly old-fashioned hand-drawn animated movie in which a … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Cuba’s 1968 political drama Lucia arrives on DVD

Posted on 2 March 2010 by peter

From director Humberto Solas comes the 1968 Cuban political drama Lucia, three stories from three different periods of the country’s history, each from a different woman’s perspective. In the first, Lucia is the unmarried, middle-aged daughter of wealthy plantation owners. … Continue reading →

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Che Part 1 & 2 DVD Competition Winners

Posted on 22 July 2009 by Jason Best

Our competition to win a copy of the DVD of Che Part One & Part Two is now closed. Thanks to Optimium Releasing for supplying the prizes. And well done to all our entrants who answered correctly that Che Guevara, … Continue reading →

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Win Steven Soderbergh’s epic biopic of revolutionary Che Guevera on DVD

Posted on 23 June 2009 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed.     Che Guevara: heroic guerrilla fighter, charismatic politician and revolutionary martyr, not to mention counterculture pin-up – without a doubt, Ernesto “Che” Guevara was one of the most famous and controversial figures of the 20th Century. … Continue reading →

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