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Midsomer Murders

Mr. Rostan at the Movies: Tales of Heroes and Obsessions (or The DVD Roundup)

March 13, 2015 by Andrew Rostan Leave a Comment

Andrew Rostan was a film student before he realized that making comics was his horrible destiny, but he’s never shaken his love of cinema. Every two weeks, he’ll opine on current pictures or important movies from the past.

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Two and a half months into the year, and some of us have a little pocket money from tax refunds or changes at the job. In what will be an ongoing feature of this column, I spotlight some brand-new DVD reissues from the past three months that you should seek out to buy or rent.

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Posted in: Films, Reviews Tagged: Fitzcarraldo, Lust For Life, Midsomer Murders, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Tootsie, Watership Down

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