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Peter Greenaway’s best film in years

Peter Greenaway’s best film in years

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO (Axiom). The great Russian director Sergei Eisenstein (played by a flamboyant, charismatic Elmir Back) goes to Mexico in 1931 to film Qu ...
A timeless love story set in Mexico

A timeless love story set in Mexico

Joyce Glasser reviews The Book of Life (October 24, 2014), Cert U, 91 min. The Book of Life is a timely animated fantasy-adventure set against Mexico’s Day of the Dead (November 2nd) celebrations. It ...