Articles by Allan Tong

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  Brothers Of The Head

  Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2007

  Perhaps the most original film of the year is Brothers of the Head. This bold mockumentary chronicles Siamese twins Tom and Barry Howe (rea...

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  Led Zeppelin

  Led Zeppelin: The Origin Of The Species

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  The latest of the "critical review” DVDs delivers with an honest look behind the controversial rise of Led Zep, from Jimmy Page’s hired gun...

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  The Rolling Stones

  The Rolling Stones: Under Review 1962-66

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Lately, Britain has spawned a cottage industry of "critical analysis” rock DVDs whereby educated fans and genuine rock critics examine the...

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  The War Tapes

  Deborah Scranton

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  "Every time you hear a boom, somebody is going to heaven.” So jokes an American soldier caught on camera by another soldier in The War Tape...

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  World Trade Center

  Oliver Stone

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Five years later, Oliver Stone brings the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the big screen with mixed results. He focuses the events of that fatefu...

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  Black Gold

  Nick and Marc Francis

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Black Gold is about the world’s other big commodity: coffee. This eye-opening documentary juxtaposes scenes from African jungles with Itali...

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  Tsotsi

  Gavin Hood

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  One of the most celebrated films from South Africa receives a superb DVD package. Tsotsi is a violent, young hood from the shantytowns of J...

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  The Pink Panther

  Shawn Levy

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  It’s impossible to rid the memory of Peter Sellers from this heinous remake. In the ’60s and ’70s, Sellers was loved for his portrayal of t...