Articles by Serena Whitney

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  Abduction

  John Singleton

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2011

  Two decades ago, director John Singleton came blazing into the film world with groundbreaking works such as Boyz N the Hood and Higher Lear...

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  Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

  Joann Sfar

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2011

  To many, Serge Gainsbourg's music is just now being discovered via pretentious hipsters whose only knowledge of the multi-talented French m...

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  Straw Dogs

  Rod Lurie

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2011

  These days, remakes are made for many avaricious reasons. Some are made to revamp a dead franchise. Others are made simply to make an easy...

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  A Happy Event

  Remi Bezancon

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2011

  Up until now, films dealing with a pregnancy have usually adhered to the rule of comedy rather than the reality of what parenthood entails....

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  Killer Elite

  Gary McKendry

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2011

  How does one make a dime-a-dozen Special Ops war film worthy of seeing in theatres? Director Gary McKendry answers this question by taking...

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  Omar Killed Me

  Roschdy Zem

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2011

  Actor turned director Roschdy Zem offers his second full-length film to audiences expecting yet another sensationalized court case film. Ho...

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  Edwin Boyd

  Nathan Morlando

  PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2011

  It's rare that a film inspired by real events stays true to its original subject matter and historical roots, yet just like the very under-...

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  Super Hybrid [Blu-Ray]

  Eric Valette

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2011

  When you're watching a horror film about a killer car directed by the man responsible for the atrocious One Missed Call remake, all one sho...