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<title>Joe Yang - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Joe Yang is an author, an independent film reviewer, and Argentine Tango Instructor in Madison, WI.  His latest book, THOSE THINGS, was released in late January 2009.  Specializing in the often underrated realm of foreign cinema, Joe's goal is to help introduce foreign films to mainstream audiences, because many of these movies are just as enjoyable (and often more substantive) than the stuff Hollywood churns out.

With a laid-back, humorous style, Joe reaches out to film fans of all stripes, not just film snobs.]]></description>
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<title>Departures (Foreign Film Review)</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:42:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Departures is a film that proves that Japan has a lot more going for it than good cars and Godzilla movies. It's a moving, engaging film that's the perfect blend of emotion and humor.]]></description>
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<title>Dead Snow (Horror Movie Review)</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:21:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DEAD SNOW is a campy horror movie about Nazi zombies! It also details the hazards of having sex in a Norwegian outhouse.]]></description>
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<title>SHIVER - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHIVER (ESKALOFRIO) is a Spanish horror movie with some pretty good scares... Synopsis: Santi (Junio Valverde) is a lonely teenager living in Barcelona with his mom, Julia (Mar Sodupe). He suffers from a condition called Photophobia, where he's hypersensitive to sunlight. As a result, he can't really do much during the day. ]]></description>
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<title>Slumdog Millionaire (Film Review)</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:46:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) has somehow made it onto India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, and he's answered every single question correctly. He's about to win it all - 20 million rupees - which is something that even the brightest contestants, which have included doctors and lawyers, have failed to do. ]]></description>
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<title>Star Trek (2009) - Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:07:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[STAR TREK (2009) is a full-blown action movie that gives the franchise a much-needed warp-powered kick in the pants... It's the 23rd Century.  The story focuses on the early days of Captain Kirk, Spock, and the legendary crew of the starship Enterprise.  A vengeful Romulan starship captain named Nero (Eric Bana) threatens the peaceful United Federation of Planets, and arrives in a giant ship that resembles the Bloomin' Onion appetizer dish from the Outback Steakhouse...]]></description>
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<title>THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN - Horror Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:06:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Synopsis: This movie was adapted from the short story by renown horror writer, Clive Barker, and is from Volume One of the Books of Blood collection. Leon (Bradley Cooper) is a talented, ambitious, but broke photographer who specializes in taking candid, urban street shots. With the help of his girlfriend, Maya (Leslie Bibb), he's able to meet with Susan Hoff (Brook Shields), a famous art dealer.]]></description>
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<title>Dynamite Warrior - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:29:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Synopsis: The story takes place in Thailand during the 1890s. Jone Bang Fai (Dan Chupong) is a mysterious warrior who goes around battling cattle rustlers. After beating them down, he returns the stolen oxen to their rightful owners (or to poor farmers). Jone Bang Fai is also on a quest for revenge, and seeks the sorcerer who killed his parents.]]></description>
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<title>Timecrimes (Los Cronocrimenes) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:20:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When Marty McFly went back to 1955, it caused all kinds of trouble. But in the 21st Century, Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo proves that traveling back in time just one hour is enough to cause all sorts of head-spinning shenanigans without having to tell the story as a trilogy.]]></description>
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<title>Man On Wire - Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:13:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MAN ON WIRE is a documentary about Philippe Petit, the tight-rope walker who pulled off one of the craziest stunts at the World Trade Center in NYC back in 1974. In August of 1974, self-taught tightrope walker and performance artist Philippe Petit pulled off an insane stunt in New York City. With the help of friends, he somehow dodged security guards and entered the then-newly constructed twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.]]></description>
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<title>Death Note - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:32:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Death Note is a great example of a comic-book to screen adaptation.  It's a cool, intelligent thriller with plenty of twists.]]></description>
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<title>Lust Caution - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:19:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During the Japanese Occupation of Shanghai in World War II, a small group of idealistic students led by Kuang Yu Min (Lee-Hom Wang) secretly join the resistance movement. They plot to assassinate a man named Yee (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), a high-ranking collaborator with the Japanese government who's vital to the operations of the occupying forces.]]></description>
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<title>Children of Heaven - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:15:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ali (Amir Farrokh Hashemian) is a 9 year-old boy living with his poor family in the outskirts of Tehran. While running errands, Ali accidentally loses a pair of shoes belonging to his younger sister Zahra (Bahare Seddiqi). ]]></description>
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<title>Sex And Lucia - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:00:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Lucia y el sexo) is a film about a writer, an island...oh who am I kidding?  You people just want to know about the sex!]]></description>
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<title>Layer Cake - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:26:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LAYER CAKE is a complicated, action-packed drug/action thriller starring a pre-James Bond Daniel Craig and a post-Star Trek Colm Meaney. Daniel Craig plays an unnamed, successful drug dealer who keeps a low profile, does dependable business for those above him, and works with a tight, loyal crew.]]></description>
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<title>After the Wedding - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:52:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AFTER THE WEDDING is a complex, intense drama about things that happen...well...after a wedding.  It's an emotional tale of family secrets, the past, and learning how to go forward.]]></description>
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<title>The Aura - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:47:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Esteban Espinosa (Ricardo Darin) is a quiet, epileptic taxidermist living in solitude. Highly intelligent and born with a flawless photographic/spatial memory, he has an obsession with mentally constructing perfect crimes. This is a very weird hobby, since he's never been in trouble with the law or even gotten into a fight before in his whole life. THE AURA is a dark thrill ride about accidentally shooting people in the woods before Dick Cheney made it cool...]]></description>
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<title>Movie Download Websites - A Reality Check</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'm sure we've all come across movie download websites that promise "unlimited downloads" of your favorite movies. For what appears to be a reasonable fee, some offer a yearly or lifetime membership that allows you to get a hold of thousands of movies, ranging from classics to recent blockbusters. And it's all available right from the convenience of your own PC!]]></description>
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<title>International Movies - Worth Exploring</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:18:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[International movies are a hidden gold mine for any film enthusiast. First and foremost, this isn't an anti-Hollywood article, because even Hollywood will churn out a solid blockbuster every now and then.]]></description>
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<title>The Orphanage - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:14:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Synopsis: Laura (Belen Rueda), her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo), and their adopted son Simon (Roger Princep) move into a large, spooky house by the ocean. The house was once an orphanage where Laura lived, and she has plans to reopen it as a home for handicapped children. ]]></description>
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<title>District B13 (Banlieue 13) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:20:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DISTRICT B13 is a short but fun thrill ride for any action movie fan!  Read the review for more.]]></description>
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<title>Hot Fuzz - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:35:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop the London Metropolitan Police Force has ever known. Highly decorated and skilled, he also holds the department records for just about everything, be it marksmanship, driving, cycling, hand-to-hand combat, and even chess!]]></description>
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<title>Shaun of the Dead - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:30:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Packed with sight gags, great dialog, a strong cast, and smart editing, this is a comedy with original character and brilliant wit. Solid and consistently funny, Shaun of the Dead is highly entertaining.]]></description>
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<title>The Lives of Others (Das Leben Der Anderen) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:56:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) is a close look at the former East German secret police, which makes the Department of Homeland Security look like the Care Bears.  Read on for Joe's review...]]></description>
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<title>The Dinner Game (Le Diner De Cons) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:32:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wealthy publisher Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte) and his snobbish intellectual friends play a demeaning game, the object of which is to see who can invite the most idiotic guest to their weekly dinner party. Brochant believes he's found the perfect idiot in Francois Pignon, a frumpy, affable tax auditor with a talent for making scale models of famous landmarks out of nothing but matchsticks.]]></description>
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<title>Tango (1998) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:35:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tango is a rich, emotionally dynamic piece directed by Carlos Saura.  Read on for Joe's review.]]></description>
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<title>Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel) is a very moving World War I film inspired by true events reported from the front lines during the Christmas of 1914. In the thick of World War I, German, French, and Scottish troops converge at a fierce battlezone on the deadly Western Front.]]></description>
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<title>The Closet (Le Placard) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 10:12:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Synopsis: In a nutshell, this movie is about a straight man pretending to be gay in order to keep his job. And no, this is not an account of how outgoing president Valdimir Putin will continue to function in the Russian government (in case you were wondering).
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<title>Prince Caspian - Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Prince Caspian, the sequel to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, is the latest film adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia series written by CS Lewis. It's a pretty intense thrill ride, complete with sword battles, flying animals dropping heavy objects on people, swash-buckling mice, midgets, and dotty old professors losing their glasses! Great fun for the whole family!]]></description>
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<title>Downfall (Der Untergang) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 16:29:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Told from the point of view of Traudl Junge (Alexandria Maria Lara), Hitler's personal secretary at the time, most of Downfall takes place in a fortified bunker in the government district of a besieged and crumbling Berlin. With the Soviets closing in, Junge witnesses the moments leading to the downfall of Hitler, which as we all know, culminates in his dramatic suicide.]]></description>
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<title>Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:15:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nine Queens involves innocent-looking Juan (Gaston Pauls) and hardened, cunning Marcos (Ricardo Darin), who are two con men operating in Buenos Aires. By chance, they cross paths one morning. Forming a tentative partnership, Marcos and Juan stumble upon a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a huge score.]]></description>
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<title>Angel-A - Foreign Film Review</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:15:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Synopsis: Angel-A is about fast-talking, slow-thinking Andre (Jamel Debbouze), a small time scam artist bumbling about in Paris. He owes more than fifty-thousand euro to an assortment of crime bosses and seedy characters who promise irreparable bodily injury if he doesn't pay up by midnight.    Low on friends and out of luck, Andre decides to take his own life by jumping off a bridge and into the Seine River (even though the bridge doesn't seem high enough).]]></description>
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