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RESULTS: TOH! Best Foreign Films of All Time - The Italians Win with 'Bicycle Thief' & '8½'

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As of 10am Tuesday, here are the winners of our TOH! Best Foreign Films of All Time Parts One (pre-1960) and Two (post-1960). Disagree? Go ahead and continue voting for your favorites. Below are the top five in each category. France is a clear winner, with four titles across the list of ten, and two winners for the late great Francois Truffaut! However Italy took #1 in both categories (trailers below). Viva Italia!

By Anne Thompson & Sophia Savage
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July 31, 2012 1:28 PM
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Pablo Larraín's 'Post Mortem' Coming to DVD August 24, Second Piece in 'Tony Manero,' 'No' Trilogy

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Now that Chilean director Pablo Larraín's most recent film "No," a likely Oscar submission, was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics in Cannes and will show in Toronto, the director's 2010 film "Post Mortem" will be released on Blu-ray and DVD by Kino Lorber on August 24.

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July 30, 2012 4:57 PM
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VOTE: TOH! Best Foreign Films of All Time, Part Two: Post-1960

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We hope that you voted for your ten favorite foreign language films in our first, Pre-1960 poll. Here's Part Two--the Post-1960 list of fifteen of the best foreign films of all time. Your job: narrow that list down to ten.

By Anne Thompson
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July 25, 2012 6:23 AM
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VOTE: TOH! Best Foreign Films of All Time, Part One: Pre-1960

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Inspired by various best foreign film of all time lists, We've broken out top consensus titles into two polls, Pre-1960 (Part One) and Post-1960 (Part Two), with fifteen titles in each. You can vote for up to ten top picks. Let's see what your consensus picks turn out to be.

By Anne Thompson
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July 24, 2012 12:38 PM
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Now and Then: Raunchy 'Klown' and the Problem with Sex Comedies

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Frank (Frank Hvam), the hapless protagonist of the funny but disappointingly diagrammatic Danish film "Klown," musters only one nugget of wisdom for his 12-year-old charge, Bo (Marcuz Jess Petersen). It's sage advice from a professional man-child to a burgeoning one: "When grown-ups are horny, they do terrible things to those they love."

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July 24, 2012 6:30 AM
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Trailers From Hell: Josh Olson on Mel Gibson's Aussie Classic 'Mad Max'

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Trailers From Hell's Josh Olson kicks off the week with the Australian classic, "Mad Max," which launched the career of Mel Gibson:

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July 23, 2012 12:43 PM
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Aussie Classic 'Wake in Fright' Rediscovered & Restored: Drafthouse Acquires for US Release this October

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"Wake in Fright" goes to Drafthouse Films for US theatrical release after many thought it was lost. The thriller is considered a landmark film in the development of modern Australian cinema; it first debuted at Cannes in 1971 where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. In 2009, guest-curator Martin Scorsese brought a restoration back to the fest.

By Sophia Savage
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July 19, 2012 2:31 PM
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Universal Russia To Release Eight Premium Pictures, Including Latest Chan and Schwarzenegger Flicks

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As the studios puruse an increasingly global business, Universal Pictures International (UPI) Russia has closed a principal agreement with Moscow's Premium Film to release their upcoming slate of eight movies. Studio distributors dominate the Russian box office with Hollywood pictures.

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July 19, 2012 12:59 PM
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Weekend Preview: 'Trishna,' 'Farewell My Queen,' 'Alps' & 'The Imposter' Join 'Ice Age' At the Box Office

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With Comic-Con occupying the fanboys, there's a great selection of limited-release indie and foreign films arriving this weekend to satiate hungry cinephiles...

By Sophia Savage
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July 12, 2012 2:17 PM
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My Magical Russian Mystery Tour

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Russia is a fascinating culture in transition. Capital Moscow, at least, as opposed to St. Petersburg, doesn't seem to welcome tourists; security guards are everywhere, more per square inch than anywhere I've ever seen. I felt a certain frisson when we passed through the gates of the massive red brick Kremlin to view its ancient basilicas...