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May 6, 2006

The Unavoidable Mr. Ripley

In the past, including the very recent past, I have exhorted all of you to see Ripley's Game, out on DVD now but never theatrically released in the US. I have argued that the failure to release it theatrically deserves to rank among the greatest blunders in Hollywood history (quite an achievement) and that this was not only a decent film that deserved a passing glance, but a tremendous one that deserves a serious look. Lest you think that this is irrational exuberance on my part, no less a luminary than Roger Ebert has now named it to his highly selective list of the best films of all time.

Posted by dag at May 6, 2006 2:16 PM

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okay, okay already, i'll add it to my netflix queue. but with you pumping it, it'll be months before i see it ;)

Posted by: enoch choi at May 7, 2006 6:05 PM

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