SOMM: Into the Bottle The history, politics, pleasure, and BS of wine told through opening ten very different bottles. A Year in Champagne With renowned wine importer Martine Saunier as our guide, we get a rare glimpse behind the scenes into the real Champagne through six houses, from small independent makers to the illustrious houses of Gosset and Bollinger. The Search for General Tso Who was General Tso, and why are we eating his chicken? This feature documentary explores the origins and ubiquity of Chinese-American food through the story of an iconic sweet and spicy chicken dish. The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the voracious appetite for their rare, expensive wines, which have become a powerful status symbol in booming China. Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.

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Fresh: A rock documentary that goes way behind the music to tell a story that seems pure urban legend. Fresh: The search for a long-lost pop icon has an unexpected payoff. Read More About This Movie On Rotten Tomatoes Terrific story and well told, I was able to see this film recently while in Cape Town- I had never heard of this artist or his music yet the people around me in the audience all knew the songs by heart and were singing along; THE must-see documentary of 2012. It explores the profound influence a relatively obscure artist had on a generation thousands of miles away and their search for him in a time before the world was connected through the internet.It's an absolutely enthralling documentary that I've recommended to all of my friends.Do yourself a favor and don't do any background research on this documentary before you watch, it could mess up the storyline as it unfolds in the movie. I downloaded both albums after the documentary. Rodriguez is not only a man of his time in the 1970s, but also he is a man of all seasons and this is from someone born in the 1990.

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The only one missing is Eddie Izzard. Which brings us to the Wallace and Gromit stuff: it's English middle class horror fantasy gone demented, as Angel is initially reviled for his big city efficiency (of course) until he stumbles upon an elaborate trail of serial killings (of course) but is not really believed (of course!). Everything is then resolved in the usual way. No rabbits appear as toupees, alas, but there are other laughs to be had. Were we the only ones who thought Timothy Dalton was basically the villain from Wallace and Gromit's were-rabbit movie? And are we the only ones who thought he should have reprised his role as Lord Asriel for the movie version of The Golden Compass? Much like Supertroopers, Hot Fuzz manages to juggle a sort of surreal comedy which borders on the alienatingly absurd (think Monty Python or Mel Brooks - i.e. not to be taken seriously) that is then unexpectedly combined with some real sweetness (i.e. to be taken seriously). In particular, and as a nod to the legendary bromance of such cop films as... well, anything by John Woo, police partners Angel and Danny fall in love.

It's the love between two heterosexual males, but it is as romantic as anything out of Michael Ondaatje. This is all very cute, especially since Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play it straight, without the slightest hint of irony. After reading Manohla's review, as well as learning about Pegg and Frost's Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy, we see that this bromance is intentional and off-screen as well. The bromance is strong between these two. And we love it! THAT is Paddy Considine, who co-wrote and starred in the magnificent Dead Man's Shoes, which you should all go watch right now. Other interesting tidbits are, apart from the obvious nods to other police action dramas, the wide-reaching and fun casting. Often these are just details - such as genius comic Bill Bailey playing identical twin police constables (one with straight hair who reads Iain Banks, and one with curly hair who reads Iain M. Banks... okay, it made us laugh) - or cameos (Peter Jackson?!). But we were also shocked, shocked, to be seeing Indy's arch-nemesis, René Belloq (AKA Paul Freeman), after so many years!