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More Fantasy and Gothic Favorites

I have not gotten around to reviewing some of my favorite films yet, nor are they yet available as Amazon Unbox downloads, so I've listed them here, with some notes. As far as I'm concerned, these are all 5-star movies.

· The Secret of Roan Inish (1995) - A haunting tale of myth and magic set in Ireland, by noted independent filmmaker John Sayles.

· The Crow (1994) - The gothic classic starring Brandon Lee as a dead rock musician, in the film that, in a stroke of unbelievably grim irony, proved fatal to the actor.

· Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - This brilliant Mexican-made piece won Oscars for best foreign film, special effects, and storyline. In Spanish, with subtitles.

· The Company of Wolves (1984) - A nicely dark, gothic and multi-layered retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale.

· Edward Scissorhands (1990) - The Tim Burton piece starring Johnny Depp. For now I'll just quote Amazon.com : "Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie."

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