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23 November 2008 10:07 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films from Criterion

Photo: Criterion Last week in my On DVD Today column I mentioned how the folks at Criterion were clearing off their shelves and offering every item in stock at a 40% discount while supplies lasted. I would assume a majority of the folks that read the article ignored that link since it didn't have any new information on Batman, Iron Man or any other kind of man from a comic book. However, I am hoping this headline brought in the folks that may be interested in such a deal. Of course, the hour is late and the majority of the titles are now gone as the deal ends Monday, November 24, at midnight Est. When I first got the email from Criterion I shuffled over to check out a few titles I had been longing to get and had never wanted to spend the money. »

- Brad Brevet

29 September 2008 7:00 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Marpessa Dawn, the star of 1960's Best Foreign Film Oscar Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), has died at her home near Paris, France.

The American-born actress, who played Eurydice in the classic Brazilian movie, suffered a heart attack.

Ironically, Breno Mello, her co-star in the Marcel Camus film, which also claimed the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival in France, died in July.

Dawn, born Gypsy Marpessa Dawn Menor, worked as an actress in England before landing her role in Orfeu Negro. Her film career flopped after the Camus movie and she moved to France, where she became a nightclub singer and a governess. »

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