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Tag Archives: Reds
Anticipation Growing for Reds
Vincent Canby’s original review of Reds in 1981. An amazing quote from the review: Most astonishing is the way the movie, which abounds with Great Moments of History, including the Bolshevik takeover of the Winter Palace in Petrograd, avoids the … Continue reading
Reds On DVD
1. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Sheesh. Reds is one of my favorite movies of all time and I have had to struggle through these past 25 years – watching it on battered old VHS tapes whenever I want to see it. … Continue reading