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The Bootleg Files: The Red Detachment of Women
BOOTLEG FILES 932: “The Red Detachment of Women” (1970 Communist Chinese ballet film).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It was never theatrically released in the United States.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: It is possible that someday it would appear on a US label.
I need to prefix this review by admitting that I am not a big fan of the ballet and I have even less enthusiasm for Chinese Communist propaganda. Thus, having me review “The Red Detachment of Women,” a feature-length ballet film produced during the Chinese Communist era known as the Cultural Revolution, might run the risk of ingrained bias.
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Rescue at Dongji (2026) [Well Go USA]
The true story of the fishermen from an occupied Chinese island who overcame oppression in order to save themselves, and 300+ British prisoners on a sinking Japanese ship, in 1942.
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Scream [2022]
Woodsboro’s murderous history returns as a new Ghostface targets two sisters in Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett’s fantastic requel Scream (V).
Blankman (1994) [Black History Month]
Marlon Wayons showcases what would happen if Steve Urkel was Batman in this 90’s comedy.
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