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By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com

MCN-A-Go-Go

We’ve had a bunch of original content on MCN this week…
There are two pieces on This Is England, first by Gary Dretzka, the second by Noah Forrest.
Larry Gross’ appreciation of Ingmar Bergman will soon be followed by Ray Pride’s.

2 Responses to “MCN-A-Go-Go”

  1. Ian Sinclair says:

    Caught This is England over the weekend on cable on demand. It’s absolutely terrific: wonderfully funny and ferocious by turns. The very last scene is a bit trite but the rest of the picture is so good it doesn’t really matter. The lead actor, as Noah notes, is really someone to watch.

  2. Noah says:

    I’m hoping that because it’s on IFC On Demand, it will reach more viewers. I saw it in theaters and then watched it again On Demand and it works just as well on the small-screen.

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