Movie Critic Article: TIFF2013 and Other Stories
The Harder They Come Remastered Wishing to become a successful Reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers. Marking its 40th anniversary on September the fifth a digitally remastered edition of this groundbreaking movie will be in theaters for only that one night. Jamaica's first feature film, The Harder They Come, was released in 1972 . The film introduced to the world, not only Jamaica, but also Reggae music. It propelled Jimmy Cliff to international stardom. The film was made by Jamaica's great filmmaker Perry Henzell who passed away in 2006. Movie Specs: The Harder They Come 1972. 103 min. Color. Jamaica. English/Creole and Pidgins. Genre: Crime/Drama/Music. Director: Perry Henzell. **** Cinema City On Biutiful From the director of Babel, 21 Grams and Amores Perros Any one who viewed this movie would be tempted to correlate its name with the masterpiece by Sam Mendes America...