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THE OVERLOOKED JOHN FRANKENHEIMER: "FRENCH CONNECTION II"

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2008-10-13 00:05:18 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...citys streets and he is quickly spotted and subsequently abducted by Charniers men. Imprisoning him in a slum hotel for three weeks, Charnier injects Doyle with heroin, with the hope that this will loosen his lips. The tactic breaks the detective, transforming him into a helpless addict. But it doesnt yield any helpful information and...
 
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MOVIE OPENINGS - October 10

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2008-10-10 00:32:46 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...citys scrappiest tough guys (Butler, Elba) its more established underworld players (Wilkinson), and others all of whom are looking to get rich quick CITY OF EMBER Director: Gil Kenan Stars: Saoirse Ronan,Toby Jones,Bill Murray Studio: Fox-Walden The Plot: For generations, the underground City of Ember has been the only light in an otherwise...
 
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Transformers 2 starts filming in Bethlehem

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2008-05-17 18:16:25 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...citys economy in the process, Callahan said during a news conference Friday And after the crew members fill up local hotels, buy supplies from local lumberyards and eat food from local caterers, Callahan said, he hopes theyll spread the word in Hollywood about Bethlehems great locations for filming including gigantic Bethlehem Steel blast...
 
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Our Backstreets #19: Corruption on Steroids

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2008-06-12 11:11:00 by Editor in Ferdy on Films, etc.
...citys Near West Side. I was raised in a near north suburb, but moved back to the city to attend college. I lived in the city as an adult for 22 years. Currently, I work in an area called Streeterville, walking distance from the #1 tourist attraction in the city, Navy Pier. Upon this pier rests the Chicago Childrens Museum, by all accounts, a...
 
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The World's Fastest Indian

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2006-09-28 10:41:00 by H. A. Calles in Illustrated Movie Review Blog
...citys silver screens. So I was there, once again lurking the local cinemas in search for something that was worthwhile and somehow related to my Blog substance. In this case I found one of those so called by me worthy exceptions This film was arriving late to the scene, more than a full year late Thats what sometimes happens; in this town we...
 
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Enchanted - review

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2007-12-16 22:25:00 by Matt A in DARKMATTERS - The Mind Of Matt
...citys rats, flies, pigeons and cockroaches to help, a surrogate mother daughter shopping spree and of course a romantic showdown in a handily timed ball. Its all a lot of good - if deeply soppy fun, but then just as my sons looked like they might make a bolt for the exit, the film delivers an exciting dragon verses princess showdown which...
 
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The Kingdom DVD

2007-12-20 16:26:00 by The Sly Fox in The Sly Fox Film Reviews
 
...citys terrain to the searing heat Directed by Peter Berg, The Kingdom is a combination flick, part psychological thriller, part pyrotechnic spectacular, which works somehow despite considerable conceptual flaws. So long as one is willing to suspend disbelief, the film inexorably builds to a spectacular showdown reminiscent of Black Hawk Down,...
 
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Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris

2007-12-15 14:40:00 by The Sly Fox in The Sly Fox Film Reviews
 
...Citys café society. For this slight Italian-American with a velvety baritone voice had by then worked as sideman with Charlie Parker, toured with Lionel Hampton, and sung with many other leading luminaries on the bebop jazz scene However, despite subsequently recording and releasing a quintet of critically-acclaimed albums during the...
 
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The Wire: The Complete Fourth Season

2007-12-28 05:36:00 by Editor in Film Radar Articles and Reviews
 
...citys longshoremen. The third season dealt with politics, from Stringer Bell trying to reform the Barksdale gang and its relationship with its competitors, to white Councilman Tommy Carcetti running for mayor of a predominantly black city, and Major Howard Bunny Colvins radical idea of controlling crime by creating a free zone for drug...
 
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FRACTURE: Fails To Break Any New Ground

2008-01-01 17:44:11 by Critics Rant in Critics Rant - Movie, DVD, and TV Show Reviews