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The Band's Visit revisited.

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2008-02-08 14:42:20 by Editor in The Latest from GreenCine Daily
...Visit nevertheless manages to use its central contrivances and inevitable cliches to its favor, and becomes something ethereal and winning," writes Michael Koresky at indieWIRE Poignant in a way that pokes and prods - a little uncertain of itself - until it pierces through, The Band's Visit is a truly lovely film, as patient and generous with...
 
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Review: The Band's Visit - Jeffrey's Take

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2008-02-08 00:00:00 by Jeffrey M. Anderson in Cinematical
...Visit . From the publicity materials, it looked like another one of those watered-down, Hallmarky foreign-language films that have slowly seeped into the American box office, stuff like Like Water for Chocolate , Il Postino or Life Is Beautiful that appeals to wide audiences without ever rising above pure fluff. (Many of these films fell...
 
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Indie Weekend Box Office: 'Band's Visit,' 'In Bruges' Outpace Newcomers

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2008-02-18 00:00:00 by Peter Martin in Cinematical
...Visit (Sony Pictures Classics) expanded from seven to 13 theaters and enjoyed a per-screen average of $9,769, according to estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo . The Israeli film may sound like a traditional culture-crossing crowd-pleaser (tiny Egyptian police orchestra gets lost en route to a gig, spends the night in a tiny rural Israeli...
 
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Review: The Bands Visit

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2008-03-01 20:03:22 by Andrew James in Row Three
...Visit grated on my nerves for about half of the picture; though through no fault of its own. Seeing this film with a Minnesota audience of an average age of about 65, it took a harsh toll on my patience as audience members cackled throughout the nearly 90 minute running time of the entire film, thinking everything they saw on screen was...
 
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A Visit To Skywalker Ranch Is Dream Come True For MTV News Tim Kash

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2008-05-01 23:00:40 by Tim Kash in MTV Movies Blog
...visit his legendary Skywalker Ranch. Oh yes, its true According to The Wall Street Journal, the 5000-acre Skywalker Ranch (only 15 acres have been developed) cost Lucas $100 million; its home to one of the finest collections of film memorabilia in the world, most famously from Indiana Jones and Star Wars As Robert, Jonathan, James and I...
 
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Pestonji centennial: A visit to the National Film Archive

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2008-05-19 10:25:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...visited the National Film Archive in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom. The visit was primarily a meet-up with another Bangkok blogger, Rikker of Thai 101 , who is a freqent commentator here. But it turned into something more The following is a story I wrote about the visit for the Daily Xpress . It was printed in today's paper, though the paper's...
 
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Police Visit the Set of Lindsay Lohans Labor Pains

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2008-06-17 16:14:06 by Wendy in Movie Crunch
Lindsay Lohan was visited yesterday on the set of her new film Labor Pains by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department. But what was the police visit all about The officers spoke with Lindsay Lohan and the film crew, as well las the paparazzi. The LAPD officers issued tickets to the paparazzi, though no ones sure who called in the cops...
 
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A VISIT TO THE SET OF CLINT EASTWOOD'S "THE CHANGELING"

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2008-01-04 14:56:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
L.A. Weekly writer Scott Foundas paid a visit to the set of The Changeling , the 28th film directed by Clint Eastwood. He found the Eastwood mystique alive and well as the 77 year-old filmmaker continues to work in a low-key, no-nonse style surrounded by trusted colleagues from his stock company. To read click here
 
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Black Canary Pays a Visit to Smallville

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2008-01-22 18:04:57 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
Next month on February 7, Black Canary, portrayed by Alaina Huffman, will drop by and be introduced to the fans of Smallville in the episode titled Siren Premiering for its new season, beginning on January 31, fans will also see the return of Braniac (James Marster) and Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) to the Smallville cast Here is a sampling of...
 
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