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Mafioso (The Criterion Collection, 3.18.2008) Nino Badalamenti is a supervisor in a car manufacturing plant who hasn't taken a vacation in over two years. On his way out the door to visit his beloved childhood hometown of Sicily -- with his blonde wife and daughters -- Nino is handed a package by his boss and asked to deliver it to a powerful and influential Sicilian gangster named Don Vincenzo. Once in Sicily, Nino has a hoot seeing friends and family, but his wife has trouble fitting in and is unfairly dismissed as a snob by Nino's family. Even more worrisome, Nino finds himself entangled in an intricate web of secret mafioso dealings and is eventually sent on an unexpectedly... elaborate errand. (continued)

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Langella/Frost/Nixon

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An Orange County Register photo of Frank Langella portraying Richard Nixon during filming of Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon. (Original ink from Red Carpet District's Kris Tapley.)

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 31, 2007 at 07:23 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Juggernaut!

Posted by BurmaShave at October 31, 2007 09:38 PM

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Craptastic says ...

Why watch ole bland brain Howard's version when we have Stone's "Nixon" and Altman's "Secret Honor"

Both are brilliant.

And... not bland.

Posted by Craptastic at November 1, 2007 12:07 AM

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Thrudvangar says ...

Looks just like Tricky Dick.

Posted by Thrudvangar at November 1, 2007 03:18 AM

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BNick says ...

Craptastic....Frost/Nixon is not at all bland. The stage play was riveting. I see some problems they're going to have with the adaptation to screen, but we already know the performances are going to be great.

Posted by BNick at November 1, 2007 07:35 AM

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