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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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This Lou Dobbs-dissing trailer for Under The Same Moon (Fox Searchlight, limited) is fairly amusing. Created in-house by the Fox Searchlight guys, It's airing on CNN today, and particularly on Dobbs' news and commentary show.

Patricia Riggen's film, written by Ligiah Villalobos, is a heart-warming tale of a Mexican immigrant mom working as a domestic in Los Angeles, and her Mexico-residing son from whom she's separated. Dobbs has been hating on illegal Mexican immigrants for years. There are three quotes in the trailer alluding to the film's presumed emotional effect upon Dobbs -- making him cry, melting his heart, etc.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 27, 2008 at 10:29 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

Hilarious. Weirdest part- Dobb's wife and children are Latino.

Posted by BurmaShave at March 27, 2008 10:54 AM

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Gabriel says ...

But are they here legally?

If not, then it's not that weird. I know a lot of Latino citizens who look down on illegal immigration.

Posted by Gabriel at March 27, 2008 11:32 AM

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Gabriel says ...

*If SO.

Posted by Gabriel at March 27, 2008 11:36 AM

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T. Holly says ...

Wonder if Erik Childress is having an quote whorgasm over this with Karina Longworth. They're both so mature. Like their sites do it so much better than the old ones. Natch, not even close.

Posted by T. Holly at March 27, 2008 12:47 PM

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