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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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"Saw Iron Man. Iron Man very good. Had nice phoner with Jeff Bridges (we talked a lot about Lloyd Bridges). Iron Man gonna be huge. Please don't quote me." -- Top-drawer film critic writing from of a region outside New York and Los Angeles.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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lazespud says ...

what did they do Jeff... send you a telegram? Who writes like this?

Posted by lazespud at April 13, 2008 12:31 AM

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Geoff says ...

me Tarzan you Jane

Posted by Geoff at April 13, 2008 12:40 AM

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BlueRaymondBabbit says ...

Dino De Laurentiis?

Posted by BlueRaymondBabbit at April 13, 2008 01:04 AM

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Walter Sobchak says ...

Old actionman:
"'Iron Man' is gonna be AWESOME!"

New actionman:
"It'll suck, just like everything else that comes out of that stink-hole sewer they call Hollywood. Fuck it and fuck y'all, I'm moving back east and y'all can eat it!"

Posted by Walter Sobchak at April 13, 2008 01:06 AM

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futureman says ...

He didn't want to be quoted because of his grammar, not an embargo or anything.

Posted by futureman at April 13, 2008 02:58 AM

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christian says ...

Iron Pic will be huge STOP big strong legs STOP boffo bo STOP

Posted by christian at April 13, 2008 03:28 AM

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romeoisbleeding says ...

Great news! I am sure the studio is concerned how high brow critics would take to a movie about a Super Hero! So this is awesome! Thanks!

Posted by romeoisbleeding at April 13, 2008 06:31 AM

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bikinigirl says ...

yummy.She's a pretty girl...but there is still something about her eyes that give the creeps..I heard she's looking for rich guys on the free and hot celeb and millionaire dating site "RichMatchMaki ng.c om......" Wish her good luck.

Posted by bikinigirl at April 13, 2008 07:35 AM

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actionman says ...

Thanks Walter,didn't know I made that much of an impression on you.

Posted by actionman at April 13, 2008 09:17 AM

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actionman says ...

and for the record, I fully expect Iron Man to kick comic book movie ass.

Posted by actionman at April 13, 2008 09:18 AM

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Edward says ...

I'm also hoping for a kick-ass Iron Man, The current Millimeter magazine has an interesting article about the filming.

Posted by Edward at April 13, 2008 10:06 AM

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frankbooth says ...

Fire bad! Iron Man goooooood!

Posted by frankbooth at April 13, 2008 10:24 AM

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Aladdin Sane says ...

Whose Lloyd Bridges? Just kidding. It'll be an older critic then...I'm gonna go with Joe Leydon.

Posted by Aladdin Sane at April 13, 2008 02:34 PM

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Herpesdating says ...

Yes, they are very great

Posted by Herpesdating at April 13, 2008 06:23 PM

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plastiqueelephant says ...

i've seen iron man at a foreign press screening. it's gonna be a huge hit. but it's good in a blah way. it's fun, but nothing moved me in the slightest and i can barely remember it a few days later. kinda like a drunken one night stand.

Posted by plastiqueelephant at April 13, 2008 08:27 PM

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