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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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After he finishes Mary, Queen of Scots, Phillip Noyce will probably direct The Art of Making Money, a DreamWorks project about Art Williams, a real-life Chicago counterfeiter who printed more than $10 million in fake bills, etc. The guy is currently doing time for this. Screenwriter Frank Baldwin is adapting Jason Kersten's Rolling Stone 2005 profile of Williams.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 29, 2008 at 03:56 PM

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actionman says ...

Was watching Noyce's Clear and Present Danger a few nights ago. What a tight action-thriller that was. Love the writing in that film.

I found Rabbit Proof Fence to be one of the most moving films I've ever seen in a theater.

Looking forward to this; maybe it will be his Catch Me If You Can...

Posted by actionman at April 29, 2008 05:39 PM

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Daviddb says ...

How about a link to the original RS article? Thanks.

Posted by Daviddb at April 29, 2008 11:11 PM

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corey3rd says ...

what happens if people use counterfeit cash to pay for their movie ticket?

Posted by corey3rd at April 30, 2008 06:44 AM

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LexG says ...

Noyce is like Roger Donaldson... the best kind of journeyman/craftsman. They can make perfectly accomplished mainstream action pictures with a strong storytelling touch and minimal stylistic intrusion, then turn around and lend a delicate touch to more personal material, often in their native NZ/Australia.

I know neither name regularly places on anyone's list of "hot" auteurs, but they're extremely solid across a multitude of genres. Looking forward to some new Noyce.

Posted by LexG at April 30, 2008 11:53 AM