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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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Carlton Hotel eastern exterior -- Wednesday, 5.14, 7:35 am

Jack Black and 40 panda bears are due to show up on the Carlton pier at 10 am to plug Kung Fu Panda, and that's fine. I have no problem with that. I just can't attend...sorry.

$15 U.S. dollars for a cafe au lait, bread and jam and small bottle of eau minerale.

American Pavillion air

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 13, 2008 at 10:42 PM

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vansmith says ...

LA Times has an article about the Cannes crime wave that descends. Room break ins, fights on the street, pickpockets. Watch yourself..

Posted by vansmith at May 14, 2008 02:00 AM

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Craptastic says ...

Con bien pour le femme?

Posted by Craptastic at May 14, 2008 02:55 AM

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EDouglas says ...

"Jack Black and 40 panda bears are due to show up on the Carlton pier at 10 am "

Jeff, I hope you've already written the blog post "Jack Black Killed by Pandas; Who Knew They Had Comedic Taste?" because this is a promotional disaster just waiting to happen...

Posted by EDouglas at May 14, 2008 05:18 AM

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