edited by Jonathan Doyle

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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Posts will be few and far between starting tomorrow morning due to last-minute running around before heading out to JFK for the flight to France. I may be able to tap some stuff out while waiting for this or that plane. The Big Black-Out period begins around 5 pm Eastern with the departure from Washington, D.C. (I went for a cheaper flight that entailed flying there first from JFK) to Charles DeGaulle. All in, it'll be catch-as-catch-can for 18 to 20 hours. The thing to do during long flight periods, I've found, is take a lot of photos.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 11, 2008 at 10:38 PM

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Arran says ...

Safe journey, Jeff.

Posted by Arran at May 11, 2008 10:51 PM

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D.Z. says ...

http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie-guide-summer/worst-blockbusters?GT1=7701&silentchk=1&

Posted by D.Z. at May 11, 2008 10:51 PM

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scooterzz says ...

have a swell trip.....we'll just comandeer this thread and post any shit that comes to mind...... oh, and try not to work every minute (fun is allowed, y'know).....

Posted by scooterzz at May 11, 2008 11:06 PM

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Scott Feinberg says ...

Jeff, have a safe trip/great time!

Posted by Scott Feinberg at May 11, 2008 11:25 PM

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Dublin101 says ...

I don't envy you that long ass flight. I've always found long haul flights a real pain so good luck and hopefully they will be playing a decent in-flight movie.

Posted by Dublin101 at May 12, 2008 02:56 AM

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AHFan says ...

Enjoy Cannes! :)

I wish I had found this earlier,when it was more relevant, but I just happened to have found this as I was looking up info about Dark Knight:

http://www.movieweb.com/news/24/26724.php

There are a couple of blurry photos of the Two-Face doll. The suit and coloring matches the screenshot that Wells put up.

Can't wait to read your review of "Che".

Posted by AHFan at May 12, 2008 03:24 AM

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Mgmax says ...

D.Z.-- that guy failed to give a special award to Michael Crichton for Twister, Congo and The Lost World. (I assume no one would call The 13th Warrior or that time travel thing a blockbuster...)

Posted by Mgmax at May 12, 2008 07:28 AM

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D.Z. says ...

Mgmax: I doubt Congo would be considered a blockbuster, either. I didn't know he actually wrote Twister, though. I guess Crichton was basically Dan Brown, if he got hired as a screenwriter.

Posted by D.Z. at May 12, 2008 08:31 AM

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