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IFC Films has decided to open Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah, the Italian Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film, in Los Angeles for a one-week award-qualifying run on Friday, 12.19, at the Laemmle Sunset 5. The widely acclaimed crime pic will thereafter be eligible for all categories of the Oscars as well as Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) and other film critics' awards. Gomorrrah will re-open theatrically on 2.13.09.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 18, 2008 at 9:47 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Who's seen it? Do we in fact have another CITY OF GOD on our hands?

Posted by BurmaShave at November 18, 2008 10:41 PM

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Ben C says ...

Think 5 seasons of THE WIRE in 2 hours, in Naples. It's heady stuff, but pretty gripping and Garrone really knows what's what behind the camera.

Posted by Ben C at November 18, 2008 11:53 PM

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D.Z. says ...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33da2cf5be69d3cff6e

Posted by D.Z. at November 19, 2008 12:59 AM

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Luke Y. Thompson says ...

I found it pretty boring, really. Gets it kinda together in the last half hour, though.

Posted by Luke Y. Thompson at November 19, 2008 1:43 AM

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D.Z. says ...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2dd2f2ead332946abbcbf046bc151158

Posted by D.Z. at November 19, 2008 2:08 AM

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D.Z. says ...

http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2008/Egyptian/David_Fincher_DEC_ET2008.htm#CURIOUS%20CASE%20OF%20BENJAMIN%20BUTTON

Posted by D.Z. at November 19, 2008 3:50 AM

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D.Z. says ...

http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/2008/Aero/Mickey_Rourke_Aero_2008.htm#THE%20WRESTLER

Posted by D.Z. at November 19, 2008 3:55 AM

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EDouglas says ...

I saw the first hour or so at the NY Film Festival and I was generally underwhelmed and unimpressed but I had some distractions going on so I'll watch it again. Definitely no City of God there... not even as good as City of Men from what I saw.

Incidentally, while it might be eligible for LAFCC, it's not eligible for either New York critics' group. It joins The Lives of Others and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days in the "eligible in a year" category which basically means NY can only consider them well after they've been released on DVD.

Posted by EDouglas at November 19, 2008 4:33 AM

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moorish says ...

Saw it in London a few months ago. HIDEOUSLY overrated and dull. Offensive to compare it to City Of God and outright sacrilegeous to mention The Wire.

Avoid.

Posted by moorish at November 19, 2008 6:24 AM

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guylodge says ...

The "City of God" comparisons are understandable, but I found it quite a different animal -- less kinetic and more meditative, even amid the busy narrative. I was thoroughly impressed. My review at In Contention, for anyone interested:

http://www.incontention.com/?p=2160

Posted by guylodge at November 19, 2008 8:54 AM

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