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	<title>RopeofSilicon.com Movie News, Trailers, Reviews and More &#187; Gran Torino</title>
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		<title>This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: June 9, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-june-9-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-june-9-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crossing Over]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatal Attraction]]></category>
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DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS &#124; RELEASE DATES &#124; NEW DVDS &#124; REVIEWS &#124; RSS FEED


A few tidbits before we get started with this week&#039;s releases begin with news Howard&#039;s End is the film that won the Amazon.com online voting to become one of Criterion&#039;s next Blu-ray releases. A release date has not yet been announced, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Feb. 6 &#8211; Feb. 8, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-feb-6-feb-8-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-feb-6-feb-8-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coraline]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[He's Just Not That Into You]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Push]]></category>
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On Friday night He&#039;s Just Not That Into You made $10m. On Saturday it made $11m. The projections only have it making $5m today, I&#039;m a little skeptical there. I still think $29m is doable, but let&#039;s break it down for all the fans out there.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 2 Weeks In A Row

1. He&#039;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Feb. 6 &#8211; Feb. 8, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-feb-6-feb-8-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-feb-6-feb-8-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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#1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week in a Row

1. He&#039;s Just Not That Into You
There is a groundswell building for this product. It&#039;s date night, it&#039;s women, it&#039;s against very little demographic competition. I see it dominating.
Estimate: $33.3 million


2. The Pink Panther 2
Here is where the family dollar is headed. And I think it does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 30 &#8211; Feb. 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-30-feb-1-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-30-feb-1-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inkheart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Bloody Valentine 3-D]]></category>
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Give it up for Liam. He broke on through, dominating the Mall Cop by a healthy $10m. It was the second highest Super Bowl weekend opener ever, only Hannah Montana did better. Let&#039;s break this thing down.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week In A Row

1. Taken
The last five years have provided the strongest openings on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 30 &#8211; Feb. 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-jan-30-feb-1-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-jan-30-feb-1-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks in a Row

1. Taken
It&#039;s going to be a terrible box office weekend due to the Super Bowl. I think Taken&#039;s 3000 theaters will carry the day. Liam can thank his lucky stars that he&#039;s opening against a couple of tomato cans.
Estimate: $14.1 million


2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
I can&#039;t wait [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Don&#039;t Like the &#039;Adjusted for Inflation&#039; Box-Office Argument</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/why-i-dont-like-the-adjusted-for-inflation-box-office-argument</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/why-i-dont-like-the-adjusted-for-inflation-box-office-argument#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gone with the Wind]]></category>
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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino
Photo: Warner Bros.


On Friday I posted the Friday box-office estimates and inside of it I said how Gran Torino will become Clint Eastwood&#039;s highest grossing film of all-time, ahead of In the Line of Fire. Of course, the very first comment that comes in comes from Allan saying, &#034;Adjusting for inflation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 23 &#8211; Jan. 25, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-23-jan-25-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-23-jan-25-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bride Wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotel for Dogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Notorious]]></category>
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Curses. America&#039;s love for toothless movies has foiled me again. In this case it was Paul Blart only dropping 32% and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans not living up to financial expectations. Let&#039;s break this thing down.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Week In A Row

1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
It looks like Blart is all profit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Gran Torino&#039; to Become Biggest Eastwood Flick Ever While &#039;Underworld&#039; Likely Takes the Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/gran-torino-to-become-biggest-eastwood-flick-ever-while-underworld-likely-takes-the-weekend</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/gran-torino-to-become-biggest-eastwood-flick-ever-while-underworld-likely-takes-the-weekend#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino
Photo: Warner Bros.


I didn&#039;t necessarily like Gran Torino and as a result have received my fair share of email telling me how stupid I am as a result. However, that doesn&#039;t mean I will fail to recognize the fact people seem to have an interest in what may end up being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 23 &#8211; Jan. 25, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-jan-23-jan-25-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-jan-23-jan-25-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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#1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week in a Row

1. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
I can&#039;t think of a reason it won&#039;t do the exact same number the last one did. Same time of year, same look. It should win the weekend going away because nothing has enough theaters.
Estimate: $23.8 million


2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
I&#039;m only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 16 &#8211; Jan. 18, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-16-jan-18-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-16-jan-18-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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Nailed it. Light on the dollars but correct on the top slot. Let&#039;s break this thing down.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week In A Row

1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Blart definitely cashed in this weekend as people again chose mindless laughs over real movies. I unofficially asked the CEO of a major theater chain yesterday how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geezers Debate Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Gran Torino&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/geezers-debate-eastwoods-gran-torino</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/geezers-debate-eastwoods-gran-torino#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marcia Nasatir and Lorenzo Semple Jr. are a pair of movie reviewers operating as the Reel Geezers giving their opinion on film from the octogenarian perspective. They have been around since 2008 and Jeff Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere and Kris Tapley at In Contention feature their video reviews a lot, but their opinions were never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 9 &#8211; Jan. 11, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-9-jan-11-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-wrap-up-jan-9-jan-11-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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Clint Eastwood clearly isn&#039;t done yet. Gran Torino cracked $10k per theater and won the weekend going away. I had it doing better than most projections, but I definitely didn&#039;t see the win coming. Let&#039;s break it down.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks In A Row

1. Gran Torino
I&#039;m actually happy it won, though of course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 9 &#8211; Jan. 11, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-jan-9-jan-11-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/box-office-oracle-jan-9-jan-11-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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#1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week in a Row

1. Bride Wars
I&#039;m giving this one $6,909 per theater, the exact same amount Fool&#039;s Gold opened at. Yes, I&#039;m aware they are completely different movies. I just think that somehow the ratio of people willing to pay to see it is the same.
Estimate: $20.7 million


2. Gran Torino
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;The Searchers&#039; vs. &#039;Gran Torino&#039;: A Comparison I Missed</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-searchers-vs-gran-torino-a-comparison-i-missed</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/the-searchers-vs-gran-torino-a-comparison-i-missed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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John Wayne as Ethan Edwards in The Searchers
Photo: Warner Home Video


I was doing a little film re-watching this weekend and popped in my HD DVD copy of John Ford&#039;s The Searchers and about midway through I was slapping myself in the head for not thinking of this John Wayne classic when I was reviewing Clint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Film Criticism: The Impossible Task of Satisfying Everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/online-film-criticism-the-impossible-task-of-satisfying-everyone</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since switching the comment system from one where you need to register to comment to the more traditional and online friendly version I use now there has not only been a VAST increase in comments, but also an increase in mudslinging in my direction. For the most part it&#039;s not that much of a problem. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Gran Torino (2008)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>

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Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), Thao (Bee Vang), Vu (Brooke Chia Thao), Grandma (Chee Thao) and Sue (Ahney Her) in Gran Torino
Photo: Warner Bros.


If you are an Asian reading this review (or any minority, just replace the slurs) I can only wonder how many times it would take for an ignorant Korean War vet calling you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFI Top Ten of 2008 Award Two Superhero Flicks Among Usual Suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awards Daily is reporting the following top ten films have been crowned the best of 2008 from the American Film Institute (AFI). I expect a formal announcement will be made soon, but for now this is what we will work with.

Obviously the most notable piece of news is not necessarily the inclusion of The Dark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions: Take Four, All Top Eight Categories</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-predictions-take-four-all-top-eight-categories</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kudos to You]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Che]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary Road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>
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What a wild week so far eh? And it is just going to get crazier as I decided to post my fourth round of Oscar predictions prior to the New York Film Critics announcing their awards for 2008 and tomorrow we will get the Golden Globe nominations. Best part about that is that next week&#039;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Slumdog Millionaire&#039; Takes National Board of Review Best Film Kudos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Teen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burn After Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost/Nixon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Let the Right One In]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Edge of Heaven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Visitor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the National Board of Review manages to confuse us all with their picks and not because they are all that much of a surprise, but more because the film they consider to be the best film of 2008 doesn&#039;t make it into their list of Top Ten Films. Can someone explain that to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taste Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Gran Torino&#039; Rage&#8230; 35 Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
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Photo: Warner Bros.


There have been a few words spread around regarding Clint Eastwood&#039;s Gran Torino, but perhaps none of them interested me as much as a Twitter update from Neil Miller of Film School Rejects which read:

&#034;Clint Eastwood is tastefully racist in Gran Torino.&#034; Put that shit on the poster.

Okay, color me intrigued.

I don&#039;t get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions: My First Stab, All Top Eight Categories</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kudos to You]]></category>
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So far this week I have added The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon and Australia to my lists of films seen and tomorrow I will see Defiance capping off a week in which I will see eight films in the span of four days. Yet, just know as you read my first official list of predictions for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest MPAA Ratings: #131</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ratings Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[17 Again]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bedtime Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Stan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippie Hippie Shake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marley and Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New in Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Dogs]]></category>
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17 Again 
Rated PG-13 For language, some sexual material and teen partying.
Release Date: February 20, 2009


Australia
Rated PG-13 For some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language.
Release Date: November 26, 2008


Bedtime Stories
Rated PG For some mild rude humor and mild language.
Release Date: December 25, 2008


Big Stan
Rated R For crude and sexual content, and language.
Release [...]]]></description>
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