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		<title>This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: June 9, 2009</title>
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		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Fired Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Feb. 6 &#8211; Feb. 8, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-feb-6-feb-8-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[He's Just Not That Into You]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Feb. 6 &#8211; Feb. 8, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-feb-6-feb-8-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coraline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[#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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 30 &#8211; Feb. 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-jan-30-feb-1-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Box-Office Wrap-Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotel for Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inkheart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Bloody Valentine 3-D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New in Town]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 30 &#8211; Feb. 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-30-feb-1-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[#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: [...]]]></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/why-i-dont-like-the-adjusted-for-inflation-box-office-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gone with the Wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Titanic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 23 &#8211; Jan. 25, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-jan-23-jan-25-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bride Wars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Notorious]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></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/gran-torino-to-become-biggest-eastwood-flick-ever-while-underworld-likely-takes-the-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clint Eastwood]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 23 &#8211; Jan. 25, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-23-jan-25-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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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		<description><![CDATA[#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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 16 &#8211; Jan. 18, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-wrap-up-jan-16-jan-18-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 16 &#8211; Jan. 18, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-16-jan-18-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-16-jan-18-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks in a Row 1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop For the record these are three day projections. It&#039;s a very tough call at the top spot with three potential winners. I&#039;m taking Blart because it&#039;s rated PG and looks dumb. That should be enough to get it the top slot. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geezers Debate Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Gran Torino&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/geezers-debate-eastwoods-gran-torino/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/geezers-debate-eastwoods-gran-torino/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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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/box-office-wrap-up-jan-9-jan-11-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 9 &#8211; Jan. 11, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-9-jan-11-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/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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		<description><![CDATA[#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 [...]]]></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/the-searchers-vs-gran-torino-a-comparison-i-missed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Film Criticism: The Impossible Task of Satisfying Everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/online-film-criticism-the-impossible-task-of-satisfying-everyone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/online-film-criticism-the-impossible-task-of-satisfying-everyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></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>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-gran-torino-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-gran-torino-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gran Torino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFI Top Ten of 2008 Award Two Superhero Flicks Among Usual Suspects</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/afi-top-ten-of-2008-award-two-superhero-flicks-among-usual-suspects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/afi-top-ten-of-2008-award-two-superhero-flicks-among-usual-suspects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AFI Awards]]></category>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions: Take Four, All Top Eight Categories</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-take-four-all-top-eight-categories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-take-four-all-top-eight-categories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/slumdog-millionaire-takes-national-board-of-review-best-film-kudos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/slumdog-millionaire-takes-national-board-of-review-best-film-kudos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father]]></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>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/taste-eastwoods-gran-torino-rage-35-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/taste-eastwoods-gran-torino-rage-35-times/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions: My First Stab, All Top Eight Categories</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-my-first-stab-all-top-eight-categories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-my-first-stab-all-top-eight-categories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-131/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-131/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[17 Again]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bedtime Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Stan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marley and Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New in Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Soloist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Doubt in &#039;Doubt&#039;, Eastwood&#039;s First Acting Oscar and Winslet&#039;s Works</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-update-doubt-in-doubt-eastwoods-first-acting-oscar-and-winslets-works_20081105/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-update-doubt-in-doubt-eastwoods-first-acting-oscar-and-winslets-works_20081105/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the recent AFI screening of Doubt, which was actually an unfinished print, media that was in attendance was asked not to discuss the flick, but a few nuggets are leaking out here and there and the film remains a high profile feature. Most recently Dave Karger at &#034;Entertainment Weekly&#034; called it one of &#034;three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Posters from &#039;Valkyrie&#039;, &#039;Gran Torino&#039; and &#039;Twilight&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-posters-from-valkyrie-gran-torino-and-twilight_20081104/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-posters-from-valkyrie-gran-torino-and-twilight_20081104/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Courtesy IMPAwards I am just about calling it quits for the day as I am getting ready to endure what will hopefully be a short night of election coverage, but for some reason I don&#039;t think that will be the case, but before I go I thought you may enjoy taking a peek at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Oscar Sites Updated with Scripts and Such</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/studio_oscar_sites_updated_with_scripts_and_such_20081030/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/studio_oscar_sites_updated_with_scripts_and_such_20081030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Disney / Pixar Studios are ramping up to begin their major Oscar push and as a result it means they are setting up their &#034;For Your Consideration&#034; sites which gives Academy members (and us too) a chance to get more information on each film, what categories they are pushing as well as an occasional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come Watch the Kick Ass Trailer for Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Gran Torino&#039;!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/come_watch_the_kick_ass_trailer_for_eastwoods_gran_torino__20081024/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/come_watch_the_kick_ass_trailer_for_eastwoods_gran_torino__20081024/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Warner Bros. Oh man, talk about a movie I am ready to watch right now! It&#039;s like a racist version of Dirty Harry retired, moved to the suburbs and now his kids want to shove him in a retirement home because he is so angry. It does look mildly generic, but Eastwood makes all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Best Actor Chatter, Talks of &#039;Doubt&#039; and Scott-Thomas is Praised</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_best_actor_chatter_talks_of_doubt_and_scott_thomas_is_praised_20081024/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_best_actor_chatter_talks_of_doubt_and_scott_thomas_is_praised_20081024/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we learned an unfinished version of Doubt will be replacing The Soloist at the AFI Film Festival on October 30. The fact Miramax is cool with showing an unfinished print as an Opening Night Gala film tells me a lot about the quality of the flick. I thought the first trailer was outstanding and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clint Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Gran Torino&#039; Gets a Poster, Picture and Release Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USA Today has debuted the first image and the poster for Clint Eastwood&#039;s Gran Torino, a film now set for a limited release on December 17 and could mean Oscar noms for the aging actor. Also in the interview Eastwood seems to be leaning toward putting an end to his career as an actor and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Best Actress Race Heats Up, &#039;Dark Knight&#039; Sound Honors and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Best Actress race is heating up with glowing reviews for Sally Hawkins in Mike Leigh&#039;s Happy-Go-Lucky, which creates a heads up battle between Hawkins and Anne Hathaway as people begin weighing in on the category. If you look at the Envelope&#039;s picks, all but Kris Tapley at In Contention believe Hathaway will be nominated [...]]]></description>
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