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This Week in Independent Film

  • Title: War, Inc.
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John Cusack stars as a hitman who is assigned to kill an oil minister in the Middle East.  Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary Duff, Ben Kingsley, and Shirly Brener also star.  What do you think, any chance it’s as good as Cusack’s last time out as a hitman?  Check out the official site and the MySpace page.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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Quote of the Week

Our quote today comes from comic artist Alex Ross, co-creator of Astro City and artist for Kingdom Come.  Aside from his art Ross has earned a special spot in my heart for his love of Captain Marvel and his flat-out refusal to draw Kyle Rayner into his DC work (take that Ron Marz!).  This quote comes from Ross’ current work on the Avengers/Invaders:

“Marvel’s continuity is, in my opinion, the most exciting involving soap opera structure in comics today.”

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This Week in Foreign Film

  • Title: Rerpise
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In this film from Norway two competitive friends (Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Hoiner) each submit a manuscript to a publishing house, but only one is accepted.  Viktoria Winge, Henrik Elvestad, Christian Rubeck, and Rebekka Karijord also star.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in Norwegian with English subtitles, opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.

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This Week in Independent Film

  • Title: How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
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Three generations of women in a Mexican American family all experience a sexual awakening during the same summer in this new film by writer/director Georgina RiedelElizabeth Pena, America Ferrera, Lucy Gallardo, Eliana Alexander, and Alyssa Diaz star.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in both English and Spanish, opens in select cities on Friday.

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