September 2011
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New York Film Festival by The Numbers: Day -1
# of the end of the world according to Abel Ferrera: 444
# of films pre-screened for Press & Industry so far: 24
# of cigarettes smoked on screen today: 20
# of twists in A Separation: 12…ish
# of walk-outs during Twenty Cigarettes: 10
# of films so far that have an extremely fatalistic and yet poignant view on life: 4
# of walk-ins during Twenty Cigarettes: 3
# of theaters...
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“BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — The head of Office Depot Inc.’s international...”
– After years of having his ball stolen, Charlie Brown took another’s. Clearly his time at the House of Blue Leaves did nothing.
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“It was Valentine’s Day 2004, and I had just broken up with my girlfriend, so I...”
– You know you want context.
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Proof That Sometimes Even The New York Times Copy...
“Cornhole has reached the East Coast.”
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“On Saturday night, September 17, 2011 between approximately 9:40 PM and 10:20 PM...”
– via
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Japanese Manga Turns European Philosophers Into... →
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New York Film Festival By The Numbers: Day -14
Year Mud and Soldiers was released: 1939
# of minutes in Mud and Soldiers: 120
# of years Nikkatsu has been in business: 100
# of Years Festival Has Been Going On: 49
# of Nikkatsu Films Screening at the festival: 37
# of films in Main Slate to play: 22
# of slaps to the face in The Woman with Red Hair: 12
# of Nikkatsu Films screened yesterday: 3
# of slaps to the face that missed in The...
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Buried Lede of 2011
TORONTO (Reuters) - For actor Nicolas Cage, making the new thriller movie “Trespass” hit close to home.
Cage, at the Toronto film festival along with director Joel Schumacher promoting the film about a home invasion, said that he has actually lived through the nightmare in real life.
“It was two in the morning. I was living in Orange County at the time and was asleep with...
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Netflix Shocked People Don't Want To Pay More For... →
