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, Feb 1, 2013
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The first knockout of 2013, and the rest of this week's movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
by J.R. Jones
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, Nov 9, 2012
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Straight-Up Lincoln, and the rest of this week's movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
by J.R. Jones
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Django Unchained
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The King's Speech
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Not Fade Away
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Life Without Principle
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The Battle of Algiers
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, Jan 22, 2010
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Burn!
The Marlon Brando drama "Burn!" about a slave revolt on a Caribbean sugar colony screens in a Haiti benefit Saturday 1/23 at La Biblioteca Popular.
by Ed M. Koziarski
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