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PROMOTION

THE DAILY QUOTE

Anyone who nominates anyone whose initials aren't D.D.-L. for the title of greatest living movie actor is a fool.

INDIE BOX OFFICE

As of May 6:

(per-screen average, courtesy of IndieWIRE):

Mister Lonely	$16,769
Roman De Gare	$11,267
Son of Rambow	$10,758
Redbelt	$10,560
Viva	$8,688
Up the Yangtze	$6,838
The Dhamma Brothers	$4,718
The Visitor	$4,666
The Singing Revolution	$4,411
Fugitive Pieces	$3,407

REVIEWERS REVIEWED

Weekend of December 15:

Jay Weissberg, Variety
Review: Youth Without Youth
Quote: "Long stuck on completing his unrealized 'Megalopolis' project, Coppola found Romanian philosopher/author Mircea Eliade's novella about the limitations of time a compensating balm for his own frustrations. Perhaps Eliade's investigations into Jungian theory and a nascent form of New Age spirituality also appealed, not to mention the excitement of getting back to the kind of artistic control only possible with low-budget filmmaking."
Verdict: It might just be impossible to critique a new Coppola picture at this point without critiquing the artist himself first. Doing both within two sentences is no mean feat.

J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Review: Youth Without Youth
Quote: "This is hardly Coppola's greatest movie, but it's far from his worst — its bid for a new beginning is one from the heart."
Verdict:Genuine enthusiasm is a rare sight and it's even rarer that said enthusiasm makes you want to share in the discussion.

Lisa Schwazbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Review: The Kite Runner
Quote:"It's a big saga — and not all of the book fits on the screen. (How could it?) But the challenge invigorates Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland), a filmmaker who in the past has approached his material like he's examining a specimen from another planet. (The streamlined script is by David Benioff.) In making a movie about the hot mess of Afghan history, a sense of reserve turns out to be a useful tool for peace."
Verdict: Lisa, baby, you make it look so easy.

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