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Hate Crime
A brutal attack on a gay man may or may not be the result of bigotry in this twisty thriller from writer-director Tommy Stovall. [Not rated]

49 UP
As he has done every seven years, filmmaker Michael Apted checks in with the group of British citizens he has been following since they were 7-year-old kids in 1964. [Not rated]

57% Wondrous Oblivion
This coming-of-age/cricket tale wants to be touching, but is too often sappy.

29% Saw III
Saw III does little beyond repeating its predecessor’s tropes on a gorier level.

Faked (?) "I Am Legend" Posters Hit the Wire
Those who are breathlessly anticipating the new-fangled Will Smith rendition of Richard Matheson’s “I Am Legend” should be pretty psyched for about 8 seconds: A brand-new pair of one-sheets have made the scene. MoviesOnline.ca is the spot that got the posters first. Check ‘em out here and here….

Box Office Guru Preview: "Nativity" Leads Trio of New Releases
The post-turkey blues will kick in as the North American box office should slump this weekend following a busy Thanksgiving holiday frame. Three new releases venture into the multiplexes. The Biblical drama “The Nativity Story” will open in the most theaters and try to court a faith-based audience as…

Bradley Cooper catches a ride on Clive Barker’s MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN!!!
Ahoy, squirst! Quint here. Clive Barker’s MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, a…

1 killed as actor Garrison’s SUV wrecks (AP)

AP - A sport utility vehicle carrying Lane Garrison of TV’s “Prison Break” and three teenagers struck a tree, killing a 17-year-old boy, police said.

Michael Bentley’s Blog: Updated 10/18/06 (Michael Bentley’s Blog)
Brian DePalma’s The Black Dahlia.

Kim Hollis’s Blog: Updated 10/16/06
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