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I am not the “limited” in “limited release”.

By Burbanked on Nov 11, 2007 in Movies, Newest | 521 views |

I moved away from Hollywood a little less than 11 years ago, but I’ll tell you right now one of the things I still miss the most: being included in “limited release” dates. Living in L.A., this is never an issue: “limited release” includes you. But now, if I have hopes to see something like No Country For Old Men, I have to wait and wait and wait - and, if the movie doesn’t do well in limited release, it might never make it to my neighborhood. NCFOM is scheduled to hit my multiplex on November 21st.

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cjKennedy | Nov 13, 2007 | Reply

Not having to wait for No Country for Old Men made the frequent pain and suffering of my last 10 years in L.A. totally worthwhile.

This isn’t another anti L.A. rant, if I didn’t like the place I’d leave, I’m just saying.
Burbanked | Nov 13, 2007 | Reply

If you’re going to be in pain and suffering, cj, there are certainly worse places to do it than L.A.
Megan | Nov 14, 2007 | Reply

Like the OC! Ah well, it’s 80 degrees today, 70 at the beaches. That’s worth some suffering, for sure.

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