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Das during his wandering years in India.

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One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das Runs Fri., June 7–Thurs.,

One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das Runs Fri., June 7–Thurs., June 13 at Northwest Film Forum.…

Opposites attract? Brosnan and Dyrholm.Doane Gregory/Sony Pictures Classics

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Love Is All You Need Opens Fri., May 24 at Seven Gables

Love Is All You Need Opens Fri., May 24 at Seven Gables & Meridian. Rated R. 110 minutes.…

I recently learned from science—meaning The New York Times—that during the millennia

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I recently learned from science—meaning The New York Times—that during the millennia

I recently learned from science—meaning The New York Times—that during the millennia it took us to domesticate wolves…

Watch out for the sharks!

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Kon-Tiki Opens Fri., May 17 at Harvard Exit. Rated PG-13. 101 minutes.

Kon-Tiki Opens Fri., May 17 at Harvard Exit.
Rated PG-13. 101 minutes. How many filmmakers today, apart from Werner…

Quaid's salesman is undone by ambition. Hooman Bahrani/Sony Pictures Classics

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At Any Price Opens Fri., May 17 at Pacific Place and Sundance

At Any Price Opens Fri., May 17 at Pacific Place and Sundance Cinemas. Rated R. 105 minutes. The…

Looking for new recruits to the community: de La Baume as Djuna.Magnolia Pictures

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Kiss of the Damned Opens Fri., May 10 at Harvard Exit. Rated

Kiss of the Damned Opens Fri., May 10 at Harvard Exit. 
Rated R. 97 minutes. Some vampires are…

Mulligan and DiCaprio.

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My yellowed high-school paperback of The Great Gatsby runs only 182 pages.

My yellowed high-school paperback of The Great Gatsby runs only 182 pages. Baz Luhrmann’s lavish new 3-D adaptation…

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The Source Family Opens Fri., May 3 at SIFF Film Center. Not

The Source Family Opens Fri., May 3 at SIFF Film Center. 
Not rated. 98 minutes. We know how…

Diop and Corbet make for an unlikely couple.Joe Anderson/IFC Sundance Selects

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Simon Killer Runs Fri., May 3–Thurs., May 9 at Northwest Film Forum.

Simon Killer Runs Fri., May 3–Thurs., May 9 
at Northwest Film Forum. 
Not rated. 105 minutes. There are…

Hernandez as the immobile voyager.Cinema Guild

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Night Across the Street Runs Fri., April 26–Thurs., May 2 at Northwest

Night Across the Street Runs Fri., April 26–Thurs., May 2 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
110 Minutes. Billed…

Marirosa and Aldo Ballo, pictured in the early ’70s.

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Oversized glossy magazines, often imported from Europe, once offered huge photo spreads

Oversized glossy magazines, often imported from Europe, once offered huge photo spreads of the latest fashions, architecture, home…

One of several teens in the serially plotted Pavilion.pavilionfilm.com

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Pavilion Runs Fri., April 19–Thurs., April 25 at Northwest Film Forum. Not

Pavilion Runs Fri., April 19–Thurs., April 25 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated. 
72 minutes. Remember Slacker? Think…

Bill Ritchie’s No. 21, based on the song (or Joyce poem) of the same number.

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Apart from children’s exhibits, there’s usually a prohibition against touching anything at

Apart from children’s exhibits, there’s usually a prohibition against touching anything at a museum. And to take anything…

Dr. Elizabeth (Dawson) and the purloined Goya.

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Trance Opens Fri., April 12 at Guild 45th and other theaters. Rated

Trance Opens Fri., April 12 at Guild 45th and other theaters. Rated R. 104 minutes. Hypnosis is a…

Happier in memory: Affleck and Kurylenko.

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To the Wonder Opens Fri., April 12 at Egyptian. Rated R. 113

To the Wonder Opens Fri., April 12 at Egyptian. 
Rated R. 113 minutes. Though booed at its Venice…

Huard as the ultra-fertile David.Entertainment One

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Starbuck Opens Fri., April 12 at Sundance Cinemas and Lincoln Square. Rated

Starbuck Opens Fri., April 12 at Sundance Cinemas and Lincoln Square. Rated R. 108 minutes. Who doesn’t love…

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Gimme the Loot Opens Fri., April 12 at Varsity. Not rated. 81

Gimme the Loot Opens Fri., April 12 at Varsity. 
Not rated. 81 minutes. As they complain about HBO’s…

Nuns depart for Peru, before dropping their old attire.Sisters of Mercy Arhives

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Band of Sisters Runs Fri., April 12–Thurs., April 18 at Northwest Film

Band of Sisters Runs Fri., April 12–Thurs., April 18 
at Northwest Film Forum. 
Not rated. 88 minutes. The…

Courtesy Pavel Zoubok Gallery

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Take my money! Why won’t you take my money? In case you

Take my money! Why won’t you take my money? In case you haven’t noticed, our economy is moving…

From left: Mailman, Mauboy, Tapsell, and Sebbens TK.Lisa Tomasetti/Weinstein Co.

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The Sapphires Opens Fri. April 5 at Seven Gables. Rated PG-13. 99

The Sapphires Opens Fri. April 5 at Seven Gables. Rated PG-13. 99 minutes. There’s no other way to…