http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_29 First, a bit of news. Paramount Vantage (purveyor of such global consciousness-raising fare as Babel and A Mighty Heart) has gotten into a sticky spot with director Marc Forster's adaptation of the Afghanistan-set novel The Kite Runner. A child rape scene is stirring up so much advance hysteria in the country that the distributor is considering spiriting the child stars to the United Arab Emirates. More at the New York Times. Opening this week: A ton of new movies and festivals are packing this weekend, but the real prize lands this Wednesday. My review of Brand Upon the Brain, part... Copyright 2008 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:04:32 -0800 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:15:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Telephone poles are handing out free Brand Upon the Brain posters on Pike/Pine (might be torn at the corners, but they still look expensive, save 'em for 5 years then go eBay ;) And who is playing at The Comet tonight? There's a massive touring bus parked across the street. Not many bands deserve those gashogs, it better be Radiohead or Built to Spill or some other respectable name.

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