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AFI Fest, week 1.
daily.greencine.com - 10/30/2008
AFI Fest, week 1.
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Tonight, " AFI Fest , now in its 22nd year, will open with the world premiere of Doubt , starring Meryl Streep , Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman ," writes Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times , but as Scott Foundas explains in the LA Weekly , just over a week ago, this was not the plan. ...
Realism on tap at AFI Fest - The Envelope
theenvelope.latimes.com - 10/29/2008
Realism on tap at AFI Fest - The Envelope
— theenvelope.latimes.com — Film fans, it's time to get your passports stamped. When the AFI Fest begins Thursday night, it... will kick off 11 days of screenings and events that will bring some of the best films from the international festival circuit here to Los Angeles, ... (more) Realism on tap at AFI Fest - The Envelope

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afi.com - 10/24/2008
AFI FEST 2008
— afi.com — AFI On Screen :: site map :: contact :: directions :: jobs :: press room :: terms... of use ©2008 American Film Institute. All rights reserved. Accredited by: (more) AFI FEST 2008

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mcnblogs.com - 10/24/2008
The Soloist Leaves AFI Fest
— mcnblogs.com — Sad to say, after Paramount Vantage thought both The Soloist and Defiance would remain as opening and... closing for the AFI Festival, word is about to break that The Soloist just officially fell out, nine days before opening. Ouch. ADD - The ... (more) The Soloist Leaves AFI Fest

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iW ROUND UP | Thursday, October 30th
indieWIRE Recent — ... DC Changes With Obama or McCain A closer look at how Washington D.C. will shift with the new president. [VAR] First Look: "Revolutionary Road" Early word on the new Sam Mendes film that is due at the end of the year. [THOMPSON] News, Notes: "Noah's Ark" and More A round up of news and buzz, including a closer look at the success of the film. As Andrew O'Hehir writes, "Black gay men are the new, um, black." [SALON] Overview: AFI Fest Previewing the upcoming 22nd fest in Los Angeles. ...

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'Doubt' Takes 'The Soloist' Opening Night Spot at AFI FEST 2008
aceshowbiz.com 10/26/2008 — 'Doubt', the drama movie that teams up Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, will be opening the 2008 AFI FEST Film Festival on October 30.
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An "unfinished version" of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (the religious drama based on his Tony Award winning play and starring Meryl Streep , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams ) will open the American Film Institute's AFI Fest 2008 tonight. The last minute change is due to Paramount ...
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Doubt Moves in to Replace The Soloist — Awards Daily
Tom O’Neil got a scoop , a Scott Rudin scoop, when attending a special screening for Doubt. In case you missed it, The Soloist was pushed to 2009 and thus, they had no shot but to pull it from the AFI fest lineup. That giant hole has not been filled, though producer Scott ...
AFI Trades Up, ‘Doubt’ Replaced As Opening Night Selection — Fataculture
So it turns out David Poland was correct when he said John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt” would probably replace Joe Wright’s “The Soloist” as the opening night selection for the AFI Film Festival, only I was not aware of the fact that “Doubt” was as of yet unfinished – which is how it will be shown ...
iW NEWS | "Doubt" to Open AFI Fest — indieWIRE Recent
John Patrick Shanley 's " Doubt " will open the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival October 30, replacing previously planned opener " The Soloist " by Joe Wright which Paramount / Dreamworks pulled from the slot. The opening night gala at ArcLight Hollywood's Cinerama Dome Theatre is ...
iW NEWS | "Doubt" Replaces "Soloist" As AFI Opener — indieWIRE Recent
John Patrick Shanley 's " Doubt " has been announced as the new opener for AFI FEST 2008 after initial opener " The Soloist " pulled out earlier today. This was likely a result of Paramount 's decision to move "The Soloist" to a March, 2009 release date. "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep and ...
AFI Has No Doubt About Doubt — The Hot Blog
Congratulations are due all around now that Scott Rudin and Miramax decided to launch Doubt 's public life at AFI Fest, here in L.A., next week on Opening Night. The film heroically replaces The Soloist , which after thinking it would stay in place, had to go when the talent just didn't want ...
Doubt Steps In — Hollywood Elsewhere
As expected and as suggested here earlier today, John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (Miramax, 12,12) been chosen as the new opening-night flm for AFI Fest 2008, and thereby replacing the The Soloist, which Paramount withdrew after eight-sixing its early November 2008...
AFI Fest Scrambles to Slot Opening Night — Thompson On Hollywood
Needless to say, the AFI Film Fest freaked when Paramount pulled The Soloist from 2008 release. They figured---rightly it turned out--that the movie would be pulled from their opening night. That's not what Paramount wanted, though. They figured they could still show the movie, and hoped that ...