The 22-square-mile town of New Canaan, CT, has concentric circles of one-third-, one-half-, one- and two-acre lots, capped by a swath of homes on four acres or more. About 1,200 apartments and condominiums mingle with roughly 6,000 single-family homes.
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Paul Newman Dies at 83. Noted screen actor and Datsun, Porsche driver.
Many great performances over four decades. We recommended "The Verdict" (1982).
I Do Nothing All Day, scenery from the streets of NY.
Best of 2006 at Atom Films.
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001).
Why did Alfonso Cuaron return to Mexico to make it?
Because he has something to say about Mexico, obviously,
and also because Jack Valenti and the MPAA have made it
impossible for a movie like this to be produced in America.
It is a perfect illustration of the need for a workable adult
rating: too mature, thoughtful and frank for the R, but
not in any sense pornographic.
Why do serious film people not rise up in rage and tear
down the rating system that infantilizes their work?
-- Roger Ebert.