Back from a very well deserved one week sabbatical, The Mitch Man checks back into his regular slot with this week's edition of "The Crystal Ball", the very popular weekly look at the film industry that we've been running on Friday nights since we started this thing almost three years ago. Mitch hits on all the theater and DVD releases this weekend, the latest Hollywood news and rumors, and the big film projects coming down the pike.

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With Ridley Scott directing, and Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio starring, "Body Of Lies" was heavily hyped despite the fact that most films related to the War on Terror have failed miserably. We dispatched Mitch to the theaters to find out if this film did indeed live up to the hype. The film depicts the inner workings of the CIA as they try to track down a bomb maker responsible for multiple attacks on civilian targets in Europe. Mitch reviews it for us here at The Cleveland Fan.

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It's Friday night, which means it's time once again for The Crystal Ball. This week, Mitch previews the new movie releases this weekend, headlined by "Max Payne" and "W". He tells us about the DVD releases for the week, which include "The Incredible Hulk". And also fills us in on all the latest Hollywood news and rumors, which this week includes nuggets on a remake of Michael Douglas's classic "Wall Street", inspired by the real events of late. And also the latest sci-fi project from Ridley Scott, he of "Alien" and "Blade Runner".

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It's Friday night, which means it's time for Mitch to look ahead at the new movies coming out to the theaters this weekend.  And we Browns fans have a treat this week, as the biopic "The Express" comes out.  This tale of Syracuse RB Ernie Davis has lots of ties to the Cleveland Browns, and probably a lot better football action than we'll see from the Browns on Monday Night Football.  Also out this week, the Ridley Scott CIA thriller "Body of Lies" with Leo and Crowe.  Mitch also gives us the 4-1-1 on the new DVD releases and the latest news and rumors.

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