Interestingly, PBS and WETA were untroubled by the manifest lack of fairness in a film on much the same subject entitled "The Muslim Americans, " produced by Crossroads series host Robert MacNeil.

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Still, he was able to utilize a series of Sony HVR-Z1U HDV cameras inside "prop 50-caliber machine-gun ammunition cases" after ruling out Panasonic's HVX-200 due to a lack of FireStore availability, and eventually blended a good bit of that content into the feature film.

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But if a film is bad, then the lack of front-loaded hype means it will sink from back-end hype.

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The Culture, Media and Sport committee criticised a "lack of dialogue" with the UK Film Council - which is also due to be wound up next week.

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But a total blackout of the film at the chains is unlikely and for now it will be a matter of how a lack of online ticket sales effects opening weekend revenue.

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