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April 29, 2008

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Tribeca Film Festival - Christine Lahti Wasn't Prepared for Yonkers Joe

Actress Christine Lahti is used to spending months researching her parts before she steps in front of the camera, but Yonkers Joe was an exception to the rule.

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Tribeca Film Festival - Chazz Palminteri Likes It When Woody Allen Keeps His Mouth Shut

Chazz Palminteri may think that Woody Allen is a great director, but it's not because of what he says to his actors on set.

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Tribeca Film Festival - Marisa Tomei Plays Poker, Nabs a Part in War, Inc.

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It was a poker party at producer Joe Roth's house that led to Marisa Tomei's involvement with War, Inc. "I actually met [the film's writers] John Cusack, Mark Leyner and Jeremy Pikser all in the same night at the party, so it pays to be a rogue," Tomei joked during the film's Tribeca Film Festival junket on Monday.

A political satire set in the fictional country of Turaqistan, War, Inc. also features Dan Akroryd as a CEO who hires a troubled hit man (Cusack) to kill the Middle Eastern oil minister, played by Omar Sharif. Hilary Duff, Ben Kingsley and Joan Cusack also star in the film, which arrives in theaters May 23.

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