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Unscreened films like 'Babylon A.D.' a bad omen

This weekend's three big movies - the Vin Diesel vehicle " Babylon A.D.," the Kevin Covais comedy "College" and the spoof "Disaster Movie" - weren't screened in advance for critics. It's a common but somewhat problematic movie-

studio strategy that could mean one of two things: Either these films are so bad the studios don't want to risk a rash of poor reviews (likely), or these films are...

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