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Off the Map Right on Target

Off the Map Right on Target

“Off the Map” (2003), starring Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, J. K. Simmons, Jim True-Frost and Valentina de Angelis, directed by Campbell Scott, screenplay by Joan Ackermann, based on her play of the same name. Filming locations in New Mexico include the junction of US 285 and NM 567 in Taos, Albuquerque, Carson National Forest and San Cristobal. Warning: Rated PG-13 for brief scene of nudity. While some viewers may think this film is slow-moving, the fact that it is based…

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Faith Manifest in “Before We Say Goodbye”

Faith Manifest in “Before We Say Goodbye”

“Before We Say Goodbye” (2010), Directed by Paul Davids, written by Davids and Patricia Crespin, filmed primarily in Albuquerque and northern New Mexico and Mexico. Ramona Garcia is the matriarch of a Hispano family living in modern-day Albuquerque. Her family includes parents, a husband, four grown children and their children, each of whom have their own particular crisis. The problems they face both embody Ramona’s traditions and faith and threaten to destroy them. Some are comical (one child prefers Taco…

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