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John Sayles has enjoyed one of the more respected careers in film over the last twenty-five years. By some estimates, he is the king of the uncredited re-write and has used the large fees he's garnered as a script doctor to further his own career as a writer-director. His resume is studded with several superb pictures (Sunshine State, Passion Fish, Eight Men Out, The Brother from Another Planet) and one masterpiece (Lone Star). Tonight at the Aero Theater, Sayles unspools his latest, .

When we heard tell of a dude falling through the roof of a chicken wing emporium by way of the grease vent, we had a feeling that this chap might be from Florida.

Florida fucks up every day. They're a blight to this country. We love 'em, but they blow. Big Time. The hide in the corner of the nation in shame and they should. Every day we will list three or four troubling things that they should be sorry about. We won't stop until they change their motto from "The Sunshine State" to "We're Really Really Sorry". 4. Palm Beach County's homicide rate rose by 26%...