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Article: From Hollywood to Europe and Back at the Tropic
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Opens Today: "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl"
In the first feature film based on the hugely popular American Girl book series, Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") stars as a resourceful young girl whose bravery, compassion and determination help her solve a mystery that saves her family's home during the Great Depression.
Directed by Patricia Rozema ("Mansfield Park") from a screenplay by Ann Peacock ("The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"), the film's all-star ensemble cast includes two-time Oscar nominee Joan Cusack ("In & Out," "Working Girl"), Glenne Headly ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"), Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Jane ...