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  • However, in Alphaville, director Jean-Luc Godard moves Caution away from his usual twentieth century setting, and places him in a futuristic sci-fi dystopia, the technocratic dictatorship of Alphaville.

    I refuse to become what you call “normal” 2008

  • Vulture - Power Duo: Spike Lee and Robert De Niro are developing a drama for Showtime titled Alphaville; both are exec-producing, and Lee may direct the pilot.

    ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs 2009

  • As it happens, there is a gated community in São Paulo that is actually called "Alphaville," though it seems unlikely that developers had the Godard film in mind when they named it.

    NYT > Home Page By KEN JOHNSON 2011

  • As it happens, there is a gated community in São Paulo that is actually called "Alphaville," though it seems unlikely that developers had the Godard film in mind when they named it.

    NYT > Home Page By KEN JOHNSON 2011

  • These problems are evident in the show's biggest and most recent piece, an installation called "Alphaville e outros" 2011, whose subject is the gated community.

    NYT > Home Page By KEN JOHNSON 2011

  • These problems are evident in the show's biggest and most recent piece, an installation called "Alphaville e outros" 2011, whose subject is the gated community.

    NYT > Home Page By KEN JOHNSON 2011

  • The cocky and often triumphant confrontations with bad guys make " Alphaville " a strangely entertaining read.

    Not as Easy as A,B,C Julia Vitullo-Martin 2010

  • The New York City of today is so far from the 1980s version of the city depicted in " Alphaville, " a real-life account of crime fighting in what was then one of Manhattan ' s rougher neighborhoods, that many readers may find the stories of criminality and chaos improbable.

    Not as Easy as A,B,C Julia Vitullo-Martin 2010

  • " Alphaville " makes another crucial point about drug dealing: As in any business, there has to be a top guy.

    Not as Easy as A,B,C Julia Vitullo-Martin 2010

  • According to " Alphaville, " an edict came down to uniformed police: Do not make street drug-sale arrests.

    Not as Easy as A,B,C Julia Vitullo-Martin 2010

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