11.   Until Tuesday, Fox planned to release this film without giving advance screenings to critics, which almost always means the film is D.O.A.

12.   Weinstein gushed about the movie at ShoWest in March, even offering the gathered theater owners an unusual advance screening of the film.

13.   When an advance screening was over, I felt that at least for a bit I would not lessen its affect on me by seeing another movie.

14.   Du Plantier said major efforts would be made in educating foreign audiences about French cinema, through dubbing, subtitles, film posters, advance screenings and previews.

15.   The film, which has already opened in Italy, has generated rave reviews in advance screenings.