REEL BUZZ : DOES `2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY' PASS LOCALS' LITMUS TEST?We were wondering what Valley residents think about the movie ``2 Days in the Valley,'' so we asked moviegoers at Warner Center the question, ``How does the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. shown in the film match up with your view of the Valley?'' ``It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have much the same. I don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. think it glamourizes the Valley or emphasizes it.'' - David Calig, Woodland Hills ``The Valley is different from the Valley in the film. The (real) Valley doesn't have shooting and that sort of thing.'' - Paul Cooper For the speedway rider, see . Paul Cooper (b. 21 December, 1953, Staffordshire) is a former English professional footballer. Having started out for Birmingham City as a goalkeeper apprentice, he moved to Ipswich Town in 1974 where he spent the majority of his career , Calabasas ``The shots they showed were of very expensive areas like horse ranches. (The film) was more of the East Valley then the West Valley. The west is more rural.'' - Sid (1) (Society for Information Display, Santa Ana, CA, www.sid.org) A membership organization founded in 1962 devoted to the information display industry. With chapters around the world, SID hosts conferences in the U.S. and abroad and publishes a monthly magazine. Cohan, Woodland Hills ``It's not the Valley I live in. Our Valley is a small-town valley without violence.'' - Camille Cohan, Woodland Hills CAPTION(S): 5 Photos Photo: (1) The violence in ``2 Days in the Valley,'' wit h such scenes as James Spader's hit man preparing to execute Eric Stoltz's detective, is not indicative of real life in the Valley, some residents say. (2) David Calig (3) Camille Cohan (4) Paul Cooper (5) Sid Cohan |
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