Review of Limelight (2011) by Thatguy G — 06 Jul 2012

Great documentary of the owner of the limelight and tunnel.. A lot of good information I didn't know of.. Thank you.

This review of Limelight (2011) was written by Thatguy G on 06 Jul 2012.

Limelight has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 21 Sep 2011

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