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- ↑ The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Review - "Begun by director John Frankenheimer, continued by director Buzz Kulik and finally finished by Spottiswoode" at variety.com
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- ↑ Air America review at variety.com
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- ↑ Spinning Boris review by David Rooney at variety.com
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- ↑ "Spottiswoode’s Nanjing drama surfaces" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
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- ↑ 2008 Genie Nominees at www.thestar.com
