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The Stacks: Eternal Hangtime With the ‘Diner’ Boys

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Not a lot happens in Barry Levinson’s 1982 debut film about a gang of friends keeping time and adulthood at bay, but action is not this exquisite movie’s point.

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Published Jan. 31 2015 6:45AM EST

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James Wolcott

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