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commotion

[kuh-moh-shuhn] / kəˈmoʊ ʃən /


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Director/co-writer David Winters’ low-budget slasher movie was shot guerrilla-style — initially without permits — across the 1981 festival, using its real-time commotion, glitz and key locales as a vivid backdrop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Less frequent are the moments in the middle; good days with little commotion, ones that warrant personal reflection but don’t have the same emotional resonance in a relatively standard biopic like this one.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Alexandra Ingersoll, a correspondent for One America News, told AFP she was inside when the commotion began, and saw Secret Service spring into action to protect the president.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Crowd commotion hits a heavy metal high and drops steeply to silence.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Their commotion was only going to draw more attention to us.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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