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Hounddog
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Feb. 23 2009, Published 11:06 a.m. ET
(Empire Film Group)
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright Penn
Known as “the controversial Dakota Fanning movie,” Hounddog has earned a bad rap. But the film isn’t exploitative, as preteen Elvis fan Lewellen (Fanning) copes with domestic trials in 1950s rural Alabama. Dark and sad — but with a message of hope.